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Dilnot report verdict: adopt these proposals now, much work lies ahead

5 Jul 2011
Richard Humphries
Richard Humphries gives his verdict on the publication of the Dilnot report.

Why it's time to reroute health and social care

30 Jun 2011
Richard Humphries
The health and social care relationship is in a state of upheaval. Facing the triple challenges of NHS reform, a widening gap between needs and resources and social care transformation, this could be seen as 'perfect storm' of problems.

Why the NHS must engage with the voluntary sector

22 Jun 2011
Anna Dixon

The government has committed to make some notable changes to its health reforms in response to the NHS Future Forum's report.

Politicians have ducked hard decisions on the NHS for far too long

20 Jun 2011
Chris Ham
Chris Ham argues that up to 20 hospitals, around 10 per cent of the total in England, may not be financially sustainable.

The Future Forum proposes major changes to the government's plans for NHS reform

16 Jun 2011
Chris Ham
The report of the NHS Future Forum, established by the government to lead the listening exercise on the proposed reforms of the NHS in England, has put forward recommendations for modifying the direction of these reforms and the Health and Social Care Bill currently before parliament.

An NHS ice age may have only just begun

2 Jun 2011
John Appleby
Despite positive financial projections for the NHS after the current spending review period ends, the harsh reality is that the funding cold spell could continue beyond 2015 if the economy does not recover as hoped.

Developing effective leadership in the NHS to maximise the quality of patient care

18 May 2011
Chris Roebuck
Using feedback from a number of experienced NHS leaders, Chris Roebuck reviews past NHS leadership development and identifies leadership development options from the commercial sector that would benefit the NHS.

Followership in the NHS

18 May 2011
Keith Grint, Claire Holt
Grint's and Holt's paper suggests that the current focus on leadership underestimates the role of followers in securing a successful health service and overestimates the ability of individual 'heroic' leaders to make a significant difference to all.

Leadership in context: Lessons from new leadership theory and current leadership development practice

18 May 2011
Kim Turnbull James
Kim Turnbull James outlines some of the latest thinking in leadership theory and leadership development - not specifically from the health case sector - and includes three case studies of leadership development programmes which incorporate these ideas.

Recent trends in leadership: Thinking and action in the public and voluntary service sectors

18 May 2011
Jean Hartley, John Benington
This supporting paper reviews recent developments in leadership, using the Warwick 6 C Leadership Framework to organise the evidence.

The NHS management workforce

18 May 2011
Kieran Walshe, Liz Smith
Using data from the Binley's Database of NHS Management, this paper analyses the NHS management workforce.

The roles of leaders in high-performing health care systems

18 May 2011
G. Ross Baker
This paper reviews five health care systems that are viewed as 'high-performing', using cross-case methods to identify key factors linked to their success, examining leadership strategies, organisational processes and investments in care improvements.

Improving quality of care

4 May 2011
Nick Goodwin
Nick Goodwin provides an overview of the findings from the Inquiry into the quality of general practice in England.

Supporting care home residents at the end of life

27 Apr 2011
Rachael Addicott
This research considers factors that support residents to remain in care homes towards end of life. The study is based on four case studies of care homes in England and interviews with external health and social care professionals who interact with care homes.

GP-led commissioning: what will it look like and what can we learn from past experience?

8 Apr 2011
Natasha Curry
What could GP consortia look like in 2015 and what can we learn from our experience of practice-based commissioning?

Should diabetes be commissioned through multidisciplinary networks, rather than practice-based commissioning?

8 Apr 2011
Rachael Addicott, David Simmons, Patrick English, Peter Robins, Andrew Craig
Modern interventions are very effective at reducing the incidence of diabetes complications including hospitalisation, premature death, cardiovascular, renal, eye and foot disease.

The evidence base for telehealth in stroke management

6 Apr 2011
Susan Royer
This article on the evidence base for telehealth in stroke management was taken from the Whole Systems Demonstrator Action Research Network (WSDAN) database.

Can the government's proposals for NHS reform be made to work?

1 Apr 2011
Chris Ham, Kieran Walshe
The new health bill is contentious, and growing professional opposition to some aspects could undermine the reforms. Kieran Walshe and Chris Ham suggest some changes that may help the government to make its reforms work.

Adopting telehealth as a tool of integrated care: what type of research is required to justify the investment?

29 Mar 2011
Nick Goodwin, Guus Schrijvers
Lack of robust evidence is often cited in telehealth as a barrier to adoption, as it is with many integrated care innovations more generally. But what level of evidence is good enough to provide a convincing case for adoption of telehealth?

GP consortia have the potential to improve care, but what are the challenges?

24 Mar 2011
Chris Naylor, Nigel Edwards
Chris Naylor and Nigel Edwards discuss whether the government's reforms are moving too quickly.

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