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The NHS in England in 2013

2 Jan 2013
Chris Ham
Funding and service pressures are likely to have an impact on the quality of care in 2013, says Chris Ham.

Hospital Pathways programme: lessons learned

19 Dec 2012
Bev Fitzsimons, Karen Wright
We describe the Hospital Pathways programme, the method used to evaluate it, what we learned about the approach, and how the lessons have influenced the Patient and Family-centred Care programme.

The Patient and Family-centred Care programme

19 Dec 2012
Joanne Watson
We speak to Dr Joanne Watson about the Patient and Family-centred Care programme, run in association with the Health Foundation.

Viewpoint: The King's Fund on how general practice should change

5 Dec 2012
Anna Dixon

Careful consultation with nurses is vital when introducing rounds

31 Oct 2012
Bev Fitzsimons
Intentional rounding can reduce the demands made on nurses, says Beverley Fitzsimons.

Designing the future: approaches to measuring patient experience

26 Oct 2012
Jocelyn Cornwell, Glenn Robert
A poster by Glenn Robert and Jocelyn Cornwell has won the best research poster prize at the ‘International Society for Quality in Health Care’ (ISQua) 29th International Conference in Geneva.

What accountable care organisations will mean for physicians

1 Oct 2012
Rachael Addicott
Rachael Addicott spoke to four commercial accountable care organisations about the performance standards physicians must achieve and the consequences of not meeting them.

Homing in on improved care in the community

20 Sep 2012
Candace Imison
Following research into the use of emergency beds by over-65s, Candace Imison considers what can be done to realise the vision of ‘care closer to home’.

Why is there variation in the NHS?

9 Aug 2012
Candace Imison
Candace Imison discusses why there is variation in the NHS at all – after being asked why the NHS can't be more like Pizza Express.

Moved to the point of tears

3 Aug 2012
Jocelyn Cornwell
Patients can become upset and treatment jeopardised when continuity of care is constantly broken in hospitals, as Jocelyn Cornwell explains.

Preparing for the Francis report: how to assure quality in the NHS

26 Jul 2012
Anna Dixon, Catherine Foot, Tony Harrison
With the Francis Inquiry report due in the autumn, we set out our views on how the system of quality assurance needs to evolve and how it should operate.

Using patient experience to redesign health care services

5 Jul 2012
Jocelyn Cornwell, Helen Baxter
These slides look at the definition of patient-centred care and the principles and practice of experience-based co-design (ebcd) in England.

Consultant led and delivered services

7 Jun 2012
Nigel Edwards
Nigel Edwards discusses how to achieve a service where patients see a highly qualified doctor quickly and have their care managed by an appropriate senior doctor.

The contribution of Schwartz Center Rounds® to hospital culture 2012

3 May 2012
Jocelyn Cornwell, Joanna Goodrich
Joanna Goodrich and Jocelyn Cornwell consider the benefits and contribution of Schwartz Center Rounds® on hospital culture on the UK.

From vision to action: making patient-centred care a reality

1 May 2012
The second Richmond Group report is intended to offer a clear strategic direction to achieve transformational change in the health and social care system.

Organising the health system to ensure care for the elderly

27 Mar 2012
Jocelyn Cornwell
Jocelyn Cornwell and health professionals who attended the Sir Roger Bannister Health Summit put forward five key recommendations for change to care for the elderly.

Supporting hospital staff to provide compassionate care: do Schwartz Center Rounds® work in English hospitals?

21 Mar 2012
Joanna Goodrich, Ros Levenson
Based on interviews and surveys with patients, this report looks at whether the Schwartz Center Rounds could transfer from the US to a UK setting.

Redesigning wards to support people with dementia in hospital

1 Mar 2012
Sarah Waller CBE
Sarah Waller describes how The King's Fund's EHE programme is bringing staff and patients together to create more inspiring and therapeutic environments.

A better dementia care environment

1 Feb 2012
Sarah Waller CBE
Sarah Waller looks at past and current work to improve the care environment for people living with dementia.

Rooms for improvement

26 Jan 2012
Sarah Waller CBE, Claire Henry
The King's Fund's Sarah Waller and the National End of Life Care Programme's Claire Henry review the need for positive environments for end-of-life patients, carers and visitors.

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