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Implementation of the Health and Social Care Act

3 Apr 2013
Nigel Edwards
The reforms that come into place after implementation of the Health and Social Care Act on 1 April represent the largest set of changes the NHS in England has seen since its formation.

The NHS should not underestimate the value of volunteers

14 Mar 2013
Lisa Weaks
Volunteers are helping to deliver care in hospitals and in the community, but the health service does not always make the most of their knowledge and expertise.

The hospital bed: on its way out?

12 Mar 2013
John Appleby
John Appleby examines trends in the number of hospital beds and wonders how low we can go.

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.

The ‘cottage industry’ model worked well, but won’t last

27 Sep 2012
Chris Ham
Small was beautiful, writes Chris Ham, but as the NHS changes GPs will need to start working together to make the most of the funding available.

Fixing the broken system

6 Sep 2012
Chris Ham, Anna Dixon
Chris Ham and Anna Dixon put forward that case that urgent action is needed to change how health and social care are delivered.

The benefits of centralised emergency services are less than clear

19 Jun 2012
Nigel Edwards
The pressure to swap small hospitals for centralised services is ill thought through and requires a more imaginative approach, says Nigel Edwards.

Health and wellbeing boards will be more than talking shops

12 Apr 2012
Richard Humphries
Will health and wellbeing boards be wordy talking shops or transforming system leaders? Richard Humphries explores this in an article for Local Government Chronicle.

NHS overhaul would face slow burn

30 Jan 2012
Nick Timmins
Nicholas Timmins suggests that the evidence to date is that if there is going to be a revolution in the private provision of NHS care, it is going to be a slow one.

This is the kind of disruptive innovation the NHS needs

28 Nov 2011
Chris Ham
Our Chief Executive Professor Chris Ham highlights some of the benefits a system like Kaiser Permanente could bring to the NHS.

Briefing: Reconfiguring hospital services

6 Sep 2011
Candace Imison
The King's Fund's briefing on reconfiguration calls for radical changes to streamline the process for reorganising hospital services and to prevent politicians from blocking essential changes that would improve the quality and safety of NHS care.

Social enterprise in health care: The rhetoric and reality

4 Aug 2011
Rachael Addicott
The coalition has pledged to create 'the largest social enterprise sector in the world'. However, is the reality living up to this vision?

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.

Avoiding hospital admissions: lessons from evidence and experience

28 Oct 2010
Chris Ham, Candace Imison, Mark Jennings
This paper summarises presentations made at a seminar that brought together case studies from the NHS in England, Kaiser Permanente and the independent sector.

Hospital size isn't everything

16 Jun 2010
John Appleby
The link between death rates and the number of operations carried out by a hospital is not a straightforward one.

Polyclinics, polycautious

23 Jun 2008
Candace Imison, Jo Maybin, Chris Naylor
The King's Fund has scrutinised the dream of polyclinics and urges planners to be cautious.

Polyclinics threat to surgeries: Much will depend on how changes are handled

18 Jun 2008
Niall Dickson
Niall Dickson looks at the most controversial aspect of the NHS Next Stage Review - the plans for polyclinics.

Supersize surgeries

6 Jun 2008
Candace Imison, Chris Naylor
Polyclinics are trumpeted as the best way to revolutionise patient care in the UK - but bringing together the various services will work only if they are properly integrated, warn Candace Imison and Chris Naylor.

Is it the end for district general hospitals?

15 Aug 2007
Tony Harrison, Ian Gilmore
Tony Harrison and Ian Gilmore ask whether more care at home and new 'polyclinics' will spell the end of district general hospitals?

Forging ahead with lessons from the future

5 Jul 2007
Alaisdair Liddell, Laurie McMahon, Sarah Harvey
Imagine being able to see the future and assess health needs and the repercussions of policy initiatives. Windmill 2007 did that and found some valuable pointers.

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