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Enhancing the healing Environment Programme 2008-2010 publication cover

Environments for care at the end of life

The King's Fund's Enhancing the Healing Environment Programme 2008-2010
18 Aug 2011
Sarah Waller CBE, Hedley Finn
Describing projects in 19 NHS trusts and one HM prison that took part in schemes to improve the environment of care at the end of life, this publication celebrates the completion of the latest phase of the Enhancing the Healing Environment programme.
How is the NHS performing? Quarterly monitoring report July 2011 cover

How is the NHS performing? July 2011

Quarterly monitoring report
15 Jul 2011
John Appleby, Emmi Poteliakhoff
In the second of our quarterly monitoring reports, John Appleby and Emmi Poteliakhoff examine the current state of the NHS.
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Schwartz Center Rounds®

Evaluation of the UK pilots
11 Jul 2011
Joanna Goodrich
This paper on the Schwartz Center Rounds® draws together three types of evaluation: the feedback from participants after each Round; a pre- and post-pilot survey (first year of Rounds) completed by Rounds participants; and qualitative interviews with key members of staff in both trusts.
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Explaining variations in primary care trusts' spending on cancer services

10 Jun 2011
John Appleby, Tony Harrison, Catherine Foot, Alex Smith, Stuart Gilmour
Explaining variations in primary care trusts' spending on cancer services provides PCTs and cancer networks with a method of deciding on appropriate budgets for cancer services.
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How to improve cancer survival

Explaining England's relatively poor rates
9 Jun 2011
Catherine Foot, Tony Harrison
The government has committed to improving cancer survival rates in England. This paper considers international survival rates to see how this could be achieved.
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The future of leadership and management in the NHS

No more heroes
18 May 2011
What sort of leaders does the NHS need? Des the 'hero' chief executive still hold sway? This report concludes the findings of the Commission into leadership and management in the NHS.
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Impact of Quality and Outcomes Framework on health inequalities

Summary of full report
21 Apr 2011
Anna Dixon, Artak Khachatryan, Andrew Wallace, Stephen Peckham, Tammy Boyce, Stephen Gillam
The National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation programme commissioned The King's Fund, together with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, to explore the impact of the QOF on public health and health inequalities.
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How is the NHS performing? April 2011

Quarterly monitoring report
20 Apr 2011
John Appleby, Emmi Poteliakhoff
This monitoring report is the first of a regular quarterly review, which will combine publicly available data on selected NHS performance measures with views from a panel of finance directors on the key issues their organisations are facing.
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Variations in health care

The good, the bad and the inexplicable
14 Apr 2011
John Appleby, Veena Raleigh, Francesca Frosini, Gwyn Bevan, Haiyan Gao, Tom Lyscom
Variations in health care: The good, the bad and the inexplicable explores the possible causes of variation, shows the different ways in which variations can be measured, and analyses variations by PCT in rates of elective hospital admissions for selected procedures.
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Improving the quality of care in general practice

Report of an independent inquiry commissioned by The King's Fund
24 Mar 2011
This report, conducted by an independent panel of experts, aims to support the work of general practice and to provide a guide to ensure that quality is at the heart of the service.
Quality of general practice: Key findings for GPs from an independent inquiry front cover

Quality of general practice: key findings for GPs from an independent inquiry

23 Mar 2011
We outline the key findings for professionals in general practice and describe the central role that general practice must now play to improve the quality of health care.
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Staffing in maternity units

Getting the right people in the right place at the right time
6 Mar 2011
Jane Sandall, Caroline Homer, Euan Sadler, Caroline Rudisill, Ivy Bourgeault, Susan Bewley, Pauline Nelson, Luke Cowie, Chris Cooper, Natasha Curry
Following on from our previous inquiry into the safety of maternity services, we commissioned further research to consider the impact of using staff efficiently.
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How do quality accounts measure up?

Findings from the first year
6 Jan 2011
Catherine Foot, Veena Raleigh, Shilpa Ross, Tom Lyscom
This paper includes examples from 2009/10 quality accounts that show how the content and the presentation of information can vary. Based on these examples, we make recommendations for providers when they are developing and writing a quality account.
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Choosing a high-quality hospital

The role of nudges, scorecard design and information
18 Nov 2010
Anna Dixon, Tammy Boyce, Barbara Fasolo, Elena Reutskaja
Choosing a high-quality hospital explores how information can help patients to make informed choices. It is based on a research study, which began with a series of focus group discussions, the results of which informed the design of an online experiment.
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The quality of care in general practice

Capturing opinions from the front line
3 Nov 2010
Nick Goodwin, Shilpa Ross, Alex Smith
This paper offers a snapshot of health professionals' views and raises key issues for further debate, as part of our work on the quality of general practice in England.
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Implementing the End of Life Care Strategy

Lessons from good practice
28 Oct 2010
Shilpa Ross, Rachael Addicott
This report from The King's Fund is aimed at those responsible for commissioning and organising end-of-life care services at a local level.
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The 21st-century doctor: Understanding the doctors of tomorrow

6 Oct 2010
Ros Levenson, Stephen Atkinson, Susan Shepherd
This paper, published in partnership with the RCP, General Medical Council, the NHS Institute, the Centre for Excellence in Developing Professionalism, University of Liverpool, and the Student BMJ, reports on the quality and insight of the next generation of young doctors.
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The patient-centred care project: evaluation report

11 Aug 2010
Our evaluation report of a patient-centred care, evidence-based co-design project run by Guys' and St Thomas' and King's College Hospitals.
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Patient choice

How patients choose and how providers respond
3 Jun 2010
Anna Dixon, John Appleby, Ruth Robertson, Peter Burge, Nancy Devlin, Helen Magee
Patient choice: how patients choose and how providers respond considers how choice of provider is operating in practice and its impact on hospital providers.
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Putting quality first in the boardroom

Improving the business of caring
20 Apr 2010
Vijaya Nath, Katy Steward, Sue Machell, Pippa Gough, David Naylor, Sally Williams
The report starts by examining what is meant by the term 'clinical quality' and why it has the potential to be marginalised in the boardroom. It goes on to consider the dynamics of the boardroom and the role of the nurse executive.

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