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This government has significantly increased investment in the NHS; if pressure to spend more continues, how can we judge the health benefits of this extra spending?
How effective is the NHS in providing accessible health care for all Britons, regardless of their ethnic or religious background? This briefing sets out the background to some of the issues.
John Appleby analyses new data to reveal how much extra NHS funding is absorbed by higher pay and other cost pressures, and how much is left over for other developments.
A study of patient choice and its effect on five specialist HIV units in London
2 Feb 2006
Ruth Thorlby
Explores the experience of patients and staff in five HIV/AIDS units to assess whether wide-ranging NHS reforms, including patient choice and payment by results, really make services more responsive.
Financial instability is just one reason for failure in the NHS. This paper explores how failure can be prevented or managed, while protecting the quality of patient care and restoring viability.
How will primary care be affected by the changing role of primary care trusts and the introduction of both practice-based commissioning and competition between providers?
How can hospitals manage food procurement sustainably and promote healthy eating? Includes a framework for assessing procurement and catering practices and offers recommendations for policies, menu designs and contract specifications.
This report presents the key findings and emerging policy implications from ten focus groups that explored public views about choice in health and health care.
Early experiences of Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
13 Oct 2005
Richard Lewis, Lisa Hinton
Reveals how one of the first foundation hospitals implemented its governance arrangements, and explores the emerging role of trust members and governors and their relationship with the board of directors.
What actions can governments take to influence individual and collective behaviour to reduce health risks, and how does state intervention impact on public health?
An assessment of current incentives in the south-east London health economy
29 Sep 2005
Jenny Grant
This paper examines whether incentives are helping or hindering progress. Its findings are based on interviews with health sector representatives in south-east London.
Explores the experiences and aspirations of 380 international nurses working in London, and gives an overview of trends and policy on international recruitment.
Exploring the impact of health service market reforms
12 Sep 2005
Richard Lewis, Jennifer Dixon
Offers a critical analysis of the introduction of market reforms into the health service, and examines whether these policy developments can meet the core aims of the NHS.
This report assesses the policy initiatives the government has taken to address waiting list numbers and waiting times, and explores what should be done next.
We review patients' perceptions about managing their own long-term conditions, and identify how primary care trusts and other health and social care providers can best support them in line with their individual needs.
Ann Netten, Robin Darton, Vanessa Davey, Jeremy Kendall, Martin Knapp, Jacquetta Williams, Jose Luis Fernandez, Julien Forder
Does a mixed economy work in providing care to Londoners? This paper from The King's Fund recommends how policy and practice should develop in this area.
