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Transforming the delivery of health and social care - The case for fundamental change | by Chris Ham, Anna Dixon, Beatrice Brooke

Transforming the delivery of health and social care

The case for fundamental change
6 Sep 2012
Chris Ham, Anna Dixon, Beatrice Brooke
This paper explores how the current health and social care delivery system has failed to keep pace with the population's needs and expectations.
Social care and clinical commissioning for people with long-term conditions | by Richard Humphries, Lisa Bostock

Social care and clinical commissioning for people with long-term conditions

22 Sep 2011
Richard Humphries, Lisa Bostock
Written by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) in conjunction with The King's Fund, this short briefing asks how can clinical commissioners secure best use of social care to maximise outcomes and improve patient experience, while ensuring efficient, affordable care into the future?
Publication:  SCIE
Routes for social and health care publication cover

Routes for social and health care

A simulation exercise
20 Jun 2011
Richard Humphries, Sarah Harvey, Laurie McMahon
How can the health and social care system rise to the current political and financial challenges? This paper is based on the Routes project, a simulation exercise created by Loop2, which set up a number of routes to managing change.
The voluntary and community sector in health publication cover

The voluntary and community sector in health

Implications of the proposed NHS reforms
16 Jun 2011
Claire Mundle, Lisa Weaks, Natasha Curry, Fiona Sheil
What role will the voluntary and community sector play in health and social care if the government's proposed reforms go ahead? This report discusses the opportunities for the sector, but also addresses the risks it may face.
Social care funding and the NHS: An impending crisis? publication cover

Social care funding and the NHS

An impending crisis?
17 Mar 2011
Richard Humphries
Social care funding has increased in real terms for the past decade, but this paper examines the trends in spending and the potential funding gap of £1billion by 2014 unless councils can achieve unprecedented efficiency savings.
Securing good care for more people: options for reform publication cover

Securing good care for more people

Options for reform
16 Mar 2010
Richard Humphries, Julien Forder, Jose-Luis Fernandez
This report on social care proposes new, fairer funding arrangements, a review of the current settlement for older people and reforms to the benefits system.
Funding adult social care in England briefing cover

Briefing: Funding adult social care in England

1 Mar 2009
Teresa Poole
Teresa Poole sets out how adult social care is currently funded, outlines some of the main criticisms of the current arrangements and describes the types of changes the government might consider for its reform.
Shifting the balance of health care to local settings publication cover

Shifting the Balance of Health Care to Local Settings

The SeeSaw report
19 Jun 2008
Sarah Harvey, Laurie McMahon
The Department of Health commissioned The King's Fund and Loop2 to undertake a simulation-based project to consider the shift in the balance of care from hospital to community settings.
The future of care funding publication paper

The Future of Care Funding

Time for a change
4 Jan 2008
Caring Choices coalition
Bringing together the findings from the Caring Choices events and website, this report looks at possible solutions to the problem of funding long-term care.
Securing good care for older people publication front cover

Securing Good Care for Older People

Taking a long-term view
30 Mar 2006
Derek Wanless
How much should be spent on social care for older people over the next 20 years, and what funding arrangements are needed? Our report sets out the findings of the Wanless Social Care Review.
Trends in the London care market 1994-2024

Trends in the London Care Market 1994-2024

20 Oct 2005
William Laing
We look at London's care market, examining trends in its population profile and in the resources and services available for older people in our paper.
The business of caring publication cover

The Business of Caring

The King's Fund inquiry into care services for older people in London
29 Jun 2005
Janice Robinson, Penny Banks
Our briefing exposes major shortcomings in the current care system for older people in London and recommends ways to address them.
Understanding public services and care markets publication cover

Understanding Public Services and Care Markets

27 Jun 2005
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.
Policy framework for integrated care for older people publication cover

Policy Framework for Integrated Care for Older People

Developed by the Carmen Network
1 Aug 2004
Penny Banks
This paper provides a checklist for European national and regional policy-makers responsible for integrated care policy and the provision of care for older people.