Co-operation and competition

Activities

• Economic regulation in health care: What can we learn from other regulators?

  This paper takes a look at the lessons that can be learned from economic regulation in health care in other countries and from regulation of other market sectors in the UK. (3 Nov 2011)

• Anna Dixon: Monitor and the challenges of regulating the NHS

  In this interview, Dr Anna Dixon explains the role of Monitor and looks at this challenges it faces in regulating the NHS. (Audio, 3 Nov 2011)

• Anna Dixon and Nicholas Mays: Understanding New Labour market reforms of the English NHS

  Anna Dixon and Nicholas Mays discuss the findings of their new book, Understanding New Labour's market reforms of the English NHS.

• Reality lags behind the rhetoric of creating the ‘largest social enterprise sector in the world’

  Though early evidence suggests that health care providers have benefited from becoming social enterprises, they still face many challenges. (Press release, 4 Aug 2011)

• Social enterprise in health care: Promoting staff engagement

  Will social enterprises be able to manage the risks and establish themselves as viable organisations in an increasingly competitive health care market? (Publication, Rachael Addicott)

• Survival of the fittest: will social enterprises thrive in the new world?

  Rachael Addicott asks if social enterprises will be able to compete with the big players in health care in her blog.

• Transforming NHS provider services through social enterprise

  Rachael Addicott identifies the challenges for health organisations considering becoming a social enterprise, and the support they will need from the government. (Project)

• Can competition and integration co-exist in a reformed NHS?

  This paper addresses the fundamental question of whether competition and integration can co-exist in the NHS and considers the role that different bodies, especially the NHS Commissioning Board and Monitor, will play. (Publication, 12 Jul 2011)

• Changes to the Health and Social Care Bill: Competition

  Reforms to the Health and Social Care Bill on competition, aim to prevent cherry-picking and privatisation, but what is missing from these NHS reforms?

• NHS Future Forum

  Professor Steve Field and the NHS Future Forum launched its findings at a press conference at The King's Fund. (13 Jun 2011)

• NHS Future Forum: Steve Field

  Steve Field announces the recommendations of the NHS Future Forum at a press event held at The King's Fund. (Video, 13 Jun 2011)

• Chris Ham: Response to the NHS Future Forum recommendations

  Chris Ham gives his initial response to the recommendations set out by the NHS Future Forum, including what the next steps will be and what was missing from the report. (Video, 13 Jun 2011)

• NHS Future Forum: Question and answer session

  Professor Steve Field and other members of the NHS Future Forum take questions on their recommendations to the government. (Video, 13 Jun 2011)

• John Lewis' Charlie Mayfield on social enterprise and the NHS

  Charlie Mayfield, Chairman, John Lewis, discusses the challenges and opportunities available to health organisations considering social enterprise status. (Video)

• The reforms will lead to privatisation of the health service

  The NHS has always involved a mixture of public and private provision, but how will the reforms set out in the Health and Social Care Bill affect this balance? (Mythbusters, 19 May 2011)

• Health and Social Care Bill briefing

  A summary of The King's Fund's views on the health and Social Care Bill, this briefing sets out our thoughts on commissioning, market-based and provider reforms and public health. (Briefing, 28 Jan 2011)

• Changing places – the NHS and Total Place

  What happens when we look at public money in terms of where it’s spent instead of which organisations spend it? This was a question asked at a conference on Total Place held at The King’s Fund this week. The event also highlighted the work of 13 pilot programmes across England where local public service organisations are collaborating to see how public resources could be used more effectively. So what would a place-based approach to spending mean for the NHS? (Blog, Richard Humphries, 4 Jun 2010)

• Independent sector treatment centres

  This briefing paper explains why ISTCs were introduced, and how they are funded, staffed and regulated. It assesses their impact so far, including the quality of their services and whether they provide good value for money. Finally, it examines what their future may be now that the contracts ISTC providers hold with the Department of Health are beginning to expire. (Briefing, 1 Oct 2009)