Governance and regulation

The NHS is largely funded from central taxation and therefore must be accountable to parliament for its use of public funds. Will the organisations and policies being implemented by the coalition government help to regulate the service and make it accountable?

Overview

Good governance for CCGs

CCG governance guide

An introductory guide to good governance for clinical commissioning groups to help them take their first steps towards authorisation.

Useful articles

Dealing with financially unsustainable providers: how will the failure regime work?

19 Sep 2012

Tony Harrison, Anna Dixon

What happens if a big care provider fails?

13 Dec 2011

Richard Humphries

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Reading Room & briefings

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Related briefings

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From the blog

The NHS failure regime: what have we learnt so far?

2 May 2013

Candace Imison

Building a culture of compassionate care in the NHS

6 Feb 2013

Anna Dixon

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Relevant publications

Service-line management Can it improve quality and efficiency?

26 Jan 2012

Catherine Foot, Lara Sonola, Jo Maybin, Chris Naylor

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

3 Nov 2011

Anna Dixon, Tony Harrison

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Relevant audio/video

Malcolm Grant: the role of the NHS Commissioning Board

Malcolm Grant

Simon Cunningham: how the Safer Births programme has made a difference to quality and safety

Simon Cunningham

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Our work on this topic

Publication

Putting Health in Local Hands

13 Oct 2005

Richard Lewis, Lisa Hinton

Press release

New NHS market to come under the microscope

12 Sep 2005

Article

NHS foundation trusts

9 Jul 2005

Richard Lewis

Press release

Foundation Trust Governors struggling to make hospitals more accountable to public, says The King's Fund

12 May 2005

Publication

Governing Foundation Trusts

1 May 2005

Richard Lewis

Press release

NHS needs stronger incentives to reduce preventable hospital admissions for people with chronic diseases, says The King's Fund

22 Jan 2004

Press release

The King's Fund statement on the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill

19 Nov 2003

Publication

Government and the NHS: Time for a New Relationship?

1 Oct 2003

Steve Dewar

Press release

New NHS reforms set stage for a more decentralised health service

18 Apr 2002

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