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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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

Multimedia: Audio

Anna Dixon: Monitor and the challenges of regulating the NHS

31 Oct 2011

Anna Dixon

Multimedia: Audio

Sonia Brown: how economic and competition regulation can promote integration of services

20 Oct 2011

Sonia Brown

Article

Briefing: The Health and Social Care Bill - Second Reading in the House of Lords

11 Oct 2011

Article

Evidence submission: Health Select Committee's inquiry into Public Expenditure

12 Sep 2011

Article

Briefing: The Health and Social Care Bill report and third reading

5 Sep 2011

Blog

Do actions speak louder than words on competition?

9 Aug 2011

Jo Maybin

Blog

Can greater transparency and payment by results transform public services?

19 Jul 2011

Anna Dixon

Event

Health and wellbeing board summit

14 Jul 2011

Article

Briefing: The Health and Social Care Bill - Recommital to Public Bill Committee

28 Jun 2011

Multimedia: Video

Chris Ham: response to the NHS Future Forum recommendations

13 Jun 2011

Chris Ham

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