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

Balancing liberation with accountability?

27 Sep 2012

Anna Dixon

Evolution or revolution: the story behind the Health and Social Care Act 2012

12 Jul 2012

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, Claire Mundle

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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

Press release

The King's Fund response to LGA Health Commission report

17 Jun 2008

Press release

Debate around local accountability in the NHS lacks clarity, says The King's Fund

10 Apr 2008

Publication

Should Primary Care Trusts be Made More Locally Accountable?

10 Apr 2008

Ruth Thorlby, Richard Lewis, Jennifer Dixon

Article

If Whitehall is to relinquish its control of primary care trusts, this must leave a democratic vacuum to be filled

8 Apr 2008

Richard Lewis

Article

How to score public accountability points

3 Apr 2008

Ruth Thorlby, Richard Lewis

Article

David Woodhead and Valerie James on tackling decommissioning

17 Mar 2008

Valerie James, David Woodhead

Publication

Regulating Complementary Medical Practitioners

12 Mar 2008

Anna Dixon

Article

Who owns and operates healthcare providers and does it matter?

1 Feb 2008

Nigel Edwards , Richard Lewis

Press release

The King's Fund statement in response to Liberal Democrats' vision for the NHS and social care

22 Jan 2008

Publication

Operating framework 2008/9

22 Jan 2008

Ruth Thorlby

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