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

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

Reform of health professional regulation a good deal for patients, the public and the profession, says The King's Fund

21 Feb 2007

Publication

How to Regulate Health Care in England?

23 Nov 2006

Richard Lewis, Arturo Alvarez-Rosete, Nicholas Mays

Press release

New NHS market needs stronger and more effective regulation but no super-regulator, says The King's Fund report

23 Nov 2006

Article

Jury still out on NHS independence

19 Oct 2006

Anna Dixon

Press release

The King's Fund response to Patricia Hewitt's IPPR speech

19 Sep 2006

Press release

Government needs to clarify role of NHS market, urges independent working group

5 Jun 2006

Article

Committed to the market?

5 Jun 2006

Niall Dickson

Article

Does more choice equal more risk?

1 Mar 2006

Jennifer Dixon

Press release

Patients and health services to suffer unless government introduces hospital failure regime

7 Dec 2005

Publication

Regulating Health Care

7 Dec 2005

Jennifer Dixon

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