Operating Framework 2010/11

We have written an outline of the main priorities for the NHS in 2010/11.

• Read our summary of the Operating Framework 2010/11

The Operating Framework spells out the detailed policies designed to transform the NHS into a much more productive and efficient public service. Many of these rely on financial incentives to change the behaviour of local health organisations, but there remains uncertainty about how local health trusts will behave in practice.

• Read our analysis of the Operating Framework 2010/11

The King's Fund Director of Heath Care Improvement, Mark Jennings, argues that the raft of incentives to boost productivity and efficiency make sense on the surface, but it is hard to predict their effect.

• Read our blog post – Operating Framework: Playing with the levers

Read The King's Fund's statement on the Operating Framework.

• Read our press release