Primary and community care

Activities

• Dr Alf Collins on shared decision-making

  Dr Alf Collins, a GP based in Somerset, gives practical advice about involving patients in their own care and shared decision-making. (Audio-slideshow, 15 Aug 2011)

• Reality lags behind the rhetoric of creating the ‘largest social enterprise sector in the world’

  Though early evidence suggests that health care providers have benefited from becoming social enterprises, they still face many challenges. (Press release, 4 Aug 2011)

• The voluntary and community sector in health: Implications of the proposed NHS reforms

  What role will the voluntary and community sector play in health and social care if the government’s proposed reforms go ahead? This report discusses the opportunities for the sector, but also addresses the risks it may face. (Publication, 16 Jun 2011)

• NHS Future Forum: Steve Field

  Steve Field announces the recommendations of the NHS Future Forum at a press event held at The King's Fund. (Video, 13 Jun 2011)

• Chris Ham: Response to the NHS Future Forum recommendations

  Chris Ham gives his initial response to the recommendations set out by the NHS Future Forum, including what the next steps will be and what was missing from the report. (Video, 13 Jun 2011)

• NHS Future Forum

  Professor Steve Field and the NHS Future Forum launched its findings at a press conference at The King's Fund. (13 Jun 2011)

• Commissioning for the future: Learning from a simulation of the health system in 2013/14

  What outcomes could current health and social care reforms have on the future of the health system? This simulation exercise exposed GPs to the situtations they might face in 2013/14. (Publication, Candace Imison, Natasha Curry, Martin McShane, 07 Apr 2011)

• Improving the quality of care in general practice

  This report, conducted by an independent panel of experts, aims to support the work of general practice and to provide a guide to ensure that quality is at the heart of the service. (Publication, 24 Mar 2011)

• Nick Goodwin: The findings of the Inquiry into the Quality of General Practice

  Nick Goodwin, project director for the independent Inquiry into the Quality of General Practice in England, discusses the main findings in this audio slideshow. (Audio slideshow, 24 Mar 2011)

• John Healey on the Health and Social Care Bill

  John Healey, MP, Shadow Health Secretary, set out Labour's response to the Health and Social Care Bill. (Multimedia, 20 Jan 2010)

• Mental health and the productivity challenge: Improving quality and value for money

  The King’s Fund and Centre for Mental Health, with the support of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, have worked together to explore how mental health services could be delivered in a different and more cost-effective way. (Publication, Chris Naylor, Andy Bell, 2 Dec 2010)

• Patient power or professional capture? A breakfast event at The King's Fund

  This second event in our Big Society series examined how the government’s health reforms aiming to put patients at the heart of the NHS will link to the wider Big Society vision. (Past event, 7 Dec 2010)

• The quality of care in general practice: Capturing opinions from the front line

  The Inquiry into the Quality of General Practice in England, commissioned by The King’s Fund, has been collecting and examining evidence on the quality of care and services provided by GPs and other health professionals working in general practice. (Publication, Nick Goodwin, Shilpa Ross, Alex Smith, 3 Nov 2010)

• Big Society: Political philosophy and implications for health policy

  This background paper – written to support a series of breakfast events hosted at The King's Fund – looks at the context surrounding the coalition government's plans and asks what issues the Big Society would raise for health care organisations. (Event write up, 10 Nov 2009)

• Referral management: lessons for success

  Referral management: lessons for success, a new publication from The King's Fund, provides practical advice to those seeking to influence the content and pattern of GP referrals. It draws on the current literature and new qualitative and quantitative research to evaluate the full range of referral management activities from full-scale referral management centres to the ‘passive’ provision of guidelines to GPs. (Publication, Candace Imison, Chris Naylor, 12 Aug 2010)

• Giving GPs budgets for commissioning

  Giving GPs budgets for commissioning: What needs to be done is a joint publication from Nuffield Trust, The King's Fund, NHS Confederation, NHS Alliance, National Association of Primary Care, and Royal College of General Practitioners. (Publication, Dr Judith Smith, Ruth Thorlby, 23 Jun 2010)

• General Election 2010

  This general election we provided commentary and analysis on the health and social care issues of the three main parties. You can still see the manifesto guides, audio and video content and key election questions, as well as read the latest blogs on the new coalition government's health policies. (Project)

• General practice in England

  This briefing, from Sarah Gregory, sets out how general practice is organised, contracted and financed; analyses the impact of recent government policy; and looks at future trends. (Briefing, 25 Sep 2009)

• Inquiry into the Quality of General Practice in England

  The King’s Fund is running an 18-month inquiry into the quality of general practice in England. Launched in April 2009, the inquiry will collect and examine evidence on the quality of care and services provided by GPs and other health professionals working in general practice. It aims to establish what good, cost-effective care looks like from both a patient and a health system point of view. (Project)

• David Cameron's speech on the future of general practice

  David Cameron MP, leader of the Conservative Party, gave a speech at The King's Fund on 21 April 2008, outlining the party's plans for the future of general practice. (Past event, 21 Apr 2008)