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Productivity and finance

The NHS is facing the biggest financial challenge in its history. Our work aims to support the NHS in delivering the productivity improvements required to meet this challenge.

Overview

Relevant publications

Health policy under the coalition government A mid-term assessment

28 Nov 2012
Sarah Gregory, Anna Dixon, Chris Ham

Payment by Results How can payment systems help to deliver better care?

2 Nov 2012
John Appleby, Tony Harrison, Loraine Hawkins, Anna Dixon
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From the blog

Is the NHS entering treacherous waters?

28 Nov 2012
Chris Ham

How can we deal with financial pressures in health and social care?

3 Oct 2012
Chris Ham
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Reading Room & briefings

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For more resources on productivity and finance, including reading lists, database searches and useful web pages, visit our Reading Room.

Related briefings

See our briefings and responses on productivity and finance issues.

Related articles

Articles from staff at the Fund on productivity and finance.

Related projects

Quarterly monitoring report

Our quarterly monitoring report examines the views of finance directors on the productivity challenges they face, as well as some key NHS performance data.

Quality in a Cold Climate

The NHS is facing the biggest financial challenge in its history. Our Quality in a Cold Climate project aimed to support the NHS in delivering productivity improvements required to meet this challenge.
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Relevant events

Payment reform Moving beyond Payment by Results

Venue:
The King's Fund

Sustainable health and social care Research and development summit

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Useful audio/video

Slideshow

Derek Feeley: Scotland – why quality is the best response to the financial challenge

Derek Feeley
Slideshow

John Appleby: the next 50 years

John Appleby
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Environmental sustainability and productivity

Our project looked at the link between environmental and financial performance.
Our project looked at the link between environmental and financial performance.

Relevant press releases

The King's Fund responds to the National Audit Office’s report on progress in making NHS efficiency savings

12 Dec 2012

NHS performance holding up, but treacherous waters are ahead

28 Nov 2012
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Contacts for this work

John Appleby
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Chris Naylor
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Our work on this topic

Article
Briefing: The Health and Social Care Bill - summary
18 Jan 2011
Multimedia: Audio
Lord Howe on improving NHS productivity
17 Jan 2011
Lord Howe
Multimedia: Slideshow
John Appleby: why improve productivity and by how much?
17 Jan 2011
John Appleby
Multimedia: Audio
Jim Easton on improving NHS productivity
17 Jan 2011
Jim Easton
Event
Improving NHS productivity: making it happen
17 Jan 2011
Blog
Ten questions to ask about the Health and Social Care Bill
12 Jan 2011
Chris Ham
Multimedia: Slideshow
Jack Wennberg: unwarranted variations in medical practice; lessons from the USA
20 Dec 2010
Jack Wennberg
Press release
The King's Fund responds to National Audit Office report on NHS hospital productivity
17 Dec 2010
Publication
Avoiding hospital admissions
16 Dec 2010
Sarah Purdy
Press release
The King's Fund response to the Health Select Committee's public expenditure report
14 Dec 2010

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