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

How should we pay for health care in future? Results of deliberative events with the public

15 Apr 2013

Amy Galea, Anna Dixon

Anastasia Knox, Dan Wellings

How is the health and social care system performing? February 2013 Quarterly monitoring report

14 Feb 2013

John Appleby, Richard Humphries, James Thompson, Amy Galea

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From the blog

The NHS failure regime: what have we learnt so far?

2 May 2013

Candace Imison

Is the NHS entering treacherous waters?

28 Nov 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

31 Jan 2013

Facing the future: how will we pay for the next 50 years of care? Time to Think Differently

Venue:

The King's Fund

17 Jan 2013

Payment reform Moving beyond Payment by Results

Venue:

The King's Fund

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Useful audio/video

Funding health care infographics

Deliberative event: How should we pay for health care in future?

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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

Public remain wedded to NHS funding model says new research by The King’s Fund and Ipsos MORI

15 Apr 2013

The King's Fund response to the Health Select Committee's report on public expenditure on health and social care services

19 Mar 2013

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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

Press release

The King's Fund response to the Healthcare Commission's health check

16 Oct 2008

Multimedia: Video

Anna Dixon gives The King's Fund position on top-up payments

15 Sep 2008

Anna Dixon

Article

Consultation response: Health Select Committee's inquiry into the purchase of additional drugs by NHS patients (top-up fees)

11 Sep 2008

Press release

Widespread variations remain in local NHS spending - new analysis from The King's Fund

8 Sep 2008

Publication

8 Sep 2008

John Appleby, Sarah Gregory

Press release

The King's Fund response to Lord Darzi's NHS Next Stage Review

30 Jun 2008

Publication

5 Jun 2008

Candace Imison, Chris Naylor, Jo Maybin

Publication

Paying the Price

28 May 2008

Paul McCrone, Sujith Dhanasiri, Anita Patel, Martin Knapp, Simon Lawton-Smith

Press release

Mental illness in England cost £50 billion in 2007

28 May 2008

Event

Breakfast discussion with the Prime Minister on the future of care and support

12 May 2008

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