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

Article

Payment by Results: past its sell-by date?

5 Nov 2012

Loraine Hawkins

Press release

Current payment systems not suited to current challenges facing the NHS, new report by The King’s Fund finds

2 Nov 2012

Publication

Payment by Results

2 Nov 2012

John Appleby, Tony Harrison, Loraine Hawkins, Anna Dixon

Article

Rises in health care spending: where will it end?

1 Nov 2012

John Appleby

Blog

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

3 Oct 2012

Chris Ham

Article

What accountable care organisations will mean for physicians

1 Oct 2012

Rachael Addicott

Event

Sustainable health and social care

28 Sep 2012

Article

The ‘cottage industry’ model worked well, but won’t last

27 Sep 2012

Chris Ham

Publication

How is the NHS performing? September 2012

26 Sep 2012

John Appleby, James Thompson, Amy Galea

Press release

NHS performing well but worries over tougher times ahead

26 Sep 2012

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