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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

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

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

Venue:
The King's Fund

Payment reform Moving beyond Payment by Results

Venue:
The King's Fund
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Useful audio/video

Slideshow

Funding health care infographics

Slideshow

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

Anna Dixon
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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

Publication
Briefing: NHS finances 2006/7
3 Aug 2007
Jo Maybin , Ruth Thorlby
Press release
Patients may never feel full benefits from biggest NHS pay reform in UK history, says The King's Fund
30 Jul 2007
Publication
Realising the Benefits?
30 Jul 2007
James Buchan, David Evans
Press release
The King's Fund welcomes progress on 18-week target but widespread variations in performance cause concern
7 Jun 2007
Press release
The King's Fund welcomes NHS surplus but warns of worrying and persistent deficits in local areas that must be tackled
6 Jun 2007
Press release
New survey reveals gap between expectation and reality in long-term care funding
7 May 2007
Press release
Coalition launches national debate on future of long-term care funding
26 Apr 2007
Article
Report paints a grim picture
20 Mar 2007
Niall Dickson
Press release
The King's Fund statement on Public Accounts Committee report
20 Mar 2007
Article
It's productivity, stupid
12 Mar 2007
Niall Dickson

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