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

Want to know more?

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

Project

Wanless Social Care Review

28 Aug 2005

Press release

Finances put NHS reforms at risk, warns The King's Fund

27 Jul 2005

Article

The quest for quality in the NHS: still searching?

20 Jul 2005

John Appleby

Press release

Welcome improvements but concerns over inequalities and patient involvement, says The King's Fund

18 Jul 2005

Press release

Record funding but big pressures - a wake up call for the NHS and government, says The King's Fund

24 Jun 2005

Press release

John Reid should not paint too rosy a picture on new money for NHS frontline, warns The King's Fund

9 Feb 2005

Publication

Cutting NHS Waiting Times

1 Feb 2005

John Appleby

Article

Economic growth and NHS spending

6 Jan 2005

John Appleby

Press release

Sustained increases in health spending welcome, but focus must now switch to tackling glaring health inequalities, says The King's Fund

15 Jul 2004

Publication

Financing Mental Health Services in London

1 Nov 2003

Fayaz Aziz, Paul McCrone, Seán Boyle, Martin Knapp

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