Comment & analysis
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Running the NHS: if you get the small things right, will the big things follow? | Lara Sonola
Lara Sonola asks if clinicians used data to improve clinical practice and drive efficiency, could a little change help the NHS in a big way?
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Medical engagement in leadership – no longer an optional extra
John Clark explains why doctors must become more engaged in NHS leadership as he introduces our new review into leadership. (Blog, 8 Dec 2011)
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Data blog: What's happening to NHS redundancies?
James Thompson explores the figures behind this year's NHS redundancies in his data blog. (Blog, 18 Nov 2011)
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Innovations in the health care workforce needed to deliver productivity improvements
Anna Dixon explains why it will only be possible to deliver productivity improvements in the NHS by using human as well as financial resources differently. (Blog, 7 Nov 2011)
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We need to talk about frail older patients: CQC report
Drawing on experience from our Point of Care programme, Jocelyn Cornwell explores the options to improving the poor results on care shown in the CQC report. (Blog, Jocelyn Cornwell, 20 Oct 2011)
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Pathfinder consortia: a step in the right direction
The second in the Fund’s series of seminars on health and the Big Society provoked an interesting debate and very frank discussion on the challenges of balancing the reality of the financial situation with the vision expressed in the health White Paper. (Blog, Chris Ham, 8 Dec 2010)
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What does the Big Society mean for health and social care?
The term ‘Big Society’ has been used to cover all manner of ideas, and many of us are hard pressed to define it. As for public perceptions, a recent survey for Ipsos MORI shows that although there is some awareness of the concept, there is little understanding of what it actually means. (Blog, Beccy Ashton, 29 Oct 2010)
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Doctors sceptical about the benefits of health reforms according to new survey
A new survey commissioned by The King’s Fund with Doctors.net.uk (DNUK) has revealed significant scepticism among doctors about the government’s proposed health reforms set out in the NHS White Paper. (Press release, 25 Oct 2010)
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Sacking staff is not the way to save money in the NHS
Slashing budgets and sacking staff should not be the answer to the financial challenges facing the NHS. Instead, the aim should be to generate savings to reinvest in more and higher-quality care for patients. (Article, The Independent, 18 Oct 2010)
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Who should own the NHS?
Over the past few months, there has been increasing talk both in the media and by politicians about concepts such as ‘employee ownership’, ‘mutual ownership’, ‘cooperatives’, the ‘John Lewis model’ and ‘social enterprise’. But how do these concepts work in practice? (Blog, Rachael Addicott, 29 Apr 2010)
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Let’s think differently about workforce planning
The focus in workforce planning needs to be on developing a flexible approach that does not seek long-term precision but can enable the workforce to evolve and adapt to the inherently unpredictable but certainly ‘colder’ health care environment, says Candace Imison. (Blog, Candace Imison, 26 Nov 2009)
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NHS Management: Time for transparency at the top
Another month, another resignation. The departure of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust Chief Executive, following a Healthcare Commission investigation over mortality rates, has sparked much debate within the service. (Article, The King's Fund, 30 Mar 2009)
