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Demand and activity in the NHS: still rising

As we publish our new briefing, Richard Murray considers the wider context of increasing demand and activity in English hospitals.

By Richard Murray - 21 December 2016

Doing justice to mental health in STPs

Chris Naylor looks at whether mental health is being considered carefully enough in the development of sustainability and transformation plans.

By Chris Naylor - 16 December 2016

The general management 'mistake'

Following Jeremy Hunt's comments about whether the creation of a general management class in the NHS in the 1980s had been a mistake, Matthew Lewis reflects on whether this is the case and how clinical leadership can be better developed.

By Matthew Lewis - 14 December 2016

Missing the wood for the trees

Ben Collins reflects on the reasons behind the failure of the UnitingCare contract, and lessons that have been learnt for commissioning in the NHS.

By Ben Collins - 12 December 2016

What now for social care?

Widespread dismay greeted the omission of any reference in the 2016 Autumn Statement to the perilous state of social care funding. Richard Humphries looks at the options available.

By Richard Humphries - 11 December 2016

What have we learnt about keeping people safer?

Following our recent event on keeping people safer in the health and care system, David Naylor reflects on how the implementation gap between theory and practice can be narrowed.

By David Naylor - 7 December 2016

Wisdom, vision and courage are needed to develop people and improve care

With the publication of a new national framework for improvement and leadership development in NHS-funded services, Michael West considers how it offers optimism and practical next steps for a beleaguered NHS.

By Michael West - 1 December 2016

HIV services: collaboration in a time of fragmentation

In light of a recent judicial review on the use of anti-retroviral drugs for HIV prevention, Joni Jabbal looks at the outcomes from our research into the impact of NHS reforms on HIV services.

By Joni Jabbal - 1 December 2016

Unmet need for health and social care: a growing problem?

With recent research from Age UK suggesting that 1.2 million older people are not receiving the social care they need, Anna Charles looks at how this issue appears to be slipping under the radar.

By Anna Charles - 25 November 2016

Producing quality patient information

Lynsey Hawker looks through The King's Fund's archive to explore how guidance on what constitutes good-quality patient information has changed over the years.

By Lynsey Hawker - 24 November 2016

Involving patients and the public in developing STPs

With recent discussion around the lack of patient and public involvement in the development of STPs so far, Mark Doughty considers how this can be addressed moving forward.

By Mark Doughty - 24 November 2016

A health service on the brink: a priority in the corridors of power?

With the much-anticipated Autumn Statement next week and NHS financial pressures hitting the headlines, Chris Ham considers the political context and what lies ahead for a health service on the brink.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 18 November 2016

Can the NHS and social care be expected to withstand financial pressures as police and defence services have in the past?

Ahead of next week's Autumn Statement, Nicholas Timmins compares the financial pressures currently facing the health and care system with those weathered by other sectors in the past.

By Nicholas Timmins - 18 November 2016

Workforce and workload pressures are building in general practice, so why be a GP?

As we publish the first results from our new monitoring of general practice, Emily Northern looks at the challenges facing the sector and asks why doctors choose to become GPs.

By Emily Northern - 16 November 2016

Commensality – or bring back the lunch break

Reflecting on insight from the high-performing Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, Chris Ham considers how its values could be applied to improve performance and outcomes in the NHS.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 15 November 2016

Will STPs deliver the changes we wish to see in our health and care services?

Drawing on the findings of our report on sustainability and transformation plans, Nicola Walsh considers how local leaders and organisations will need to work together to ensure the plans lead to real improvements in care.

By Nicola Walsh - 14 November 2016

How are the new care model vanguards working to improve outcomes?

Professor Don Berwick was appointed to support the new care model vanguards to learn from international best practice. Here, he assesses the progress the vanguards have made to date and considers how to share the lessons learnt.

By Don Berwick - 11 November 2016

Listening to the chorus of concern around social care

As we publish a joint statement on health and social care, Richard Humphries considers the rising levels of concern in the social care sector about funding and quality of care.

By Richard Humphries - 8 November 2016

Should local business rates fund local public health? There’s not a simple answer

David Buck looks at the complex issue of whether local public health services should be funded through business rates, and proposes a set of conditions that need to be met before this option is pursued.

By David Buck - 7 November 2016

STPs: where are we now and what happens next?

Ahead of the publication of our report on the process of developing sustainability and transformation plans in England, Hugh Alderwick evaluates the story so far.

By Hugh Alderwick - 3 November 2016

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