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Premature discharge: is going home early really a Christmas gift?

David Maguire discusses the issues surrounding premature discharge or people leaving hospital too soon and the effect this may have on re-admission rates.

By David Maguire - 21 December 2015

Using patient feedback to drive improvement

Joni Jabbal looks at what enables NHS acute trusts to take data from inpatient surveys, understand it, work with it, and use it to improve patient experience overall.

By Joni Jabbal - 10 December 2015

Do the public still trust doctors and nurses?

Do the public still trust doctors and nurses to deliver high-quality care and put patients, interests first, or could high-profile failings and inspection results have contributed to a change in public opinion?

By Anna Charles - 7 December 2015

Safe staffing in the NHS comes at a cost

When the Care Quality Commission suggested in its recent State of Care report that safer, better care does not necessarily cost more the inclusion of the word necessarily was important, says Helen McKenna.

By Helen McKenna - 26 October 2015

Improving hospital discharge and intermediate care for older people

Healthwatch England's recent report, Safely home, described in harrowing detail the personal stories of patients who felt that their discharge from hospital was unsupported. It also described patients marooned in acute beds unable to move on. So how can older people's care be improved?

By David Oliver - 6 October 2015

Patient involvement and empowerment

Kirsty Morrison look through our digital archive to explore the Fund's work on patient involvement.

By Kirsty Morrison - 15 September 2015

Will NHS.UK be the next GOV.UK?

NHS.UK is set to become the place we go, not just for information about health and local services, but to book appointments, manage repeat prescriptions and access health records and care plans. James Higgott agrees this needs to be done but doesn't think it's going to be easy.

By James Higgott - 27 August 2015

Inequalities in life expectancy over time: the importance of place and devolution

Tackling persistent inequalities requires consistent, sustainable action and intervention, which in turn requires stable, committed system leadership with a focus on population health systems.

By David Buck - 20 August 2015

Is the NHS delivering too much of the wrong things?

More health care is not always better health care. Sometimes the NHS delivers services that people don’t want or need: the problem of overuse.

By Hugh Alderwick - 12 August 2015

Integrating housing and health: a tough nut to crack?

The connection between housing conditions and health has a long and well-evidenced historical provenance. But if integrating health and social care is a tough nut to crack, does the prospect of engaging with another massive system risk adding another layer of complexity?

By Richard Humphries - 25 June 2015

2020 vision: digital efficiency and innovation in the NHS

Matthew Honeyman reflects on discussions at our recent Digital Health and Care Congress.

By Matthew Honeyman - 24 June 2015

From salmon mould to Moroccan tabbouleh: hospitals diets and patient nutrition

For many years, The King's Fund was one of the leading voices on hospital diets and patient nutrition. Here, Ruth Nitkiewicz takes a look through our digital archive, analysing the various recommendations that have been made down the years.

By Ruth Nitkiewicz - 30 April 2015

The vital signs of patient care

What is health care like for the 15 million people living with long-term conditions in England? Today 10 leading patient charities (known collectively as The Richmond Group) are publishing their assessment of the state of health care from the perspective of the people they represent.

By Jo Maybin - 20 March 2015

A new relationship with patients and communities?

There are welcome signs that policy-makers and NHS leaders are becoming more open to exploring how health professionals could work more collaboratively with patients as leaders.

By Allison Trimble - 4 March 2015

Implementing the NHS five year forward view: let’s not forget engaging patients and communities

‘Implementing the Forward View’ is often synonymous with ‘establishing multispecialty community providers and primary and acute care systems’. But this risks leaving behind the more radical chapter of the Forward View – chapter two, on engaging patients and communities.

By Catherine Foot - 18 February 2015

The National Quality Board returns with a focus on patient experience

The National Quality Board have recently published a new report, Improving experiences of care. Importantly, it provides eight statements that form a jointly agreed definition of what a good experience of care should look like.

By Catherine Foot - 10 February 2015

Leading change in diagnosis and support for people living with dementia

What does the future hold for the care and support of people living with dementia? David Oliver shares his thoughts.

By David Oliver - 3 February 2015

The Dr Foster data debate

Anna Dixon comments on the recent controversy stirred up by the publication of Dr Foster's latest mortality figures.

By Anna Dixon - 2 December 2009

Will payments linked to patient experience improve quality?

Andy Burnham recently announced that hospital payments will be linked to patient experience at service level. Will this help to improve quality?

By Veena Raleigh - 23 September 2009

PROMs: counting what matters most to patients

The introduction of patient-reported outcome measures has the potential to transform health care. But NHS leaders must move quickly to engage staff and patients.

By John Appleby - 9 February 2009

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