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A transformation fund for the NHS

Over the coming months The King’s Fund and The Health Foundation will be exploring the concept of a transformation fund. How big does such a fund need to be? And how should it be spent so that it supports real change at scale across the NHS?
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By Lillie Wenzel - 18 December 2014
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Power to the people

The case for change is clear; a system that listens to patients and enables them to achieve what they want to achieve in their health and wellbeing would improve outcomes and save money. But such systems still exist only in pockets around the country.
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By Catherine Foot - 20 November 2014
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This patient’s experience

I had watched One Born Every Minute and kept my eyes open; I’d attended NCT classes and yoga workshops; I’d done my reading. None of this really prepared me for the extreme pain and joy involved in giving birth to my first child, but it helped a bit. What I was absolutely unprepared for was the experience of being a hospital inpatient.
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By Jo Maybin - 19 November 2014
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A patient perspective: we can’t afford to be patient about involvement any longer

As a person and a patient, I care deeply about involvement. I know it helps me as a patient to live more sustainably with my health conditions and I know that, in turn, can help the NHS to exist more sustainably too.
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By Anya de Iongh - 4 November 2014
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How do people become good managers of their own health?

Within the general population some people actively focus on reaching and maintaining good health, while others are more passive about the whole thing. So what makes the difference?
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By Judith Hibbard - 16 May 2014
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The NHS was not a major issue during the 2010 election, so what should we expect in 2015?

While public satisfaction with the NHS remains high, there is unprecedented pressure on NHS finances, particularly in 2015/16. Chris Ham considers the political landscape a year before the 2015 general election.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 7 May 2014
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The future provider landscape: are foundation trusts taking us down a dead end?

We don't need more organisations with the label foundation trust, we need financial and clinical sustainability in the provider sector, says Candace Imison.
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By Candace Imison - 10 April 2014
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Can Simon Stevens build a coalition for change?

Simon Stevens takes up his post as Chief Executive of NHS England today, with an inbox that will be full to overflowing. But what are the three issues that demand his immediate attention?
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 1 April 2014
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