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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?

By Lillie Wenzel - 18 December 2014

The public’s view of which treatments should be available on the NHS

It's hard to disagree with the principle that both costs and effects of treatments need to be weighed in order to make decisions about improving value for money and productivity. For a majority of the public however, this is not a principle they hold.

By John Appleby - 17 December 2014

Contracting for integrated care – what happens once the ink is dry?

Commissioners, providers and policy-makers are showing a lot of interest in new contracting models currently being implemented. However, the contract is often seen as an end in itself rather than a tool for encouraging new ways of working.

By Rachael Smithson - 16 December 2014

What does the Autumn Statement mean for health and social care?

As the dust settles on the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, this is a good time to review what it told us. I think it contained three big messages: one on money, one on reform, and one on social care.

By Richard Murray - 11 December 2014

Has Dalton found a way forward for struggling organisations?

Encouraging leaders to take on new responsibilities will be challenging at a time when financial pain is driving many organisations to focus inwards rather than outwards, says Chris Naylor.

By Chris Naylor - 10 December 2014

Improving care: what can leaders do?

In organisations like hospitals, many of the answers are found among staff rather than in the executive offices and boardrooms, says Chris Ham.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 26 November 2014

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.

By Catherine Foot - 20 November 2014

How will we staff new models of care in the NHS?

While many policy-makers focus on organisational structures, it is clear that successful implementation of the NHS five year forward view will hinge on getting the staffing right.

By Ruth Robertson - 13 November 2014

The role of the NHS in tackling poverty and the wider determinants of health

Despite all the pressures, the NHS remains, and will continue to remain, a massive economic and social entity. Are we making the most of this enormous power?

By David Buck - 12 November 2014

Will the 18-week waiting time target be met by the end of the year?

After the 18-week waiting time target was breached earlier this year, Jeremy Hunt announced £250 million to bring it back under control. We review the latest data to see how successful this has been so far.

By James Thompson, Richard Murray - 7 November 2014

The Better Care Fund: will the plans work?

The government expects councils and NHS partners to achieve way too much, with too little, too soon, says Richard Humphries.

By Richard Humphries - 5 November 2014

Hospital workload in one chart: good news, bad news

With hospital workloads increasing on all fronts, John Appleby takes a look at the key trends and data to explain what's going on.

By John Appleby - 30 October 2014

The NHS five year forward view: the man matters more than the plan

Something very important happened on Thursday and it wasn't the publication of the NHS five year forward view. Far more important was the passion and confidence with which Simon Stevens launched the plan and challenged politicians to provide the funding needed to deliver it.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 27 October 2014

Waiting for mental health care: what does the public think?

How long is it reasonable to wait for treatment of depression after being referred by a GP? The results from the 2013 British Social Attitudes Survey are revealing and suggest that public expectations exceed current policy ambitions.

By Chris Naylor - 24 October 2014

NHS funding: past and future

The NHS featured heavily at all three major party conferences over the past few weeks. How could it not; despite a ring-fenced budget, it is increasingly showing signs of financial strain, says John Appleby.

By John Appleby - 7 October 2014

Delivering better value in the NHS

2014/15 looks like being a watershed year in which the NHS moves decisively into deficit, so where do the opportunities lie in delivering better value?

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 3 October 2014

The Cancer Drugs Fund: inequitable and inefficient?

On the face of it, the CDF would seem perhaps to be a good thing, helping improve the quality of life for people at the end of their lives. But is it either a fair or efficient way for the NHS to spend its limited budget?

By John Appleby - 23 September 2014

The deafening silence on the funding of health and care must be challenged

The deafening silence on future funding amounts to a failure of the political process at a time when the NHS is heading rapidly towards a deep and damaging crisis.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 16 September 2014

The ups and downs on the road to health service improvement

Parallels between the successful transformation of the Veterans Health Administration in the United States and the changes needed in the NHS in England have been made for a number of years. But recent troubles at the VA offer some important lessons for the NHS in the future.

By Hugh Alderwick - 11 September 2014

Taxing retired households to pay for care

The third in a series of guest blogs that we are publishing in the run-up to the launch of the final report from the Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England. Each focuses on one of the possible options for funding future health and social care. Here, Andrew Harrop of the Fabian Society argues that retired households should contribute more towards the costs of health and care.

By Andrew Harrop - 27 August 2014

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