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A recipe for baking in collaboration? NHS England and NHS Improvement’s proposals for new legislation

NHS England and NHS Improvement’s latest legislative proposals show a desire to fast forward the integration agenda, but without further detail it’s hard to reach a view. Richard Murray reflects on the proposals.
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By Richard Murray - 9 December 2020 6-minute read
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Twelve social care personas: which one(s) are you?

Simon Bottery identifies 12 different perspectives on adult social care – and argues reform needs to accommodate as many as it can.
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By Simon Bottery - 23 November 2020 7-minute read
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It is time to put trust, transparency and fair value at the centre of digital health and care

Digital tools and services are increasingly being used in health and care, but what happens to all the data that is collected, who should have access to it and who decides? Pritesh Mistry outlines the value of trust and transparency in these complex agreements
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By Pritesh Mistry - 14 October 2020 4-minute read
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The Comprehensive Spending Review and Covid-19: the more we know, the less we know...

How will the autumn Comprehensive Spending Review address the short-term and long-term needs of the health and care system, especially when the future is so uncertain? Jonathon Holmes considers the Chancellor’s options.
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By Jonathon Holmes - 15 September 2020 4-minute read
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What is Covid-19 revealing about innovation in the NHS?

Innovation in the NHS has historically been notoriously slow. Ben Collins considers how the Covid-19 pandemic has allowed the system and its staff to go further and faster, and what this might mean for the future.
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By Ben Collins - 3 August 2020 4-minute read
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Obesity: time for action

What should a new government strategy on obesity look like? David Buck outlines what is needed to ensure this attempt is successful.
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By David Buck - 14 July 2020 5-minute read
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Resilience is much more than hospital beds

A resilient health and care system is about more than national action. Sally Warren shares a vision for building local resilience that would allow the health and care system to respond effectively to future crises.
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By Sally Warren - 16 June 2020 5-minute read
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Why are improvements in life expectancy slowing in the United Kingdom and across Europe?

In an international collaboration, The King's Fund and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development examine the role of cardiovascular disease in changes in life expectancy.
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By Veena Raleigh, Eliana Barrenho, Health Economist/ Policy Analyst, ELS, Health Division, OECD - 18 May 2020 4-minute read
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Learning from Grenfell: how can services better work with the communities they serve?

As health and care services rapidly transform to tackle the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, Sally Warren considers the value of working with and within communities to drive change, drawing on the lessons learnt in the aftermath of the Grenfell tragedy.
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By Sally Warren - 15 April 2020
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Public satisfaction with the NHS rose sharply in 2019 – why?

Dan Wellings and John Appleby consider how staff satisfaction, patient experience and recent funding announcements may have influenced public satisfaction with the NHS.
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By Dan Wellings, John Appleby - 3 April 2020
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Homelessness, health and housing: joining up services

Nicholas Pleace at the Centre for Housing Policy at the University of York considers how housing and health can better support those sleeping rough, through collaboration between the two sectors, strong leadership and a willingness to listen.
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By Nicholas Pleace - 18 March 2020
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Getting to grips with climate change: how can the NHS get to net zero?

The NHS recently announced an ambitious commitment to reduce its carbon footprint to net zero. Chris Naylor looks at what it might take to achieve this goal.
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By Chris Naylor - 29 January 2020
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2019: The health policy year in 12 charts

Siva Anandaciva takes a quick look back at some of the key events that shaped national policy in 2019 and asks what the year ahead might have in store for health and care.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 21 January 2020
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Five reasons why this NHS winter may be different

Siva Anandaciva considers the prospects for a NHS dealing with winter pressures, workforce challenges and limited funding, while planning for a no-deal Brexit.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 2 December 2019
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How town planning teams can help create healthier places

Julia Thrift, Projects Director for the Town & Country Planning Association, explores the relationship between town planning and population health, and how the lessons of NHS England’s Healthy New Towns programme should inform future developments to ensure people are able healthier lives and reduce health inequalities.
By Julia Thrift - 26 September 2019
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Crunch time for local system plans: five things to look out for

Anna Charles considers what we might learn from the local system plans currently being developed by sustainability and transformation partnerships and integrated care systems.
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By Anna Charles - 26 September 2019
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Inside England’s first accident and emergency department for older people

With accident and emergency performance reaching new lows across England, one NHS hospital is taking an innovative approach to meet the needs of its older patients.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 20 September 2019
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NHS admin: how does it affect patient experience?

NHS administrative processes and staff have an important role to play in delivering care. But what happens when administration is poor? What impact can it have on patient experience? As we begin our new project on NHS administration, Lillie Wenzel shares the findings from our early work.
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By Lillie Wenzel - 13 September 2019
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Healthy New Towns: how the NHS can help create healthy places

As NHS England publish the key learnings from its Healthy New Towns Programme, Alex Baylis explains why The King’s Fund has been involved in this work and how it links with our vision for population health.
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By Alex Baylis - 3 September 2019
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Can less be more? The new approach to social care in South Tyneside

Simon Bottery considers joined-up health and social care in South Tyneside, with social workers joining ‘huddles’ on wards and using a ‘strength-based’ approach in discharge planning
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By Simon Bottery - 16 July 2019
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