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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

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

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

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

Reshaping general practice from within

What are some of the primary care innovations happening both abroad and in the UK? Nicola Walsh reflects on discussions at our recent conference on the role of general practice.

By Nicola Walsh - 16 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 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

How do Care Quality Commission hospital inspections measure up?

Over the past few years we have seen several high-profile failures of care in NHS acute hospitals in England, leading many in the system to question the ability of performance management and regulatory mechanisms to identify and act on poor performance.

By Rachael Smithson - 31 July 2014

Better Care Fund, better read the small print?

Although earlier rumours of the demise of the Better Care Fund – the government’s £3.8 billion pooled fund to promote integrated care – have turned out to be greatly exaggerated, the significance of the government’s latest announcement about the fund should not be.

By Richard Humphries - 8 July 2014

Wanted: an even Better Care Fund

In light of our new report on the NHS productivity challenge, Chris Ham calls for a new transformation fund to stop the NHS approaching a major financial crisis.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 1 May 2014

New CQC inspection framework: what does a 'well-led' organisation look like?

Ayesha Janjua welcomes the CQC's commitment to make understanding culture an important part of its regulatory framework, particularly as culture and leadership are so important to deliver high-quality compassionate care for patients.

By Ayesha Janjua - 17 April 2014

Transforming primary care

The new Department of Health document, Transforming primary care, mostly looks to improve services for those with the most complex needs. But what does it tell us about transforming primary care for the rest of the population?

By Richard Murray - 16 April 2014

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.

By Candace Imison - 10 April 2014

Innovation in Alaska: ‘walking with’ communities to achieve change

Rachael Addicott looks at what we can learn from the Southcentral Foundation's system-wide transformation of care in Alaska.

By Rachael Smithson - 20 March 2014

Medical revalidation: trauma, trivia, triumph

Vijaya Nath reflects on our latest report on medical revalidation, and considers the effect on doctors going through the process.

By Vijaya Nath - 14 March 2014

What NHS Change Day 2014 was like for me

Catherine Foot shares her experience of volunteering at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital – her pledge for this year's NHS Change Day.

By Catherine Foot - 7 March 2014

Hospital chains: a recipe for success?

Jeremy Hunt has asked Sir David Dalton to advise him how to make it easy for NHS 'super-heads' to take over struggling organisations. But will hospital chains work? Candace Imison looks at experience from the UK and abroad.

By Candace Imison - 27 February 2014

Making general practice fit for the future

Federations and networks of GP practices are working to deliver extended services and raise standards of care. These innovations are valuable, but much more is needed to ensure general practice really is fit for the future, says Chris Ham.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 19 February 2014

Transforming community services: learning from previous mistakes

With an ongoing ambition to shift care out of hospitals and closer to people’s homes, what is needed to transform community services?

By Nigel Edwards - 13 February 2014

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