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The Integration Transformation Fund: the foundation of a genuinely integrated system or just another brick in the wall?

Expectations for the Integrated Transformation Fund are high, but will it actually help to deliver integrated care when the system is so under pressure?
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By Richard Humphries - 31 October 2013
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Achieving equitable outcomes between mental and physical health: how can we make change happen?

The poor health outcomes of people with co-existing mental and physical conditions represent one of the greatest inequalities in health. What needs to happen to change this?
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By Helen Gilburt - 30 October 2013
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Let’s hear it for allied health professionals

It is impossible to deliver effective care without the crucial contribution of highly trained allied health professionals. Yet, whenever the quality of health care is debated, these vital staff are written out of the conversation.
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By David Oliver - 8 August 2013
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Could NHS buildings become tools not temples?

In a guest blog for our Time to Think Differently programme, Barrie Dowdeswell gives an international perspective on how the NHS could be utilising one of its prime assests - its buildings.
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By Barrie Dowdeswell - 11 July 2013
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Where to begin?

Where do we begin in improving public health, mental health and health inequalities? David Buck sums up the highlights of our Time to Think Differently debate on the health of the nation.
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By David Buck - 14 February 2013
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A better future for mental health care: acceptance, choice and dignity

Alastair Campbell, blogging for our Time to Think Differently programme, examines the current issues of mental health care provision and sets out his vision for better care in the future.
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By Alastair Campbell - 31 January 2013
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Labour’s health and care policy review: ambitious but incomplete?

Andy Burnham’s speech to launch Labour’s health and care policy review was strong on principles but left many questions unanswered.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 25 January 2013
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Shifting care closer to home: slogan or solution?

Nigel Edwards concludes our look at the relocation of care, considering whether shifting care closer to home is always the best solution.
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By Nigel Edwards - 18 January 2013
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When it comes to care, is there any place like home?

Jeremy Porteus, Director of the Housing Learning and Improvement Network, explains how appropriate housing for older people could improve health outcomes and deliver savings.
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By Jeremy Porteus - 10 January 2013
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