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Social prescribing: a part of something bigger

Beccy Baird highlights how social prescribing must fit within a well-connected and sufficiently-funded system if it is to be successful.
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By Beccy Baird - 18 December 2018
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Tackling HIV stigma in the health service

Dr Tom Beaney, a GP trainee working in The King's Fund policy team, reflects on new data from the Positive Voices survey and considers the stigma that people with HIV face within the health service today.
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By Dr Tom Beaney - 1 December 2018
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Prevention is better than cure – except when it comes to paying for it

The government’s emphasis on prevention is welcome, but resources have not been following the rhetoric. David Buck analyses the latest data on local government public health spending.
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By David Buck - 21 November 2018
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Mental health funding in the 2018 Autumn Budget: the devil will be in the detail

While the additional funding for mental health services announced in this week’s Budget is welcome, it will take more than money to deliver parity of esteem.
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By Helen Gilburt - 31 October 2018
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A short history of NHS winter funding

The NHS relies on the reoccurrence of supposedly non-recurrent winter funding, but is still kept on its toes each year wondering how much money will be available and when it will be provided. Siva Anandaciva looks at how it works.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 11 October 2018
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Reviewing the Better Care Fund: time to be bold?

The upcoming review of the Better Care Fund needs to highlight opportunities for development to support the integration of the NHS and social care.
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By Richard Humphries - 5 October 2018
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A potential red herring in the social care Green Paper

Simon Bottery considers government interest in a ‘nudge’ approach to paying for social care but cautions against focusing on it in the upcoming Green Paper.
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By Simon Bottery - 26 September 2018
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Shaping the future of general practice

NHS England and general practice must collaborate to deliver new ways of working. Beccy Baird considers what the relationship needs to develop.
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By Beccy Baird - 12 September 2018
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Using technology to build a partnership of trust with patients

Chris Ham explores how technology can enable positive clinician-patient relationships and support patients to take an active role in their health and wellbeing.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 7 September 2018
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How can community involvement reduce health inequalities?

Can community involvement in Morecambe Bay help reduce health inequalities that have existed over decades?
By Andy Knox - 5 September 2018
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Solving the puzzle of social care: the time for action is now

With new research suggesting that the number of people aged 85 and over needing round-the-clock care is set to double by 2035, the government needs to make hard choices if it is to solve the puzzle of social care, says Chris Ham.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 31 August 2018
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Through the eyes of GP trainees: workforce of the future

What is driving the workforce crisis in general practice? Mike Nosa-Ehima looks for answers in the results of our survey of GP trainees.
By Mike Nosa-Ehima - 16 August 2018
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From lab to bedside: ensuring new medicines are available in a cost-effective and timely way

David Omojomolo explores the challenge of offering new medicines within current financial restraints.
By David Omojomolo - 31 July 2018
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The NHS 10-year plan: how much will be spent on NHS deficits?

Richard Murray calls for the reform of the NHS’s current Byzantine financial system.
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By Richard Murray - 23 July 2018
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Planning for a national centre for arts and health

Sarah Gregory explores the issues around co-producing a plan to establish a national centre for arts and health.
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By Sarah Gregory - 18 July 2018
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The NHS 10-year plan: transformation holds the key to sustainability

Chris Ham calls for the NHS 10-year plan to outline realistic ambitions to transform health and care over the next decade, focused on improving population health and a new deal with the public.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 12 July 2018
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The changing shape of NHS finances

As austerity and widespread staffing shortages began to bite over the past decade, the finances of NHS providers often took a familiar shape each year. But more recently this pattern of financial performance has been increasingly pulled out of shape and distorted.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 10 July 2018
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NHS funding: what we know, what we don’t know and what comes next

As the dust settles on the new NHS funding announcement, Richard Murray explores what to expect over the next few months.
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By Richard Murray - 27 June 2018
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What can cities in England learn from other countries about population health?

As we publish a new report on population health, Chris Naylor asks whether it is time for cities to have more powers to improve the health of their populations.
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By Chris Naylor - 15 June 2018
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Should free personal care be available in England?

Simon Bottery explores a key social care difference between England and Scotland and considers whether it’s time for change.
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By Simon Bottery - 8 June 2018
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