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First do no harm: lessons from service reconfiguration in London

What can we learn from service redesign in London? Chris Ham reflects on themes from our conference on progressing health care in the capital.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 19 October 2012

Transforming health and social care: can the chrysalis become a butterfly?

Chris Ham argues that much bolder approach is needed to bring about innovative models of care that meet the population's needs.

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 5 September 2012

Provider reform: will anything be different this time round?

Current debates about the future of hospitals and bringing care closer to home echo those of the 1970s. So will anything be different this time round?

By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 5 July 2012

Radical changes are needed – my reflections on themes from the NHS Confederation conference

Looking back on the conference, Anna Dixon considers outstanding reform issues, including the difficult decisions that must be made around hospital reconfiguration.

By Anna Dixon - 28 June 2012

Dithering on Dilnot?

Despite the coalition's pledge in its programme for government that it recognised the urgency of reform, almost a year has elapsed since Dilnot reported.

By Richard Humphries - 25 June 2012

Can Lean redesign stick in health care?

Lean is a methodology developed by Toyota which aims to improve flow while minimising waste. But why is it so difficult to apply to health care?

By Nigel Edwards - 19 June 2012

The colour of money: Dilnot and the social care White Paper

Richard Humphries discusses the government’s forthcoming social care White Paper and the final piece of the jigsaw – Andrew Dilnot’s report on how care is funded.

By Richard Humphries - 9 May 2012

London health care: perspectives from the board

Visiting Fellow, Claire Perry gives us an insight into her previous roles in the NHS and examines the issues surrounding health care in London.

By Claire Perry - 23 February 2012

Health Select Committee weighs in to debate on social care

With the government's response to the Dilnot report on social care funding weeks away, will the HSC's new report set out a compelling case for social care change?

By Richard Humphries - 8 February 2012

Mid Staffordshire: a hospital that lost its way

Stephen Moss, Chair of Mid Staffordshire, spoke at our conference this week about the lessons he had learnt from the 'story of a hospital that lost its way'.

By Joanna Goodrich - 14 December 2010

What does the Big Society mean for health and social care?

The term 'Big Society' has been used to cover all manner of ideas, but many of us find it hard to define. So what are the implications for health and social care?

By Beccy Baird - 29 October 2010

The voluntary sector's role in the challenge ahead

As we debate the proposed NHS structures we must think about what kind of care we want these structures to help deliver. And what role can the voluntary sector play?

By Catherine Foot - 17 September 2010

Anticipating the Spending Review

The government has pledged to ring-fence the NHS budget from real-terms reductions, so in one sense the spending review is a done deal. Or is it?

By Richard Humphries - 10 September 2010

Will reconfiguration improve quality and save money?

The coalition wants England to achieve the best health outcomes in Europe and deliver year-on-year productivity savings – could reconfiguration help to achieve this?

By Candace Imison - 21 July 2010

The June Budget: swings and roundabouts for the NHS?

As expected, George Osborne’s first budget set out a combination of spending cuts and tax increases, but how will the NHS be affected?

By John Appleby - 23 June 2010

Who should own the NHS?

Over the past few months, there has been increasing talk about concepts such as 'employee ownership'. But would the 'John Lewis model' work for the NHS?

By Rachael Smithson - 29 April 2010

Should politicians be saving our local hospitals?

As the election campaign ratchets up a gear prospective MPs are vying for our votes and using local service changes and promises to save hospitals as currency.

By Jo Maybin - 26 April 2010

The Lib Dem manifesto: the end of the PCT?

The final piece of the NHS election jigsaw is now in place with the Liberal Democrats' manifesto, which contains a mixture of health reform proposals.

By Ruth Thorlby - 14 April 2010

Can we tolerate a postcode lottery?

Variation in services has existed since the NHS began, but it will be interesting to see how the parties' greater commitment to localism will play out in practice.

By Rebecca Gray - 11 March 2010

Tough call on social care costs

Could the impending general election be the first where social care is a key campaigning issue? Don't expect cross-party consensus yet, warns Richard Humphries.

By Richard Humphries - 1 March 2010

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