Publications
Independent views on health and social care from The King's Fund. All of our reports and findings from our projects are available to buy or download.
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Other resources
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New care models
Emerging innovations in governance and organisational form 11 Oct 2016organisational infrastructure. It focuses on developments at five sites: Dudley; Sandwell and West Birmingham ... sites chosen to develop the multispecialty community provider (MCP) and primary and acute care system ... 978 1 909029 68 2 Key findings Many of the vanguard sites would like to bring together the budgets for ... -
User feedback in maternity services
6 Oct 2016Our report looks at how maternity services are collecting, analysing and acting on feedback to improve women's experience of maternity services.
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Social care for older people
Home truths 15 Sep 2016Published with the Nuffield Trust, this report looks at the impact of changes in local authority spending on social care for older people.
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Leadership in the NHS
Thoughts of a newcomer 15 Jun 2016Marcus Powell, Director of Leadership and Organisational Development, shares his initial observations about leadership in the NHS.
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Gardens and health
Implications for policy and practice 17 May 2016This independent report, commissioned by the National Gardens Scheme, looks at the benefits gardens and gardening can bring to the population's health.
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Understanding pressures in general practice
5 May 2016A lack of nationally available, real-time data means that there is currently little information available on activity in general practice. Our new report uses qualitative and quantitative data to assess the patient factors, system factors and supply-side issues driving the current pressures in the service.
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Bringing together physical and mental health
A new frontier for integrated care 8 Mar 2016Our new report looks at a third dimension of integration, highlighted in the NHS five year forward view – bringing together physical and mental health. The authors discuss 10 areas that offer some of the biggest opportunities for improving quality and controlling costs.
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Intentional whole health system redesign
Southcentral Foundation's 'Nuka' system of care 19 Nov 2015Southcentral Foundation's redesign of the health care system in Alaska is widely regarded as one of the most successful examples of its kind in the United States and internationally. What can the English NHS learn from Southcentral's experiences?
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Talent management
Developing leadership not just leaders 3 Jun 2015This paper encourages organisations to adopt a holistic talent management and succession planning strategy and guides NHS boards and leaders through the steps needed for this.
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Acute hospitals and integrated care
From hospitals to health systems 19 Mar 2015Our new report looks at lessons from five case studies where acute hospitals are working collaboratively with local partners to build integrated models of care - three of the sites have since been chosen as vanguards by NHS England.