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Report Driving better health outcomes through integrated care systems: The role of district councils We interviewed district council officers and integrated care board (ICB) staff in four sites from around England to better understanding the current relationships between local government and ICBs, what good practice looks like, what enables it and the outcomes it produces. Commissioned report How does the NHS compare to the health care systems of other countries? Comparing the health care systems of different countries can help us assess how the UK health care system is performing and where it could improve. Our new report found that the NHS is neither a leader nor a laggard when compared to 18 similar countries. Long read Leading for population health: clinicians’ perspectives Clinicians can play an important role in improving the health of their local communities through adopting a population health approach. Ten clinicians told us about what helps and what hinders their efforts. Commissioned report Technology and innovation for long-term health conditions It has become received wisdom that the NHS struggles to adopt digital innovation, but during the Covid-19 pandemic, many NHS providers have moved services online at astonishing pace. Ben Collins looks at four digital innovations in health services from the UK and the Nordic countries. Report Mental health and primary care networks: understanding the opportunities This report, published jointly by The King’s Fund and the Centre for Mental Health, explores the opportunities the emergence of primary care networks creates for improving the support and treatment provided to people with mental health needs. Article Coping with divergence: opening up, but not for all Health and care staff are experiencing a range of emotions as lockdown lifts. How can leaders support staff through this next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic? Article Responding in a crisis: reflections of a director of public health Responding to the Covid-19 crisis has been a cycle of understanding, reviewing, adapting, taking action – and starting again. How can leaders respond to this challenge? Article ‘The most difficult thing I have done in my life’: reflections on leading through Covid-19 Health services have changed beyond recognition in response to the Covid-19 crisis. How do we capture the learning from these changes? Report Workforce race inequalities and inclusion in NHS providers Despite having a diverse workforce, ethnic minority staff in the NHS continue to experience worse levels of bullying and a lack of opportunities for career progression. This report looks at how three NHS providers are working to better support staff and address these inequalities. Long read Financial debts and loans in the NHS In April 2020, the government announced it would write off more than £13 billion of historical NHS debt. This explainer brings together information on why this debt built up, how the write-off will work, and why this issue is important. Article Leading in isolation during Covid-19 Lesley Flatley reflects on her experiences of leading in isolation, as a manager in an independent care home, during the Covid-19 crisis. Article Collaboration in a crisis The Covid-19 crisis has meant multiple organisations working together to address a shared challenge. But how can we become better at cross-sector co-ordination? Article Maintaining motivation in uncertain times As teams and individuals experience change as a result of Covid-19, we look at how leaders can support teams to stay motivated and move forward. Evidence and consultation Response to the Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry on social care: funding and workforce Our submission highlights some of the key pressures and challenges the social care sector is facing and sets out some reforms the government could make to address these issues. Article Tackling UK’s mortality problem: Covid-19 and other causes In an article for the BMJ, Veena Raleigh argues for improved mortality data to help fight Covid-19 and understand the longer term trend of stalling life expectancy in the UK. Long read GP funding and contracts explained This explainer sets out how general practices are contracted and paid in England, looking at the services they are contracted to deliver, and the different streams of funding they receive. Article Leading in a crisis starts with acknowledging your own feelings We have been listening to leaders across the health and care system about their experiences during the Covid-19 crisis. Here we look at how people feel as result of these experiences and how acknowledging these feelings can help people regain strength and focus (4-minute read) Article Boredom and what it can do for you While many people are working at full stretch during the current crisis, some people may be experiencing boredom. But what does this feeling tell us and how could we use it to good effect? (3-minute read) Article Responding to Covid-19: reasons for hope John James OBE, chief executive of the Sickle Cell Society, reflects on the challenges the organisation has faced during the Covid-19 pandemic and shares what he has learnt and what gives him hope for the future. (2-minute read) Article Creating space for conversations When people are stressed and anxious, creating a shared, safe space to keep thinking and to maintain and develop relationships with colleagues is important. We have developed some suggestions for having virtual conversations. (3-minute read) Article Delivering core NHS and care services during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond: Letter to the Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee The King’s Fund, Health Foundation and Nuffield Trust have submitted a joint letter to the Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee warning that it will take many months before NHS and social care organisations are able to fully restart services following the Covid-19 outbreak. Article Resources supporting our mental health and wellbeing We have brought together some resources providing practical tools and information to support the mental health and wellbeing of health and care workers during the Covid-19 crisis. (3-minute read) Article Leading council efforts through Covid-19 More than one million workers in more than 400 councils have been helping to keep essential services running across UK during the Covid-19 crisis. Here, 15 council leaders share their top tips for leading in this challenging time. 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Report Hospital discharge funds: experiences in winter 2022–23 In this report, we hear from commissioners and service providers in six local areas to find out how they experienced the process of receiving additional funding to reduce delayed discharge in 2022-23.
Report Driving better health outcomes through integrated care systems: The role of district councils We interviewed district council officers and integrated care board (ICB) staff in four sites from around England to better understanding the current relationships between local government and ICBs, what good practice looks like, what enables it and the outcomes it produces.
Commissioned report How does the NHS compare to the health care systems of other countries? Comparing the health care systems of different countries can help us assess how the UK health care system is performing and where it could improve. Our new report found that the NHS is neither a leader nor a laggard when compared to 18 similar countries.
Long read Leading for population health: clinicians’ perspectives Clinicians can play an important role in improving the health of their local communities through adopting a population health approach. Ten clinicians told us about what helps and what hinders their efforts.
Commissioned report Technology and innovation for long-term health conditions It has become received wisdom that the NHS struggles to adopt digital innovation, but during the Covid-19 pandemic, many NHS providers have moved services online at astonishing pace. Ben Collins looks at four digital innovations in health services from the UK and the Nordic countries.
Report Mental health and primary care networks: understanding the opportunities This report, published jointly by The King’s Fund and the Centre for Mental Health, explores the opportunities the emergence of primary care networks creates for improving the support and treatment provided to people with mental health needs.
Article Coping with divergence: opening up, but not for all Health and care staff are experiencing a range of emotions as lockdown lifts. How can leaders support staff through this next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic?
Article Responding in a crisis: reflections of a director of public health Responding to the Covid-19 crisis has been a cycle of understanding, reviewing, adapting, taking action – and starting again. How can leaders respond to this challenge?
Article ‘The most difficult thing I have done in my life’: reflections on leading through Covid-19 Health services have changed beyond recognition in response to the Covid-19 crisis. How do we capture the learning from these changes?
Report Workforce race inequalities and inclusion in NHS providers Despite having a diverse workforce, ethnic minority staff in the NHS continue to experience worse levels of bullying and a lack of opportunities for career progression. This report looks at how three NHS providers are working to better support staff and address these inequalities.
Long read Financial debts and loans in the NHS In April 2020, the government announced it would write off more than £13 billion of historical NHS debt. This explainer brings together information on why this debt built up, how the write-off will work, and why this issue is important.
Article Leading in isolation during Covid-19 Lesley Flatley reflects on her experiences of leading in isolation, as a manager in an independent care home, during the Covid-19 crisis.
Article Collaboration in a crisis The Covid-19 crisis has meant multiple organisations working together to address a shared challenge. But how can we become better at cross-sector co-ordination?
Article Maintaining motivation in uncertain times As teams and individuals experience change as a result of Covid-19, we look at how leaders can support teams to stay motivated and move forward.
Evidence and consultation Response to the Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry on social care: funding and workforce Our submission highlights some of the key pressures and challenges the social care sector is facing and sets out some reforms the government could make to address these issues.
Article Tackling UK’s mortality problem: Covid-19 and other causes In an article for the BMJ, Veena Raleigh argues for improved mortality data to help fight Covid-19 and understand the longer term trend of stalling life expectancy in the UK.
Long read GP funding and contracts explained This explainer sets out how general practices are contracted and paid in England, looking at the services they are contracted to deliver, and the different streams of funding they receive.
Article Leading in a crisis starts with acknowledging your own feelings We have been listening to leaders across the health and care system about their experiences during the Covid-19 crisis. Here we look at how people feel as result of these experiences and how acknowledging these feelings can help people regain strength and focus (4-minute read)
Article Boredom and what it can do for you While many people are working at full stretch during the current crisis, some people may be experiencing boredom. But what does this feeling tell us and how could we use it to good effect? (3-minute read)
Article Responding to Covid-19: reasons for hope John James OBE, chief executive of the Sickle Cell Society, reflects on the challenges the organisation has faced during the Covid-19 pandemic and shares what he has learnt and what gives him hope for the future. (2-minute read)
Article Creating space for conversations When people are stressed and anxious, creating a shared, safe space to keep thinking and to maintain and develop relationships with colleagues is important. We have developed some suggestions for having virtual conversations. (3-minute read)
Article Delivering core NHS and care services during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond: Letter to the Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee The King’s Fund, Health Foundation and Nuffield Trust have submitted a joint letter to the Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee warning that it will take many months before NHS and social care organisations are able to fully restart services following the Covid-19 outbreak.
Article Resources supporting our mental health and wellbeing We have brought together some resources providing practical tools and information to support the mental health and wellbeing of health and care workers during the Covid-19 crisis. (3-minute read)
Article Leading council efforts through Covid-19 More than one million workers in more than 400 councils have been helping to keep essential services running across UK during the Covid-19 crisis. Here, 15 council leaders share their top tips for leading in this challenging time. (4-minute read)
Health and care explained: Making sense of the health and care system This selection of content aims to make sense of the health and care system – including videos, articles, illustrated summaries and more.
