Publications

This briefing focuses on the Mental Health Act 2007 and its policies in relation to England.

Draws on a series of working papers and seminars to assesses existing and innovative methods the health service can use to persuade people to live healthier lifestyles.

Through in-depth interviews with GPs, hospital and primary care trust staff in four sites, this report assesses the progress of practice-based commissioning (PBC) and identifies the barriers that are limiting success.

This consultation response focuses on the safety of intrapartum care and draws on the findings of a year-long inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England to make some recommendations.

Rachel Turner looks at the rise of healthcare-associated infections across the NHS, including the policies and strategies put in place to combat these infections.

The King's Fund has scrutinised the dream of polyclinics and urges planners to be cautious.

The Department of Health commissioned The King's Fund and Loop2 to undertake a simulation-based project to consider the shift in the balance of care from hospital to community settings.

This paper responds to the Department of Health consultation on the framework for the registration of health and adult social care providers.

This report asks whether the polyclinic model will improve the quality and accessibility of health care and deliver cost savings and integrated care.

John Appleby and Ruth Thorlby look at how the birth of the NHS changed maternity care.

This report suggests that without the right level and type of investment into mental health care we will all pay the price – not just in wasted resources but also in wasted lives.

Presents the views of doctors and other health professionals on the many challenges to their roles, the way they practise and the nature of their professionalism.

Ruth Robertson explains how an advert that grabs attention, even if it offends some people, can be an important part of an anti-smoking campaign.

We share the lessons from a pilot programme launched in 2006 to improve environments for care at end of life, with experiences from eight pilot sites.

This paper provides a descriptive analysis of the impact and costs of new services as part of the Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme, launched in 2004.

Ruth Robertson, Anna Dixon and Julian Le Grand consider the factors that explain patient satisfaction with general practice physicians and how this may drive patients' choice of practice.

This report presents the findings of an independent inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England, offering recommendations for change.

The case for change in the health service is irrefutable, argues Niall Dickson, but strong managerial and clinical leadership, astute financial planning and significant changes in working practices will be needed to ensure Lord Darzi's review is truly a 'once in a generation opportunity'.

Funding the Practice of Learning is an evaluation of the Partners for Health programme, exploring the experiences of those who applied for funding from the point of application, through the recruitment process and into the programme itself.

Bringing together the findings from the Caring Choices events and website, this report looks at possible solutions to the problem of funding long-term care.