Publications

This paper is a response to the Department of Health's consultation on the introduction of quality accounts.

This report considers the degree to which NHS workforce planning in England is likely to support the delivery of a workforce that is fit for the future. To inform this assessment, we examine current developments at national and regional level.

This paper is a formal response to the consultation on the report to ministers from the Department of Health's steering group on the statutory regulation of practitioners of acupuncture, herbal medicine, and other traditional medicine systems practiced in the UK.

Independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs) provide services to NHS patients but are owned and run by organisations outside the NHS. This briefing paper explains why ISTCs were introduced, and how they are funded, staffed and regulated.

The King's Fund has produced this briefing ahead of the second reading of the Health Bill in the House of Commons.

A programme of work in partnership with the Burdett Trust for Nursing explores the role of nurse executives in helping boards to engage with clinical quality issues.