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Health policy under the coalition government: A mid-term assessment

Written halfway through the 2010–2015 parliament, this review considers how the NHS is performing under the coalition government, following on from The King’s Fund’s major review of NHS performance from 1997 to 2010.
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By Sarah Gregory et al - 28 November 2012
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Payment by Results: How can payment systems help to deliver better care?

Our report reviews the role and objectives of payment systems in the English NHS, focusing on Payment by Results (PbR).
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By John Appleby et al - 2 November 2012
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How is the NHS performing? September 2012: Quarterly monitoring report

This quarter's report finds that NHS performance is holding up well, but there is concern that quality of care may suffer as financial pressures bite from next year.
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By John Appleby et al - 26 September 2012
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Dealing with financially unsustainable providers: how will the failure regime work?

This paper explains why a failure regime is required in the NHS, outlines how the failure regime for NHS trusts (currently being applied in South London) works and how the failure regime for foundation trusts introduced by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 will work in future.
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By Tony Harrison et al - 19 September 2012
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Older people and emergency bed use: Exploring variation

This paper explores factors that might be driving the significant variation in use of hospital beds by patients over 65 admitted as an emergency.
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By Candace Imison et al - 9 August 2012
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British Social Attitudes survey 2011: public satisfaction with the NHS and its services

The topline results and satisfaction trends relating to the NHS and health care issues from the British Social Attitudes survey 2011.
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By John Appleby - 17 July 2012
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Never Again? The story of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

Written by Nicholas Timmins, this book explains why and how the Health and Social Care Act became law.
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By Nicholas Timmins - 12 July 2012
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How is the NHS performing? May 2012: Quarterly monitoring report

The May 2012 monitoring report looks back at how the NHS performed during the first year of the spending squeeze.
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By John Appleby et al - 31 May 2012
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Thinking about rationing

Our discussion paper looks at the practicalities and controversies surrounding rationing of resources, and identifies what is known about how it works in practice.
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By Jo Maybin et al - 3 May 2012
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Health and wellbeing boards: System leaders or talking shops?

Will health and wellbeing boards be able to achieve greater success than previous bodies? This paper assesses the ways in which local authorities have begun to develop new arrangements with their partners.
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By Richard Humphries et al - 12 April 2012
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How is the NHS performing? January 2012: Quarterly monitoring report

This is the fourth quarterly monitoring report produced by the Fund as we aim to provide a regular update on how the NHS is coping as it grapples with the evolving reform agenda as well as the more significant challenge of making radical improvements in productivity.
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By John Appleby et al - 28 January 2012
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Service-line management: Can it improve quality and efficiency?

How successfully are trusts implementing service-line management? This paper considers what helps and what hinders this way of working and the potential benefits of using this approach.
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By Catherine Foot et al - 26 January 2012
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Windmill 2009: NHS response to the financial storm

The era of unprecedented investment in health care is over, and prospects for future funding now look bleak. But how will the NHS respond? We used a behavioural simultation to test the possibilities.
By Sarah Harvey et al - 3 December 2009
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Choice at the point of referral: Early results of a patient survey

As part of a larger research project, a survey was sent to patients in four areas of England to ask about their experience of referral - and choosing a hospital for treatment. This report summarises the survey findings on patients' choice, opinion, travel, information, support and influencing factors.
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By Anna Dixon et al - 4 November 2009
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Assessing complementary practice: Building consensus on appropriate research methods

The King's Fund set up an advisory group to consider how to develop and apply a robust evidence base for complementary practice - their points and discussions are captured in this report.
By Professor Dame Carol Black - 10 August 2009
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Measures of patients' experience in hospital: Purpose, methods and uses

This paper provides a brief guide to measuring patients' experiences to help trust boards and other interested parties decide which measurement and feedback tools are appropriate for their requirements.
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By Angela Coulter et al - 3 August 2009
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How cold will it be? Prospects for NHS funding: 2011-2017

Starting with a look at historical funding for the NHS, The King's Fund and the Institute for Fiscal Studies set out three possible future funding scenarios and their consequences.
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By John Appleby et al - 20 July 2009
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PBC two years on: Moving forward and making a difference?

This report examines the state of practice-based commissioning two years after a 2007 survey by The King's Fund and NHS Alliance found primary care trusts were struggling with implementation.
By Julie Wood et al - 1 July 2009
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NICE technology appraisals

In our briefing, Teresa Poole looks at how NICE appraises new and existing drugs through clinical and economic evidence, and the impact of those appraisals.
By Teresa Poole - 15 December 2008
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Commissioning and Behaviour Change: Kicking Bad Habits final report

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.
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By Anna Dixon et al - 8 December 2008
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