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Hospital Pathways programme: lessons learned

We describe the Hospital Pathways programme, the method used to evaluate it, what we learned about the approach, and how the lessons have influenced the Patient and Family-centred Care programme.
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By Bev Fitzsimons et al - 19 December 2012
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General practice in London: supporting improvements in quality

An independent report giving fresh analysis of the challenges faced by general practice in London, and the improvements that will be needed to address them.
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By Veena Raleigh et al - 5 December 2012
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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
Article

If we want to save more lives, general hospitals must close

The current system, dominated by the general hospital, is outmoded. But are politicians brave enough to dismantle some of those shells?
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 15 November 2012
Report

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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Rises in health care spending: where will it end?

John Appleby examines why countries spend more and more of their wealth on health care and assesses the long term affordability.
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By John Appleby - 1 November 2012
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What accountable care organisations will mean for physicians

Rachael Addicott spoke to four commercial accountable care organisations about the performance standards physicians must achieve and the consequences of not meeting them.
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By Rachael Smithson - 1 October 2012
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The ‘cottage industry’ model worked well, but won’t last

Small was beautiful, writes Chris Ham, but as the NHS changes GPs will need to start working together to make the most of the funding available.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 27 September 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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Transforming the delivery of health and social care: The case for fundamental change

This paper explores how the current health and social care delivery system has failed to keep pace with the population's needs and expectations.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 6 September 2012
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Fixing the broken system

Chris Ham and Anna Dixon put forward that case that urgent action is needed to change how health and social care are delivered.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 6 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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Joint health and wellbeing strategy guide

The King's Fund has contributed to a series of products for health and wellbeing boards, including a strategy guide, self assessment toolkit and briefings.
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By Richard Humphries et al - 1 August 2012
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Spelling out the value in voluntary

Local voluntary organisations bring value to health care – but now they need to demonstrate how, says Lisa Weaks.
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By Lisa Weaks - 28 June 2012
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Tackling the problems of seriously challenged NHS providers

The experience of South London Healthcare NHS Trust highlights the inadequacies of existing approaches to dealing with failing health care providers.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 27 June 2012
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Competition and integration in health care reform

Chris Ham suggests that a bundle of policy interventions are needed to support the evolution of integrated systems of care.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 15 June 2012
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The demands of public service leadership

Richard Humphries looks at the importance of cultivating a culture of strong engagement with staff, patients and partners.
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By Richard Humphries - 6 June 2012
Article

Meeting the productivity challenge

John Appleby and Nicola Hartley discuss how the NHS can respond to the productivity challenge in our exclusive interview from Insight magazine.
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By John Appleby et al - 1 June 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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