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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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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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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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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
Article

Award-winning charities benefit communities but struggle to convince CCGs

Charities can have an enormous impact on health in their communities, writes Lisa Weaks, but clinical commissioning groups are proving hard to reach.
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By Lisa Weaks - 17 May 2012
Evidence and consultation

Data briefing: Emergency hospital admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions: Identifying the potential for reductions

Our data briefing looks at patterns of admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions and assesses how emergency admissions could be reduced.
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By Yang Tian et al - 3 April 2012
Article

Reshaping commissioning

With authorisation starting in October 2012, Chris Naylor asks how ready are the CCGs to take over the mantle of primary care commissioning.
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By Chris Naylor - 1 February 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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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
Article

Quality in a cold climate: is the NHS on course?

Anna Dixon questions whether the Outcomes Framework offers a coherent guide to help steer the health service through the more difficult financial times ahead.
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By Anna Dixon - 16 December 2008
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Briefing: High Quality Care for All: the NHS Next Stage Review final report

This briefing provides The King's Fund's analysis of the key themes explored in High Quality Care For All, the final report from Lord Darzi's NHS Next Stage Review.
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By Jo Maybin et al - 16 July 2008
Evidence and consultation

Briefing: Celebrating the NHS at 60

In this briefing, John Appleby and Ruth Thorlby explore the early years of the NHS and look forward to what we might encounter in the next 60 years.
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By John Appleby et al - 4 July 2008
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Visions for care in strategic health authorities

As part of Lord Darzi's review of the NHS, each strategic health authority (SHA) outside London was commissioned to produce a report outlining their 'vision' for care in their region in the next decade.
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By Jo Maybin et al - 1 July 2008
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Background to the NHS Next Stage Review

This briefing provides the background of the review and asks what the final report might recommend.
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By Jo Maybin - 3 May 2008
Evidence and consultation

Data briefing: Waiting times are just so...1950s

John Appleby and Ruth Thorlby consider the issues surrounding waiting times in the NHS, from the 1950s up to the present day.
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By John Appleby et al - 10 April 2008
Article

Patient choice in general practice: the implications of patient satisfaction surveys

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.
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By Anna Dixon et al - 2 April 2008
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