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Article

The three crises facing the NHS in England

Ministers need to be honest with the public about the consequences for patient care, says Chris Ham.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 15 October 2015
Commissioned report

Measuring the performance of local health systems: A review for the Department of Health

Commissioned by the Department of Health, our review looks at how to assess the performance of health services within CCG areas, including how well these services work with social care and public health services.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 12 October 2015
Report

Transforming our health care system: Ten priorities for commissioners

Health care commissioners will need to deliver a sustainable system in the face of the most challenging financial and organisational environment seen in decades. Here, we set out ten priorities for commissioners to help them drive forward the changes needed.
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By Chris Naylor et al - 19 June 2015
Report

Risk or reward? The changing role of CCGs in general practice

A report from the Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund finds that CCGs risk becoming unsustainable without changes to the way they attract leaders and adequate funding to help them expand their remit.
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By Ruth Robertson et al - 26 January 2015
Article

Emergency department pressures need to be tackled through integrated urgent and emergency care

Politicians must look for evidence-based solutions and avoid the NHS becoming a political football, says Chris Ham.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 21 January 2015
Article

Discharging patients from overcrowded hospitals – fewer 'progress chasers' and more 'doers' please

This year, urgent activity in English NHS hospitals has reportedly hit a record high. These figures routinely underestimate the real number of people in beds whose needs no longer require the full facilities of the general hospital.
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By David Oliver - 12 January 2015
Report

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
Report

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
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
Report

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
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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Department of Health draft guidance on NHS patients who wish to pay for additional private care: Consultation response

This paper is a formal response to the Department of Health's draft guidance on NHS patients who wish to pay for additional private care.
28 January 2009
Report

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
Evidence and consultation

Health Select Committee's inquiry into the purchase of additional drugs by NHS patients (top-up fees) Consultation response

This paper is a response to the Health Select Committee's inquiry, conducted by Professor Mike Richards, into the consequences of additional private drugs for NHS care.
11 September 2008
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