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Article NHS England throws down challenge to government The NHS may have to restrict what it provides with its budget, says Chris Ham. Article Patient involvement: Paul’s story Paul Radin speaks to us about his experience of patient involvement at The King’s Fund. Article State of health and care in England Services are at full stretch and struggling to maintain standards, says Chris Ham. Article What policies are needed to improve children’s health? big election questions Ahead of the general election, we consider what policies are needed to improve children's health. Article Did the government meet its pledge to tackle childhood obesity? Ahead of the general election, we explore whether the government met its pledge to tackle childhood obesity. Article Building collaborative partnerships with patients and communities Mark Doughty discusses progress made by The King's Fund's Leading collaboratively with patients and communities programme. Article UK NHS: Less money (but more bangs per buck)? John Appleby assesses whether NHS efficiency savings will meet the funding gap. Article When delivering treatment is not enough How can patients be encouraged to participate in their own care? And just what does it mean to be an empowered patient? Article Prescription charges: are they worth it? John Appleby assesses whether the policy of charging for prescriptions in England is helping or harming the NHS. Article Activate the next level of patient engagement There is evidence that patient activation is an effective way to measure the capacity of patients to manage their health and for providers to better tailor services to them. Helen Gilburt and Alf Collins explain how. Article How will health and wellbeing boards fare? The 65-year-old relationship between the NHS and local government bears testimony to numerous attempts to co-ordinate the work of these two enormous public service silos. Will the new health and wellbeing boards fare any better? Article Housing alongside health and care With this year’s party conferences concluded, none of the political parties have yet committed to a strategic vision for the issues facing the future of health and social care, says Richard Humphries. Article How to relieve pressure on the NHS Angela Coulter writes about the house of care, a new model which places the patient at the heart of the delivery system and encourages personalised care planning. Article Four nations means one huge wasted opportunity All four UK health services face the same problems. Yet none of them is learning from the others about the best approaches, says Nick Timmins. Article Doctors must lead efforts to reduce waste and variation in practice US health care organisations show that doctors must lead efforts in tackling the pressure of further financial cuts and halt the decline in performance, says Chris Ham. Article Health and wellbeing boards: policy and prospects This article aims to examine the role of health and wellbeing boards in the context of the government's reforms introduced by the Health and Social Act 2012 and the fundamental challenges facing the NHS and local government; it also aims to assess evidence from the early experience of shadow boards and considers what factors will most influence their success. Article Hard times and great expectations Richard Humphries reflects on the themes from this year's annual National Children and Adult Services Conference. Article 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. 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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Article A new deal with the public It’s time to revisit what people can expect from the NHS and what their obligations are in return, writes Chris Ham.
Article NHS England throws down challenge to government The NHS may have to restrict what it provides with its budget, says Chris Ham.
Article Patient involvement: Paul’s story Paul Radin speaks to us about his experience of patient involvement at The King’s Fund.
Article State of health and care in England Services are at full stretch and struggling to maintain standards, says Chris Ham.
Article What policies are needed to improve children’s health? big election questions Ahead of the general election, we consider what policies are needed to improve children's health.
Article Did the government meet its pledge to tackle childhood obesity? Ahead of the general election, we explore whether the government met its pledge to tackle childhood obesity.
Article Building collaborative partnerships with patients and communities Mark Doughty discusses progress made by The King's Fund's Leading collaboratively with patients and communities programme.
Article UK NHS: Less money (but more bangs per buck)? John Appleby assesses whether NHS efficiency savings will meet the funding gap.
Article When delivering treatment is not enough How can patients be encouraged to participate in their own care? And just what does it mean to be an empowered patient?
Article Prescription charges: are they worth it? John Appleby assesses whether the policy of charging for prescriptions in England is helping or harming the NHS.
Article Activate the next level of patient engagement There is evidence that patient activation is an effective way to measure the capacity of patients to manage their health and for providers to better tailor services to them. Helen Gilburt and Alf Collins explain how.
Article How will health and wellbeing boards fare? The 65-year-old relationship between the NHS and local government bears testimony to numerous attempts to co-ordinate the work of these two enormous public service silos. Will the new health and wellbeing boards fare any better?
Article Housing alongside health and care With this year’s party conferences concluded, none of the political parties have yet committed to a strategic vision for the issues facing the future of health and social care, says Richard Humphries.
Article How to relieve pressure on the NHS Angela Coulter writes about the house of care, a new model which places the patient at the heart of the delivery system and encourages personalised care planning.
Article Four nations means one huge wasted opportunity All four UK health services face the same problems. Yet none of them is learning from the others about the best approaches, says Nick Timmins.
Article Doctors must lead efforts to reduce waste and variation in practice US health care organisations show that doctors must lead efforts in tackling the pressure of further financial cuts and halt the decline in performance, says Chris Ham.
Article Health and wellbeing boards: policy and prospects This article aims to examine the role of health and wellbeing boards in the context of the government's reforms introduced by the Health and Social Act 2012 and the fundamental challenges facing the NHS and local government; it also aims to assess evidence from the early experience of shadow boards and considers what factors will most influence their success.
Article Hard times and great expectations Richard Humphries reflects on the themes from this year's annual National Children and Adult Services Conference.
Article 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.
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.
Health and care explained: Making sense of the health and care systemThis selection of content aims to make sense of the health and care system – including videos, articles, illustrated summaries and more.
