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Closing the gap: Key areas for action on the health and care workforce
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Closing the gap: key areas for action on the health and care workforce

Staffing is the make-or-break issue for the NHS in England. In this joint report with the Nuffield Trust and the Health Foundation, we set out the policy actions that need to be at the heart of the workforce implementation plan due to be published later this year.
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By Jake Beech et al - 21 March 2019
Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2018
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Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2018: Results from the British Social Attitudes survey

Public satisfaction with the NHS overall continued to fall in 2018. Overall satisfaction was 53 per cent – a 3 percentage point drop from the previous year and the lowest level since 2007.
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By Ruth Robertson et al - 7 March 2019
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The health care workforce in England: make or break?

In advance of the publication of the NHS long-term plan, this briefing highlights the scale of workforce challenges now facing the health service and the threat this poses to the delivery and quality of care over the next 10 years.
15 November 2018
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The public and the NHS: what's the deal?

In March 2018 The King’s Fund and Ipsos MORI carried out a series of discussion events with the public to explore people's views on the relationship between the public and the NHS. This report sets out the findings.
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By Harry Evans et al - 25 June 2018
BSA 2019
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Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2019: Results from the British Social Attitudes survey

After falling for the past two years, public satisfaction with the NHS overall rose significantly in 2019. Overall satisfaction was 60 per cent – a 7 percentage point increase from the previous year.
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By Dan Wellings et al - 3 April 2020
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Clicks and mortar: Technology and the NHS estate

Financial pressures and growing demand mean that health and social care services will need to work differently. This report reviews how technology in the NHS estate is currently being used, and imagines how the 'estate of the future' might look.
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By Lillie Wenzel et al - 21 May 2019
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The NHS at 70: Are we expecting too much from the NHS?

In this paper we explore the public’s expectations of the NHS, the balance between meeting those expectations and living within a constrained budget, and the question of who is responsible for keeping us healthy.
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By Helen McKenna - 27 June 2018
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'The world's biggest quango' the first five years of NHS England

Nicholas Timmins explores the fate of one of the central provisions of the Health and Social Care Act, NHS England, established as a statutorily independent board with the aim of distancing politicians from the day-to-day running of the NHS.
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By Nicholas Timmins - 24 May 2018
Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2017
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Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2017

Public satisfaction with the NHS overall has dropped sharply in the past year and dissatisfaction is at its highest level since 2007.
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By Ruth Robertson et al - 28 February 2018
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What does the public think about the NHS?

As part of our project on the changing relationship between the NHS and the public, the Fund commissioned some initial polling from Ipsos MORI. The results are in.
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By Harry Evans et al - 16 September 2017
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Public satisfaction with the NHS in 2016

In 2016 the NHS remained popular with the public. In particular, the public values a system that provides high-quality, comprehensive services that are free at the point of use.
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By Ruth Robertson - 30 March 2017
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Clinical commissioning: GPs in charge?

What progress has been made around effective GP involvement in commissioning? This report from The King's Fund and the Nuffield Trust assesses what has been learnt so far and makes recommendations for the future.
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By Ruth Robertson et al - 12 July 2016
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Patients as partners: Building collaborative relationships among professionals, patients, carers and communities

Our guide explores practical ways to develop collaborative relationships among health and care professionals, patients, carers and community partners.
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By Becky Seale - 4 July 2016
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Public satisfaction with the NHS in 2015

The relatively high levels of satisfaction in part reflect positive views on on NHS services, but also public support for the concept of a publicly run health service free at the point of use and providing a comprehensive range of services.
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By John Appleby et al - 9 February 2016
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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
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The NHS under the coalition government: Part two: NHS performance

This report looks at how well the NHS has performed under the coalition government. Using routinely available data, the report creates a conventional 'production path' – describing the financial inputs to the NHS before detailing its outputs, such as hospital admissions and A&E attendances.
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By John Appleby et al - 26 March 2015
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The NHS under the coalition government: Part one: NHS reform

Our new report assesses the coalition government's record on the NHS. It comes in two parts, with this first part focusing on the reforms set out in the Health and Social Care Act.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 6 February 2015
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Public satisfaction with the NHS in 2014

The results and satisfaction trends relating to the NHS and health care issues from the British Social Attitudes survey 2014.
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By John Appleby et al - 29 January 2015
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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
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Public satisfaction with the NHS and its services in 2013

We found no change in overall satisfaction with the NHS since 2011, although there have been changes in the public’s views on specific services.
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By John Appleby et al - 6 May 2014
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Health and wellbeing boards: One year on

This report examines how health and wellbeing boards have used their shadow year, what they have achieved, and whether they are providing effective leadership across local systems of care.
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By Richard Humphries et al - 31 October 2013
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Clinical commissioning groups: Supporting improvement in general practice?

The King's Fund and the Nuffield Trust are working together to assess the implementation and impact of CCGs. This first report provides an overview of developments through to March 2013.
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By Chris Naylor et al - 22 July 2013
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Patient-centred leadership: Rediscovering our purpose

This report summarises the main findings of the Francis Inquiry into the failings of care at Mid Staffordshire in relation to NHS leadership and culture. It sets out what needs to be done to avoid similar failures in future.
23 May 2013
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British Social Attitudes survey 2012: 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 2012.
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By John Appleby - 18 April 2013
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