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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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Digital change in health and social care

The use of digital technology in health and social care can improve quality, efficiency and patient experience as well as supporting more integrated care and improving the health of a population. This report shares practical learning from a series of case studies where significant large-scale digital change is happening.
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By David Maguire et al - 21 June 2018
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The role of cities in improving population health: international insights

Drawing on international case studies, this report explores the role of cities in improving population health and the conditions needed for success.
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By Chris Naylor et al - 15 June 2018
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Transformational change in health and care: reports from the field

We interviewed 42 people who were involved in leading, supporting, delivering, receiving or witnessing transformational change. Our report shares their experiences and reflections.
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By Durka Dougall et al - 10 May 2018
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Leadership in today's NHS: delivering the impossible

Leaders in today’s NHS operate in a climate of extreme pressure. Staffing vacancies are rife, there are widespread challenges in meeting financial and performance targets and demands on services continue to increase. What can be done to support current leaders and encourage future ones?
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By Siva Anandaciva et al - 18 July 2018
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Reimagining community services: making the most of our assets

This report looks at the current organisation of community health services and considers how the health and care system needs to change to meet the needs of populations now and in the future.
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By Anna Charles et al - 23 January 2018
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Funding and staffing of NHS mental health providers: still waiting for parity

Our report finds that the spending gap between NHS acute hospitals and NHS mental health providers is widening.
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By Helen Gilburt - 16 January 2018
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Intentional whole health system redesign: Southcentral Foundation's 'Nuka' system of care

Southcentral Foundation's redesign of the health care system in Alaska is widely regarded as one of the most successful examples of its kind in the United States and internationally. What can the English NHS learn from Southcentral's experiences?
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By Ben Collins et al - 19 November 2015
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Talent management: Developing leadership not just leaders

This paper encourages organisations to adopt a holistic talent management and succession planning strategy and guides NHS boards and leaders through the steps needed for this.
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By Sarah Massie - 3 June 2015
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Workforce planning in the NHS

This report look at past experience with NHS workforce planning and the challenges facing workforce planning in the future, in the light of changing health care needs and the need to deliver the future care models outlines in the NHS five year forward view. The report focuses on three areas key to providing integrated care: mental health, primary care and community nursing.
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By Rachael Smithson et al - 29 April 2015
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Staff engagement: Six building blocks for harnessing the creativity and enthusiasm of NHS staff

This paper encourages NHS boards and other leaders to focus on staff engagement and suggests six building blocks for ensuring a highly engaged workforce.
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By Ben Collins - 19 February 2015
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Revalidation: The early experiences and views of responsible officers from London

This paper summarises the results of a small research study designed to capture the experiences of, and reflections on, revalidation of responsible officers in London.
By Vijaya Nath - 15 October 2013
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NHS and social care workforce: Meeting our needs now and in the future?

The NHS and social care workforce is the primary driver of future health and social care costs. So it's important to ensure that the workforce of today is prepared for the health and social care needs of the future.
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By Candace Imison - 25 July 2013
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Integrated care in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales: Lessons for England

What can the health and social care system in England learn from the experiences of the other countries of the United Kingdom?
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 16 July 2013
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Leading health care in London: Time for a radical response

Our report on health care in London asks where responsibility for leading improvements will rest in future and argues that the new NHS structures are unlikely to provide the leadership needed to meet the challenges ahead.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 26 June 2013
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Designing the 'new' NHS: Ideas to make a supplier market in health care work

Amid increasing independent and voluntary sector involvement in NHS service delivery this report highlights issues that the government and health service providers in all three sectors should address.
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By Nicholas Timmins - 5 June 2006
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Assessing the New NHS Consultant Contract: A something for something deal?

Drawing on evidence from five acute NHS trusts, this paper assesses the impact of the new consultant contract in England and asks whether reforms will translate into benefits for patients.
By Sally Williams et al - 10 May 2006
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