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Public health gains despite slimmer budgets

Sifting through the tea-leaves: is the NHS about to make more of the running on public health?
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By David Buck - 25 November 2014
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The future for specialists is beyond a hospital’s four walls

Specialists can provide support and training to help GPs and nurses diagnose and treat complex patients, write Ruth Robertson and Matthew Honeyman.
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By Ruth Robertson et al - 19 November 2014
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Adult social care funding: viewpoints

The LGA and ADASS invited senior figures from across the care and support sector to provide their perspective on some of the issues covered in their report, Adult social care funding: 2014 state of the nation. This is Richard Humphries' viewpoint.
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By Richard Humphries - 28 October 2014
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NHS social care: how to make those who would benefit pay for radical improvements

The predictable and understandable reluctance to talk about higher taxation before the election means that the funding challenge facing the NHS is not being adequately addressed.
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By Kate Barker - 7 October 2014
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Thoughts on the first 100 days of the next government

As part of the Local Government Association's new campaign, Investing in our nation’s future: the first 100 days of the next government, Richard Humphries details what the Fund would like from the next government in its first 100 days in office.
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By Richard Humphries - 8 July 2014
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Dalton review: Good leadership will determine the best models for change

There are a range of models being explored by the Dalton review to improve NHS provider models in future. Health care management is complex and mulifaceted, so needs to successfully meet varying local health needs, argue Chris Ham and Chris Hopson.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 1 July 2014
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Prescription charges: are they worth it?

John Appleby assesses whether the policy of charging for prescriptions in England is helping or harming the NHS.
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By John Appleby - 18 June 2014
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NHS England’s chief executive sets out thinking on new models of care

Simon Stevens has the opportunity to make changes that in normal times would be impossible, says Chris Ham.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 12 June 2014
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NHS reform: the next shift-change

The government’s NHS reforms were meant to devolve power away from Whitehall. In practice the health service remains one of the most centralised in the world. Bottom-up change is urgently needed.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 11 June 2014
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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.
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By Helen Gilburt et al - 29 May 2014
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Let the mavericks lead primary care service design

Rachael Addicott considers how forward thinking GPs can be more engaged in leading the radical service redesign that is required in primary care.
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By Rachael Smithson - 22 April 2014
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Why we need a single budget for health and social care

Hard choices have to be faced to ensure our health and social care systems meet the challenges of the 21st century, says commission chair Kate Barker
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By Kate Barker - 3 April 2014
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Take care with pension reforms

The freeing up of pension pots announced in the Budget could have unintended negative consequences for the social care system. These need to be urgently addressed.
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By Richard Humphries - 1 April 2014
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Making the care system fit for an ageing population

Richard Humphries looks at how social care can meet one of this generation's biggest policy challenges in an opinion article for Community Care.
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By Richard Humphries - 19 March 2014
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GP contracts should enable providing or buying all but the most specialist services

The pressure of a growing and ageing population is made all the more pressing by the financial challenges that the entire health system faces and are keenly felt within general practice.
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By Rachael Smithson - 19 February 2014
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We have a radical plan for primary care

The King’s Fund proposes a radically new approach to commissioning and funding general practice to tackle the pressure of rising demands when resources are declining.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 19 February 2014
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What hospitals can learn from mental health service transformation

Commissioners should take the opportunity to redesign services while considering the needs of patients, says Helen Gilburt.
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By Helen Gilburt - 4 February 2014
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Invest in housing to improve health and reduce costs

As councils retain substantial responsibilities for housing, there is strong evidence that their actions can significantly contribute to the improved health of residents.
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By David Buck - 23 January 2014
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The business case for public health

Dedicated funding has helped to raise the profile of public health, but it is crucial that councils also maximise their influence over the many wider factors that determine the health of local communities.
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By David Buck - 23 January 2014
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If we want to save more lives, general hospitals must close

The current system, dominated by the general hospital, is outmoded. But are politicians brave enough to dismantle some of those shells?
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 15 November 2012
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