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Managing quality in community health care services

From children's services to care for older people and end-of-life support, the community sector plays a key part in meeting the challenges facing our health and care system. This report presents findings from a small-scale study into how quality is managed in community services.
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By Catherine Foot et al - 4 December 2014
Article

Why has the PROMs programme stalled?

In 2009, the English NHS introduced a world-leading initiative in the pursuit of quality health care: the measurement of patients’ views about their own health became a routine part of the delivery of NHS-funded services. So how has this laudable initiative progressed since its initial success? The answer is, sadly, barely at all.
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By John Appleby et al - 3 December 2014
Evidence and consultation

Briefing: The Autumn Statement: NHS Funding

The King's Fund's written briefing in advance of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement to parliament, calling for an additional £2 billion in funding for the NHS to prevent a financial crisis in 2015/16.
26 November 2014
Article

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
Article

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
Commissioned report

Tackling poverty: Making more of the NHS in England

The research on which this paper is based was commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) to inform its work to develop an anti-poverty strategy for the United Kingdom.
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By David Buck et al - 12 November 2014
Evidence and consultation

Health Select Committee's inquiry into public expenditure on health and social care: Evidence submission

The King's Fund's written response to the Health Select Committee's inquiry into public expenditure on health and social care (11 November 2014).
11 November 2014
Report

Commissioning and contracting for integrated care

This report describes how CCGs in England are innovating with alternative approaches to commissioning and contracting as a way of driving integrated care.
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By Rachael Smithson - 11 November 2014
Report

People in control of their own health and care: The state of involvement

Despite the consensus that patients should be more involved in decisions about their health and care, little progress has been made. This report examines the reasons why and considers how we can put ideas about patient involvement into practice.
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By Catherine Foot et al - 4 November 2014
Article

Creating change from within

Dr Tracey Batten, Chief Executive of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, reflects on the challenges of working in two very different health care systems and tells us how she thinks we can reform the NHS from within.
Report

How is the NHS performing? October 2014: Quarterly Monitoring Report

Our latest survey of finance directors reveals the highest level of pessimism about the financial position of health organisations since we began surveying in the autumn of 2011.
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By John Appleby et al - 30 October 2014
Article

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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Specialists in out-of-hospital settings: Findings from six case studies

We visited six services where consultants are delivering or facilitating care outside hospital. This report presents the findings from those visits as case studies and identifies some of the key characteristics and challenges to this way of working.
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By Ruth Robertson et al - 22 October 2014
Article

After conference season where do the parties stand on health?

The recent party conference season saw a flurry of pledges from the main parties, and we now have a much clearer idea of some of the commitments that will make up their manifestos. So where do the three main parties stand now that the conference season is over?
10 October 2014
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Financial failure in the NHS: What causes it and how best to manage it

We explore the current financial state of the NHS, the approaches used to avert financial failure and how to deal with it once it occurs.
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By Richard Murray et al - 9 October 2014
Article

Redesign the failure regime for struggling providers

Richard Murray looks at the issues to consider when designing a better approach to financial failure.
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By Richard Murray - 9 October 2014
Article

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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Transforming mental health: A plan of action for London

This report describes a vision for the future of mental health provision in London, generated through a process of engagement with key stakeholders in the capital.
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By Helen Gilburt et al - 25 September 2014
Report

Our priorities for the next government

With the general election coming at a pivotal time for health and social care, we set out our view of the key challenges and priorities for the next government.
16 September 2014
Report

A new settlement for health and social care: Final report

The final report from the Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England.
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By Kate Barker - 4 September 2014
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