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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
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
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

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
Article

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
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.
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By Helen Gilburt et al - 29 May 2014
Report

Supporting people to manage their health: An introduction to patient activation

It is vital that people engage more with improving their own health. This paper introduces a way of conceptualising and measuring that engagement known as patient activation.
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By Judith Hibbard et al - 16 May 2014
Article

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
Article

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
Report

Health policy under the coalition government: A mid-term assessment

Written halfway through the 2010–2015 parliament, this review considers how the NHS is performing under the coalition government, following on from The King’s Fund’s major review of NHS performance from 1997 to 2010.
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By Sarah Gregory et al - 28 November 2012
Article

How will reforms to the NHS in England affect mental health services?

The lasting impact of the reforms on mental health services and the people who use them will depend not simply on the legislation itself, but on how it is implemented, says Chris Naylor.
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By Chris Naylor - 12 November 2012
Evidence and consultation

The role of local authorities in health issues: Consultation response

We set out our thoughts on the Communities and Local Government Committee inquiry on the role of local authorities in health issues.
18 October 2012
Article

Public service is not about heroic individualism

Are we asking the right questions about what public services can learn from the Olympic and Paralympic Games?
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By Richard Humphries - 20 September 2012
Report

Dealing with financially unsustainable providers: how will the failure regime work?

This paper explains why a failure regime is required in the NHS, outlines how the failure regime for NHS trusts (currently being applied in South London) works and how the failure regime for foundation trusts introduced by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 will work in future.
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By Tony Harrison et al - 19 September 2012
Report

Transforming the delivery of health and social care: The case for fundamental change

This paper explores how the current health and social care delivery system has failed to keep pace with the population's needs and expectations.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 6 September 2012
Article

Setting objectives for the NHS Commissioning Board

One of the principal aims of England’s Health and Social Care Act 2012 is to distance politicians from the day to day management of the NHS. This aim is being pursued by the creation of the NHS Commissioning Board, which will take responsibility for allocating resources to clinical commissioning groups and commissioning some services directly.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 6 September 2012
Evidence and consultation

Consultation response: Liberating the NHS: No decision about me, without me

This document sets out our thoughts on the Department of Health’s consultation: Liberating the NHS: No decision about me, without me.
30 August 2012
Report

Clustering of unhealthy behaviours over time: Implications for policy and practice

Our paper looks at how smoking, excessive drinking, poor diet and lack of exercise cluster in the English population and how that is changing over time.
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By David Buck et al - 23 August 2012
Article

Health inequalities: an Olympic-size challenge

The good news is that government interventions have had a positive impact on healthy living. The bad news is that they’re mainly helping the better-off.
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By David Buck - 23 August 2012
Report

Never Again? The story of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

Written by Nicholas Timmins, this book explains why and how the Health and Social Care Act became law.
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By Nicholas Timmins - 12 July 2012
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