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Commissioned report

General practice in London: supporting improvements in quality

An independent report giving fresh analysis of the challenges faced by general practice in London, and the improvements that will be needed to address them.
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By Veena Raleigh et al - 5 December 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
Report

Improving GP services in England: Exploring the association between quality of care and the experience of patients

Using data for more than 8,000 general practices in England, this paper examines the association between patients’ perceptions about the non-clinical aspects of care and practice performance on measures of clinical quality.
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By Veena Raleigh et al - 7 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
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

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
Article

Nicholas Timmins: the aftermath of reform

Nicholas Timmins speaks to the Health Service Journal about his new book: Never Again? The story of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
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By Nicholas Timmins - 12 July 2012
Article

UK healthcare: Poorly prescribed

Implementation of reforms to the hallowed health service is likely to prove messy, says Nick Timmins in the Financial Times.
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By Nicholas Timmins - 11 July 2012
Article

Award-winning charities benefit communities but struggle to convince CCGs

Charities can have an enormous impact on health in their communities, writes Lisa Weaks, but clinical commissioning groups are proving hard to reach.
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By Lisa Weaks - 17 May 2012
Report

Health and wellbeing boards: System leaders or talking shops?

Will health and wellbeing boards be able to achieve greater success than previous bodies? This paper assesses the ways in which local authorities have begun to develop new arrangements with their partners.
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By Richard Humphries et al - 12 April 2012
Article

Health and wellbeing boards will be more than talking shops

Will health and wellbeing boards be wordy talking shops or transforming system leaders? Richard Humphries explores this in an article for Local Government Chronicle.
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By Richard Humphries - 12 April 2012
Article

GPs must adapt to a new model of care

Constructive dialogue between GPs as providers and commissioners, and all other providers of care must be the way forward, says Chris Ham.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 26 March 2012
Article

What will the Health and Social Care Bill mean for the NHS in England?

Implementation will be as important as legislation in determining the impact of the Health and Social Care Bill, says Chris Ham.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 20 March 2012
Evidence and consultation

Briefing: The Health and Social Care Bill: Report stage in the House of Lords - service reconfiguration and the failure regime

This briefing focuses on the implications of the Health and Social Care Bill for service reconfigurations and for the failure regime for providers that are financially unsustainable.
27 February 2012
Article

Reshaping commissioning

With authorisation starting in October 2012, Chris Naylor asks how ready are the CCGs to take over the mantle of primary care commissioning.
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By Chris Naylor - 1 February 2012
Article

Championing health and wellbeing

Among the many hotly debated measures set out in the Health and Social Care Act one initiative remains uncontroversial: health and wellbeing boards.
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By Richard Humphries - 1 February 2012
Article

A whole system approach to clinical commissioning

We talked to some GPs about the challenges of leading change and our whole systems approach to help with clinical commissioning.
By GPs in Hertfordshire - 1 February 2012
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