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Patients' experience of using hospital services: An analysis of trends in inpatient surveys in NHS acute trusts in England 2005-13

Our report looks at the data from inpatient surveys over a nine-year period and discusses what the data tells us about the national picture of care in the NHS and what it reveals about trends for individual trusts over time.
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By Veena Raleigh et al - 10 December 2015
Article

CQC's State of Care is both reassuring and disturbing

The Care Quality Commission's State of Care report has both reassuring and disturbing messages: reassuring in that the majority of services are good, but disturbing in that there is significant variation in quality and particularly safety.
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By Michael West - 20 October 2015
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Measuring the performance of local health systems: A review for the Department of Health

Commissioned by the Department of Health, our review looks at how to assess the performance of health services within CCG areas, including how well these services work with social care and public health services.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 12 October 2015
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Transforming our health care system: Ten priorities for commissioners

Health care commissioners will need to deliver a sustainable system in the face of the most challenging financial and organisational environment seen in decades. Here, we set out ten priorities for commissioners to help them drive forward the changes needed.
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By Chris Naylor et al - 19 June 2015
Article

Acute hospitals and integrated care: what business are we in?

Hugh Alderwick and Chris Naylor discuss provider-led approaches to integration.
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By Hugh Alderwick et al - 1 April 2015
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Acute hospitals and integrated care: From hospitals to health systems

This report looks at lessons from case studies where acute hospitals are working collaboratively with local partners to build integrated models of care.
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By Chris Naylor et al - 19 March 2015
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Risk or reward? The changing role of CCGs in general practice

A report from the Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund finds that CCGs risk becoming unsustainable without changes to the way they attract leaders and adequate funding to help them expand their remit.
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By Ruth Robertson et al - 26 January 2015
Article

Discharging patients from overcrowded hospitals – fewer 'progress chasers' and more 'doers' please

This year, urgent activity in English NHS hospitals has reportedly hit a record high. These figures routinely underestimate the real number of people in beds whose needs no longer require the full facilities of the general hospital.
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By David Oliver - 12 January 2015
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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

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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Preparing for the Francis report: how to assure quality in the NHS

With the Francis Inquiry report due in the autumn, we set out our views on how the system of quality assurance needs to evolve and how it should operate.
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By Anna Dixon et al - 26 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
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Data briefing: Emergency hospital admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions: Identifying the potential for reductions

Our data briefing looks at patterns of admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions and assesses how emergency admissions could be reduced.
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By Yang Tian et al - 3 April 2012
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Improving safety in maternity services: A toolkit for teams

The tips and tools in this resource will help maternity teams to implement changes that will deliver benefits to women and families.
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By Vinice Thomas et al - 29 March 2012
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Continuity of care for older hospital patients: A call for action

This paper focuses on those aged 70 years and older with multiple health problems and explores how continuity of care affects them and the people closest to them.
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By Jocelyn Cornwell et al - 27 March 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
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