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Article Watching Wallonia: or what STPs can learn about team working A recently endangered trade deal between the EU and Canada offers some pertinent thoughts on balancing the interests of the new partnerships, writes Chris Ham.
Report Sustainability and transformation plans in the NHS: how are they being developed in practice? Little is known about the process of developing sustainability and transformation plans. This report looks at how STPs have been developed in four parts of the country.
Long read Policy changes to implement the NHS five year forward view: a progress report Two years on from the publication of the NHS five year forward view, we assess how much progress has been made and what still needs to be done to align policies with the plan.
Report Social care for older people: Home truths This report looks at social care services for older people and the impact of cuts in local authority spending on social care providers and on older people, their families and carers.
Long read Health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) explained What are health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) and what role could they play in developments such as integrated commissioning and place-based systems of care?
Article NHS in England embraces collaboration in tackling biggest crisis in its history In this article for the British Medical Journal, Chris Ham and Hugh Alderwick consider the development of sustainability and transformation plans in the NHS.
Article Getting the measure of this year's NHS planning guidance In this article for the Health Service Journal, Helen McKenna discusses the impact of the recent NHS planning guidance.
Report What the planning guidance means for the NHS: 2016/17 and beyond Our briefing considers some of the key publications and policy announcements that have come out in the wake of the 2015 Spending Review and offers a commentary on what they might mean for the future policy landscape.
Evidence and consultation House of Commons Health Committee inquiry on public health post-2013: Evidence submission Our submission to the House of Commons Health Committee inquiry gives our views on the impact of the Health and Social Care Act reforms on public health since 2013.
Article How will services access the new Sustainability and Transformation Fund? The Sustainability and Transformation Fund bears closer scrutiny and comes with a sting in the tail, says Richard Murray.
Blog: Comment and analysis on the key issues in health and social care All blog posts from The King's Fund.
Health and care explained: How does the health and care system work? How is it changing?This selection of content aims to make sense of the health and care system – including videos, articles, illustrated summaries and more.
