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Commissioned report

Managing health services through devolved governance: A perspective from Victoria, Australia

In 2014 The King's Fund was approached by the health department in the Australian state of Victoria to undertake an independent review of the model of the state's devolved governance of health services. This report presents the findings of our review.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 18 November 2015
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Place-based systems of care: A way forward for the NHS in England

Our report looks at how NHS organisations can move towards place-based systems of care, in which NHS organisations and services work together to address the challenges they collectively face. The report suggests 10 principles to guide the development of such systems.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 12 November 2015
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Devolution: What it means for health and social care in England

This briefing describes the origins of devolution and explores key policy and implementation questions in relation to health and social care.
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By Helen McKenna et al - 11 November 2015
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Foundation trust and NHS trust mergers: 2010 to 2015

This report reviews 20 mergers involving NHS trusts and foundation trusts between 2010 and mid-2015 and asks whether mergers are always the best way forward.
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By Ben Collins - 24 September 2015
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Better value in the NHS: The role of changes in clinical practice

The NHS is being asked to make large productivity savings. This report argues that, rather than looking at efficiency and costs, the NHS should be focusing on getting better value from its budget.
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By Hugh Alderwick et al - 7 July 2015
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Integration with health could be staging post to devolved public service budgets

As the post-election dust settles, the Queen’s speech confirms that the integration of health and social care continues as a headline policy commitment, with the better care fund and ‘DevoManc’ as flagship policies intended to make this happen. But will they be enough?
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By Richard Humphries - 10 June 2015
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English devolution: local solutions for a healthy nation

This publication was commissioned by the Local Government Association to capture the thoughts of councillors, directors of public health, providers, commissioners, academics and other key opinion formers on the challenges and opportunities devolution could bring in terms of improving the public's health. Read David Buck's chapter.
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By David Buck - 9 June 2015
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The practice of system leadership: Being comfortable with chaos

This report draws on the experiences of 10 senior leaders to look in depth at the skills needed to be a system leader. The 10 individuals are from different backgrounds and work in different contexts, and give some very candid reflections on their successes and failures.
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By Nicholas Timmins - 20 May 2015
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The NHS needs system leadership

If Florence Nightingale worked for the NHS of today, she would be looking outwards to find people to make her wards work better. These people would be system leaders, not just strong leaders of single organisations, says Nick Timmins.
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By Nicholas Timmins - 20 May 2015
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Public satisfaction with the NHS in 2014

The results and satisfaction trends relating to the NHS and health care issues from the British Social Attitudes survey 2014.
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By John Appleby et al - 29 January 2015
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