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Talking leadership: Ben Fuchs on 'advantage blindness'

Ben Fuchs is a Senior Consultant in our Leadership and Organisational Development team. Ahead of our annual leadership summit on compassionate and inclusive leadership, we explore why it’s important for those in management and leadership roles to be aware of potential blind spots.
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By Ben Fuchs - 24 May 2019
Report

Leadership in today's NHS: delivering the impossible

Leaders in today’s NHS operate in a climate of extreme pressure. Staffing vacancies are rife, there are widespread challenges in meeting financial and performance targets and demands on services continue to increase. What can be done to support current leaders and encourage future ones?
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By Siva Anandaciva et al - 18 July 2018
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Enhanced health in care homes: learning from experiences so far

This report looks at experiences so far in the areas of England working on delivering enhanced health in care homes.
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By Alex Baylis et al - 5 December 2017
Article

Inspiring leadership: Kate’s story

We talk to Kate Bones, whose experience of taking part in our Athena programme has left a lasting impression.
By Kate Bones - 16 March 2017
Article

Talking leadership: Susie Perks-Baker on our Athena programme

Susie Perks-Baker discusses the challenges currently facing female leaders in health and care, and how our Athena programme has evolved to meet their needs.
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By Susie Perks-Baker - 26 October 2016
Social care for older people
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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.
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By Richard Humphries et al - 15 September 2016
Article

An all-inclusive NHS is achievable

Discrimination against minorities is prevalent in the NHS, but a climate of inclusion, mutual respect and supportiveness will ensure that the benefits of diversity are gained, writes Michael West.
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By Michael West - 18 December 2015
Commissioned report

Making the difference: Diversity and inclusion in the NHS

Our summary of the findings of an NHS England-commissioned report on diversity and inclusion in the NHS.
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By Michael West et al - 16 December 2015
Article

Overcome barriers stopping women taking up leadership roles

We've made a start, and now women in leadership roles, or those aspiring to reach the top, have an opportunity to examine the difficulties, challenges and opportunities ahead, writes Vijaya Nath
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By Vijaya Nath - 27 October 2015
Article

HSJ Inspirational Women 2014

The Health Service Journal (HSJ) has published its second celebration of health care's most inspirational female leaders with three of The King's Fund's staff being recognised for their work.
11 July 2014
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Living longer – a cause for celebration

The fact that people now live longer has been a source of concern for some years now. Many older people say they are happy and report high levels of well-being, while research is beginning to suggest that the proportion of old people with poor health may be reducing. So should this phenomenon be a cause for celebration rather than concern?
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By David Oliver - 27 May 2014
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Making the care system fit for an ageing population

Richard Humphries looks at how social care can meet one of this generation's biggest policy challenges in an opinion article for Community Care.
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By Richard Humphries - 19 March 2014
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Don't see older people as a 'burden' on the NHS

In an article for the Health Service Journal, David Oliver, an author of the Making our health and care systems fit for an ageing population report, discusses the changes that must occur and highlights some of the work that is already improving care for older people.
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By David Oliver - 6 March 2014
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Making our health and care systems fit for an ageing population

Our fragmented health and care system is not meeting the needs of older people. This report sets out a framework and tools to help local service leaders improve the care they provide for older people across nine key components.
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By David Oliver et al - 6 March 2014
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Providing integrated care for older people with complex needs: Lessons from seven international case studies

This report synthesises evidence from seven integrated care case studies, and identifies lessons for policy-makers and service providers to help with the challenges ahead.
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By Nick Goodwin et al - 30 January 2014
Commissioned report

Oxleas Advanced Dementia Service: Supporting carers and building resilience

This case study looks at how Oxleas Advanced Dementia Service provides care co-ordination, and specialist palliative care and support to patients with advanced dementia living at home.
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By Lara Sonola et al - 5 September 2013
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Exploring the system-wide costs of falls in older people in Torbay

Using Torbay’s unique patient-level linked data set, we explore the NHS and social care costs of the care pathway for older people in the 12 months before and after being admitted to hospital as a result of a fall.
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By Yang Tian et al - 22 August 2013
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Older people and emergency bed use: Exploring variation

This paper explores factors that might be driving the significant variation in use of hospital beds by patients over 65 admitted as an emergency.
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By Candace Imison et al - 9 August 2012
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The care of frail older people with complex needs: time for a revolution: The Sir Roger Bannister Health Summit, Leeds Castle

This paper summarises discussions from the Sir Roger Bannister Health Summit, held at Leeds Castle, which looked at the challenges of caring for frail older people.
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By Jocelyn Cornwell - 27 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
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