Publications

This paper seeks to identify the skills, knowledge and behaviours required of new system leaders and to learn from AQuA's Integrated Care Discovery Communities, which are attempting to combine strong organisational leadership with collaborative system-level leadership approaches.

We explore the current financial state of the NHS, the approaches used to avert financial failure and how to deal with it once it occurs.

John Appleby assesses whether the policy of charging for prescriptions in England is helping or harming the NHS.

We found no change in overall satisfaction with the NHS since 2011, although there have been changes in the public’s views on specific services.

Rachael Addicott considers how forward thinking GPs can be more engaged in leading the radical service redesign that is required in primary care.

Our report argues for a new approach that brings together funding for general practice with funding for many other services. This would entail new forms of commissioning, with GPs innovating in how care is delivered.

The pressure of a growing and ageing population is made all the more pressing by the financial challenges that the entire health system faces and are keenly felt within general practice.

The King’s Fund proposes a radically new approach to commissioning and funding general practice to tackle the pressure of rising demands when resources are declining.