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The next steps towards integrated care

This explainer considers NHS England and NHS Improvement’s proposals to further integrate health and care services and describes the associated proposals for legislative change.
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By Richard Murray et al - 9 December 2020 11-minute read
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Access to new medicines in the English NHS

Have you ever wondered how new medicines are developed, approved and priced? This explainer outlines the long journey from the discovery of a new drug to when it becomes available on the NHS.
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By Ben Collins - 28 October 2020 30-minute read
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The courage of compassion: Supporting nurses and midwives to deliver high-quality care

This report, commissioned by the RCN Foundation, explores the causes and consequences of poor mental health and wellbeing among nurses and midwives, and seeks to identify solutions to these issues and examples of good practice.
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By Michael West et al - 23 September 2020
The economic influence of the NHS at the local level
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The economic influence of the NHS at the local level

As the biggest employer in England and a significant economic force in local communities, the NHS has a unique opportunity to influence the wellbeing of the population it serves. David Maguire looks at how the NHS can affect the health of their local population as an economic agent.
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By David Maguire - 16 January 2020
Long read

Reforming the finances of the NHS

A new financial architecture for the NHS requires coherence and balance, and a recognition that that any national financial strategy will be heavily mediated by the quality of local relationships. Richard Murray and Siva Anandaciva discuss how lessons from the recent history of NHS finances can help the system plan for the future.
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By Siva Anandaciva et al - 15 December 2020 30-minute read
Article

An open letter to the Chancellor

Chief Executive of The King’s Fund, Richard Murray, has written an open letter to the Chancellor, the Right Honourable Rishi Sunak, to outline why health and care services need the stability of a multi-year funding deal.
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By Richard Murray - 23 November 2020
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The updated GP contract explained

NHS England and the British Medical Association’s general practice committee have negotiated an update to the five-year GP contract framework published in January 2019. This explainer outlines the changes and explains what they mean for the future of general practice.
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By Beccy Baird et al - 19 November 2020
Evidence and consultation

Response to the Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry into workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care

In this written submission to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee, we provide an overview of the resilience of the NHS and social care workforce, including the impact of Covid-19.
16 October 2020
Long read

Quarterly monitoring report (QMR) 29: how is the NHS performing?

Covid-19 has dramatically altered how NHS services and finances operate. Our 29th QMR looks at where the NHS expected to be at the end of 2019/20, where it actually finds itself in 2020/21, and what impact Covid-19 might have in the future.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 6 August 2020
Loans explainer
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Financial debts and loans in the NHS

In April 2020, the government announced it would write off more than £13 billion of historical NHS debt. This explainer brings together information on why this debt built up, how the write-off will work, and why this issue is important.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 2 July 2020
Evidence and consultation

Response to the Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry on social care: funding and workforce

Our submission highlights some of the key pressures and challenges the social care sector is facing and sets out some reforms the government could make to address these issues.
18 June 2020
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GP funding and contracts explained

This explainer sets out how general practices are contracted and paid in England, looking at the services they are contracted to deliver, and the different streams of funding they receive.
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By Jake Beech et al - 11 June 2020 9-minute read
First 100 days of new government
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Health and care: the first 100 days of the new government

We provide a record of the progress made towards meeting the government’s manifesto pledges and campaign commitments during its first 100 days in office.
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By Jonathon Holmes - 27 March 2020
Evidence and consultation

NHS Funding Bill House of Commons Second Reading: briefing

The King's Fund produced this briefing ahead of the second reading of the NHS Funding Bill in the House of Commons.
3 February 2020
Article

Public health funding uncertainty is hitting hard

This article was first published on the LGC website. The lack of news from the government about the public health grant contrasts with the long term certainly it has given the NHS, writes Sally Warren.
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By Sally Warren - 31 January 2020
Evidence and consultation

Network contract directed enhanced service: draft outline service specifications

The urgent action needed to stabilise general practice, by addressing workload and workforce issues, raises important questions around the timing, implementation and pace of these new service specifications even though the overall direction they set out is the right one.
17 January 2020
Report

The Spending Review – what does it mean for health and social care?

The King's Fund has come together the Nuffield Trust and the Health Foundation to publish a briefing on the impact of the Spending Review on health and social care.
17 December 2015
Article

Where does the spending review leave social care?

The short term hotchpot of measures taken by the government does nothing to stem the growing pressures on social care, says Richard Humphries.
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By Richard Humphries - 14 December 2015
Article

The spending review: what does it mean for health and care?

Richard Murray offers an assessment of where the comprehensive spending review leaves health and social care.
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By Richard Murray - 30 November 2015
Article

UK’s health and social care spending plans: more of the same?

Nearly half of next year's NHS funding boost will come from cuts to other health services, finds John Appleby.
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By John Appleby - 30 November 2015
Report

Statement from the Barker Commission: The future of health and social care

A statement from the Barker Commission to the Chancellor ahead of the Spending Review on the state of social care and its funding.
8 November 2015
Report

How is the NHS performing? October 2015: Quarterly Monitoring Report

The NHS is now entering seriously dangerous financial territory which will have ramifications for patients and for all levels of NHS management.
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By John Appleby et al - 22 October 2015
Article

Improving outcomes while reducing costs

Chris Ham speaks to Dr Mark Smith, Founder and Former President and CEO of California HealthCare Foundation, about improving outcomes for patients while reducing costs.
21 October 2015
Article

The three crises facing the NHS in England

Ministers need to be honest with the public about the consequences for patient care, says Chris Ham.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 15 October 2015
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