Publications

What impact have community-based compulsory treatment orders had in the first six months since they were introduced in Scotland, and what lessons can England and Wales learn from this experience?

Our briefing on local variations in NHS spending priorities analyses newly-available data, collected by the Department of Health, on the amount spent by primary care trusts on specific disease areas.

Amid increasing independent and voluntary sector involvement in NHS service delivery this report highlights issues that the government and health service providers in all three sectors should address.

Drawing on evidence from five acute NHS trusts, this paper assesses the impact of the new consultant contract in England and asks whether reforms will translate into benefits for patients.

Explores how social enterprises, particularly those with a 'mutual' structure, could add value to the provision of primary and community care and practice-based commissioning, and suggests how this system could be implemented.

How much should be spent on social care for older people over the next 20 years, and what funding arrangements are needed? Our report sets out the findings of the Wanless Social Care Review.

Examines the current situation and experiences of NEDs from BME communities in London's NHS trusts and health authorities, and asks what is required to sustain this BME representation.

How effective is the NHS in providing accessible health care for all Britons, regardless of their ethnic or religious background? This briefing sets out the background to some of the issues.

This report makes the case for supporting and developing health advocacy in London to promote health and tackle inequality and recommends ways forward.

This report from The King's Fund examines how we construct and use evidence to assess the effectiveness of complex social interventions.

The medical profession needs to respond to changing expectations of patients, the state, and the health service itself. This paper proposes a way to redefine medical professionalism for the future.

This research summary profiles London's international health care workforce for the first time, and examines the wider issues around the capital's heavy reliance on international health professionals.

This practical full-colour guide and accompanying CD Rom, published in partnership with NHS Estates, shows how staff teams with no specialist knowledge can make dramatic changes to areas such as waiting rooms by making better use of existing resources.

A critical analysis of the Commission for Health Improvement. Can CHI's experience inform the future work of the newly formed CHAI?

This paper looks at the initiatives and strategies being used across London to raise children's levels of health and educational attainment.

Explores how managed care organisations in the United States could support the development of models for the NHS to improve the way it manages chronic conditions.