Publications

Little is known about the process of developing sustainability and transformation plans. This report looks at how STPs have been developed in four parts of the country.

In recent years, the digital agenda in health care has been the subject of an array of promises and plans. Following on from the Wachter review of health technology, our new briefing assesses the progress made and what needs to happen next.

This report investigates what good district nursing care looks like and looks at the growing demand capacity gap in district nursing and the worrying impact that this is having on services, the workforce and the quality and safety of patient care.

What progress has been made around effective GP involvement in commissioning? This report from The King's Fund and the Nuffield Trust assesses what has been learnt so far and makes recommendations for the future.

Our guide explores practical ways to develop collaborative relationships among health and care professionals, patients, carers and community partners.

In the aftermath of the Brexit vote, we consider what lies ahead for health and social care, and the five big issues that will need to be considered.

Marcus Powell, Director of Leadership and Organisational Development, shares his initial observations about leadership in the NHS.

In this honest account of the realities of leadership in today's NHS, Nick Timmins talks to 12 departing chief executives about the highs and lows of the job.

Our report, which calls for a single quality improvement strategy for the NHS in England, offers 10 design principles to guide the development of the strategy. However, the authors warn, it will take time for such a strategy to deliver results.

Our briefing considers some of the key publications and policy announcements that have come out in the wake of the 2015 Spending Review and offers a commentary on what they might mean for the future policy landscape.

Southcentral Foundation's redesign of the health care system in Alaska is widely regarded as one of the most successful examples of its kind in the United States and internationally. What can the English NHS learn from Southcentral's experiences?

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.

This briefing describes the origins of devolution and explores key policy and implementation questions in relation to 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.

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.

Health care commissioners will need to deliver a sustainable system in the face of the most challenging financial and organisational environment seen in decades. Here, we set out ten priorities for commissioners to help them drive forward the changes needed.

With support for health and social care to have a single ring-fenced budget and a single local commissioner growing, this report looks at the options available for integrated commissioning.

This paper encourages organisations to adopt a holistic talent management and succession planning strategy and guides NHS boards and leaders through the steps needed for this.