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Sustainability and transformation plans in the NHS: how are they being developed in practice?

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.
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By Hugh Alderwick et al - 14 November 2016
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User feedback in maternity services

Our report looks at how maternity services are collecting, analysing and acting on feedback to improve women's experience of maternity services.
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By Lillie Wenzel et al - 6 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
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What the planning guidance means for the NHS: 2016/17 and beyond

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.
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By Helen McKenna et al - 5 February 2016
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Avoiding hospital admissions: What does the research evidence say?

In order to successfully reduce avoidable emergency admissions, we need to fully understand which interventions are the most effective. The King's Fund commissioned this review of research evidence to establish which interventions work in avoiding emergency or unplanned hospital admissions.
By Sarah Purdy - 16 December 2010
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Estimate of future social care funding gap following the Spending Review

Note prepared for the Health Select Committee Inquiry into public expenditure, giving an estimate of the future social care funding gap following the Spending Review 2010.
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By Richard Humphries et al - 24 November 2010
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Choosing a high-quality hospital: The role of nudges, scorecard design and information

Choosing a high-quality hospital explores how information can help patients to make informed choices. It is based on a research study, which began with a series of focus group discussions, the results of which informed the design of an online experiment.
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By Anna Dixon et al - 18 November 2010
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The Spending Review and Social Care

For adult social care, the Spending Review settlement is about as good as it could get. It promises allocates £2 billion a year of additional funding by 2014-15 to support social care, £1b of which sits within the NHS.
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By Richard Humphries - 21 October 2010
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Liberating the NHS: The right prescription in a cold climate?

Many of the changes set out in the government's White Paper have the potential to help to improve performance. However, there are significant risks in making these changes when financial pressures on the NHS are increasing.
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By Anna Dixon et al - 6 October 2010
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Place-based approaches and the NHS: lessons from Total Place

This report captures the content of a conference held by The King's Fund to assess the involvement of the NHS in the Total Place programme.
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By Richard Humphries et al - 1 October 2010
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The patient-centred care project: evaluation report

Our evaluation report of a patient-centred care, evidence-based co-design project run by Guys' and St Thomas' and King's College Hospitals.
11 August 2010
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Securing good care for more people: Options for reform

This report on social care proposes new, fairer funding arrangements, a review of the current settlement for older people and reforms to the benefits system.
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By Richard Humphries et al - 16 March 2010
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