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NHS hospital bed numbers: past, present, future

The number of hospital beds in England has more than halved over the past 30 years. This explainer looks at data on hospital beds, explores the drivers underpinning the changes it shows, and considers whether further reductions to bed numbers are realistic.
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By Leo Ewbank et al - 5 November 2021
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NHS hospital bed numbers: past, present, future

The number of hospital beds in England has more than halved over the past 30 years. This explainer looks at data on hospital beds, explores the drivers underpinning the changes it shows, and considers whether further reductions to bed numbers are realistic.
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By Leo Ewbank et al - 5 November 2021
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A digital NHS? An introduction to the digital agenda and plans for implementation

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.
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By Matthew Honeyman et al - 22 September 2016
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Clinical commissioning: GPs in charge?

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.
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By Ruth Robertson et al - 12 July 2016
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Understanding pressures in general practice

Our report uses qualitative and quantitative data to assess the patient factors, system factors and supply-side issues driving the current pressures in general practice.
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By Beccy Baird et al - 5 May 2016
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Patients' experience of using hospital services: An analysis of trends in inpatient surveys in NHS acute trusts in England 2005-13

Our report looks at the data from inpatient surveys over a nine-year period and discusses what the data tells us about the national picture of care in the NHS and what it reveals about trends for individual trusts over time.
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By Veena Raleigh et al - 10 December 2015
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Acute hospitals and integrated care: From hospitals to health systems

This report looks at lessons from case studies where acute hospitals are working collaboratively with local partners to build integrated models of care.
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By Chris Naylor et al - 19 March 2015
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Risk or reward? The changing role of CCGs in general practice

A report from the Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund finds that CCGs risk becoming unsustainable without changes to the way they attract leaders and adequate funding to help them expand their remit.
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By Ruth Robertson et al - 26 January 2015
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Case management: What it is and how it can best be implemented

This paper looks at the core components of a successful case management programme and considers how it can be used to deliver high-quality integrated care.
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By Nick Goodwin et al - 17 November 2011
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Perspectives on telehealth and telecare

This paper, the third in a series of WSDAN briefing papers, examines the experiences of the network's 12 member sites in implementing telehealth and telecare.
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By Nick Goodwin et al - 3 November 2011
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Social enterprise in health care: Promoting organisational autonomy and staff engagement

The government is committed to the development of social enterprises to deliver health and social care. But will these new organisations and their leaders have the necessary skills to manage the risks and establish themselves as viable organisations in an increasingly competitive market?
By Rachael Addicott - 4 August 2011
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The voluntary and community sector in health: Implications of the proposed NHS reforms

What role will the voluntary and community sector play in health and social care if the government's proposed reforms go ahead? This report discusses the opportunities for the sector, but also addresses the risks it may face.
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By Claire Mundle et al - 16 June 2011
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Recent trends in leadership: Thinking and action in the public and voluntary service sectors

This supporting paper reviews recent developments in leadership, using the Warwick 6 C Leadership Framework to organise the evidence.
By Jean Hartley et al - 18 May 2011
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Commissioning for the future: Learning from a simulation of the health system in 2013/14

What outcomes could current health and social care reforms have on the future of the health system? This simulation exercise exposed GPs to the situations they might face in 2013/14.
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By Candace Imison et al - 7 April 2011
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Improving the quality of care in general practice: Report of an independent inquiry commissioned by The King's Fund

This report, conducted by an independent panel of experts, aims to support the work of general practice and to provide a guide to ensure that quality is at the heart of the service.
24 March 2011
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Quality of general practice: key findings for GPs from an independent inquiry

We outline the key findings for professionals in general practice and describe the central role that general practice must now play to improve the quality of health care.
23 March 2011
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Reconfiguring hospital services: Lessons from South East London

Reconfiguring hospital services offers a timely and sobering contribution to the emerging debate on how service and organisational change should be taken forward across the NHS in England.
By Keith Palmer - 3 March 2011
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