Publications

Specialists can provide support and training to help GPs and nurses diagnose and treat complex patients, write Ruth Robertson and Matthew Honeyman.

The LGA and ADASS invited senior figures from across the care and support sector to provide their perspective on some of the issues covered in their report, Adult social care funding: 2014 state of the nation. This is Richard Humphries' viewpoint.

The predictable and understandable reluctance to talk about higher taxation before the election means that the funding challenge facing the NHS is not being adequately addressed.

This report, published in July, details the conclusions of the Review of Staff Engagement and Empowerment in the NHS, commissioned by the Minister for Care and Support, Norman Lamb MP, in November 2013. The review was chaired by Chris Ham, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, and supported by a panel of 17 experts.

The Health Service Journal (HSJ) has published its second celebration of health care's most inspirational female leaders with three of The King's Fund's staff being recognised for their work.

As part of the Local Government Association's new campaign, Investing in our nation’s future: the first 100 days of the next government, Richard Humphries details what the Fund would like from the next government in its first 100 days in office.

There are a range of models being explored by the Dalton review to improve NHS provider models in future. Health care management is complex and mulifaceted, so needs to successfully meet varying local health needs, argue Chris Ham and Chris Hopson.

Staff are beginning to question how much longer they can stave off the consequences of unprecedented financial pressure.

We speak to Michael West about how to nurture the sort of leadership that enables positive changes in culture.

Much less emphasis should be placed on the use of external pressures, such as targets and inspection, and much greater priority should be given to reforming the NHS from within.

There is evidence that patient activation is an effective way to measure the capacity of patients to manage their health and for providers to better tailor services to them. Helen Gilburt and Alf Collins explain how.

The fact that people now live longer has been a source of concern for some years now. Many older people say they are happy and report high levels of well-being, while research is beginning to suggest that the proportion of old people with poor health may be reducing. So should this phenomenon be a cause for celebration rather than concern?

Chris Ham reviews this week's news and discusses why we must debate the future funding of NHS and strengthen leadership.

Senior health service staff must be able to engage their workforce to meet the challenge of delivering continually improving, high quality and compassionate care.

This paper, written in partnership with the Center for Creative Leadership, shows how collective leadership can be implemented to deliver sustainable culture change and improvements in patient care.

Leadership needs to be shared and distributed throughout the NHS, with leaders engaging with colleagues, says Chris Ham.

Hard choices have to be faced to ensure our health and social care systems meet the challenges of the 21st century, says commission chair Kate Barker

With more people living longer than ever before, how can we transform our health and care services to meet the needs of the 21st century, ask Catherine Foot and Richard Humphries.

The freeing up of pension pots announced in the Budget could have unintended negative consequences for the social care system. These need to be urgently addressed.

The American accountable care organisation model has achieved success, but the NHS can improve on it if it acts quickly, write Chris Ham and Nicola Walsh.