Publications

Working in partnership is central to reducing health inequalities – one department acting alone cannot tackle an issue that does not respect organisational boundaries.

Does the Green Paper on social care reform follow the right principles, offer the right options, and map out the right way forward? Read our analysis of the government's proposals for changing the way that social care is funded and delivered.

Jo Maybin summarises the main points of the July 2009 Green Paper setting out options for reform of social care funding.

Part of the King's Fund Point of Care programme, 'Enabling Compassion' was the first in a series of workshops, and was intended to gain insight into what prevents and enables compassionate care.

The departure of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust Chief Executive, following a Healthcare Commission investigation over mortality rates, has sparked much debate within the service, writes Karen Lynas.

An article for the NHS Directory on the Enhancing the Healing Environment programme.

It is the lynchpin of health policy for third-term Labour, but how much does the public understand about what choice offers? Rebecca Rosen reports on new research.

John Appleby explores the extent to which poor performance by individual clinicians could be reflected in data available from routine NHS statistics.

John Appleby looks at the impact of patient choice on the future viability of some hospitals.

Richard Lewis and M. Fletcher highlight the importance of a strategic analysis of the policy process in the design of the national patient safety strategy.