Publications

Leaders of ten health care organisations have signed a joint open letter to MPs calling for an amendment to the Health and Care Bill that ensures the health system in England is fully staffed now and in the future.

A broad coalition of health and care organisations have come together to speak with one voice about the need to prioritise the emotional and physical wellbeing of health and care staff.

Leaders of The King’s Fund, the Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust have written to the Secretary of State for Health and Care, Matt Hancock, and the Chair of the Commons Health and Social Care Committee, Jeremy Hunt, calling for a new clause to be added to the forthcoming NHS Bill to support better workforce planning.

Local government’s relationship with the NHS will be 95 years old in 2043 – by then we will know whether the 2012 Health and Social Care Act really was a game-changing shift in the relationship between these two great public service silos.

Following the government’s response to the Francis report, Michael West looks at why fostering compassion should be about relieving stresses on staff, not threatening criminal sanctions.

The 65-year-old relationship between the NHS and local government bears testimony to numerous attempts to co-ordinate the work of these two enormous public service silos. Will the new health and wellbeing boards fare any better?

With this year’s party conferences concluded, none of the political parties have yet committed to a strategic vision for the issues facing the future of health and social care, says Richard Humphries.

Angela Coulter writes about the house of care, a new model which places the patient at the heart of the delivery system and encourages personalised care planning.

Chris Ham comments on Jeremy Hunt's plans to ask high-performing NHS hospitals to provide support to poorly performing hospitals to enable them to improve the quality and safety of patient care.

In an article for the Health Service News Journal, Chris Ham explains how Canterbury District Health Board in New Zealand has made integrated care work in practice.

Relationships between councils and clinical commissioning groups are getting better, but there are big challenges ahead, says Richard Humphries.

We spoke to Nicola Walsh about why The King's Fund is highlighting better integrated care as a top priority for health leaders.

In the latest edition of our Insight magazine, we talk to Nigel Edwards, Senior Fellow at The King's Fund, about the problems often faced by smaller hospitals and how these problems could be overcome.

All four UK health services face the same problems. Yet none of them is learning from the others about the best approaches, says Nick Timmins.

Local charities can relieve pressure on health services and provide cost effective joined up care in the community. But providers and commissioners are not always aware of what they can offer, says Lisa Weaks

This report from the Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund examines the new GP organisations forming to allow care provision at greater scale.

The next person appointed as chief executive of NHS England will essentially be the leader of the national health system, says Chris Ham.

Richard Humphries writes about a deepening structural fault line between the NHS and social care providers.