Publications Independent research and analysis on health and social care Search Apply Listing Content Type Viewing: Article All publications Reports Long reads (-) Articles Evidence and consultations Commissioned reports Share this content Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Print this page Topics Health and care services (-) Adult social care (-) General practice (-) Hospital care (-) Long-term conditions Mental health Public health Leadership, systems and organisations Clinical commissioning groups Clinical leadership Equality and diversity Health and wellbeing boards (-) Integrated care Local service design Patient leadership Quality improvement Sustainability and transformation plans System leadership Voluntary and community sector Workforce and skills Patients, people and society Children and young people Housing Patient experience Patient involvement Patient safety Population health (-) Technology and data Volunteers Policy, finance and performance Commissioning and contracting Governance and regulation Health and Social Care Act 2012 NHS finances (-) Performance Productivity Social care finances Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 (-) 2012 (-) 2013 2014 2015 (-) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Article The link between pensions and social care: Letter to the Editor Letter from Kate Barker to the Editor of The Times regarding the link between pensions and social care. Article Healthy populations: designing strategies to improve population health: Report of the WISH Healthy Populations Forum 2016 This report, for the World Innovation Summit for Health 2016, sets out a framework for developing new strategies to improve population health that join up healthcare systems with other services and sectors. Article UK government’s Autumn Statement: no relief for NHS and social care in England: Staff have become shock absorbers in a system lacking resources to meet rising demands If silence speaks volumes then this year's Autumn Statement sent a deafening message to the NHS and its partners in social care, says Chris Ham. Article Watching Wallonia: or what STPs can learn about team working A recently endangered trade deal between the EU and Canada offers some pertinent thoughts on balancing the interests of the new partnerships, writes Chris Ham. Article Supporting integration: workforce considerations roundtable discussion Summary of a roundtable event to review the findings of the report: Supporting integration through new roles and working across boundaries. Article I'm an individual – not just a patient in the system: Angela Camber on the importance of treating 'the whole person' Angela Camber comments on her experience as a patient in the health care system. Article The important third dimension for integrated care: Chris Naylor on bringing together physical and mental health Chris Naylor on bringing together physical and mental health - the third dimension for integrated care. Article A day in the life of a GP We spoke to a number of GPs as part of the research for our report on understanding pressures in general practice. This feature compiles some of their experiences to reflect a typical day working in primary care. Article Dame Fiona Caldicott on data-sharing in health and care Ahead of our Digital Health and Care Congress in July, we speak to Dame Fiona Caldicott about data-sharing and security in health and care. Article 10 priorities for integrating physical and mental health 10 areas where there is scope to improve integration between physical and mental health, from public health to acute hospital care. Article Government and national bodies take charge of decision-making as NHS crisis grows In this article for the British Medical Journal, Chris Ham reviews fundamental changes in how services are managed and where decisions are taken, as concerns continue to grow about deteriorating performance in the NHS. Article A 7/7 NHS: what price equity? In this article for the British Medical Journal, John Appleby considers the implications of recent government policy to move towards a seven-day NHS. Article The future town hall 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. Article How to relieve pressure on the NHS 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. Article Supporting poorly performing NHS hospitals to improve 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. Article Canterbury tale: making a success of integrated 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. Article How local government's relationship with the NHS is changing Relationships between councils and clinical commissioning groups are getting better, but there are big challenges ahead, says Richard Humphries. Article Making integrated care a reality We spoke to Nicola Walsh about why The King's Fund is highlighting better integrated care as a top priority for health leaders. Article Hospitals: is bigger better? 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. Article Four nations means one huge wasted opportunity 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. 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Article The link between pensions and social care: Letter to the Editor Letter from Kate Barker to the Editor of The Times regarding the link between pensions and social care.
Article Healthy populations: designing strategies to improve population health: Report of the WISH Healthy Populations Forum 2016 This report, for the World Innovation Summit for Health 2016, sets out a framework for developing new strategies to improve population health that join up healthcare systems with other services and sectors.
Article UK government’s Autumn Statement: no relief for NHS and social care in England: Staff have become shock absorbers in a system lacking resources to meet rising demands If silence speaks volumes then this year's Autumn Statement sent a deafening message to the NHS and its partners in social care, says Chris Ham.
Article Watching Wallonia: or what STPs can learn about team working A recently endangered trade deal between the EU and Canada offers some pertinent thoughts on balancing the interests of the new partnerships, writes Chris Ham.
Article Supporting integration: workforce considerations roundtable discussion Summary of a roundtable event to review the findings of the report: Supporting integration through new roles and working across boundaries.
Article I'm an individual – not just a patient in the system: Angela Camber on the importance of treating 'the whole person' Angela Camber comments on her experience as a patient in the health care system.
Article The important third dimension for integrated care: Chris Naylor on bringing together physical and mental health Chris Naylor on bringing together physical and mental health - the third dimension for integrated care.
Article A day in the life of a GP We spoke to a number of GPs as part of the research for our report on understanding pressures in general practice. This feature compiles some of their experiences to reflect a typical day working in primary care.
Article Dame Fiona Caldicott on data-sharing in health and care Ahead of our Digital Health and Care Congress in July, we speak to Dame Fiona Caldicott about data-sharing and security in health and care.
Article 10 priorities for integrating physical and mental health 10 areas where there is scope to improve integration between physical and mental health, from public health to acute hospital care.
Article Government and national bodies take charge of decision-making as NHS crisis grows In this article for the British Medical Journal, Chris Ham reviews fundamental changes in how services are managed and where decisions are taken, as concerns continue to grow about deteriorating performance in the NHS.
Article A 7/7 NHS: what price equity? In this article for the British Medical Journal, John Appleby considers the implications of recent government policy to move towards a seven-day NHS.
Article The future town hall 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.
Article How to relieve pressure on the NHS 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.
Article Supporting poorly performing NHS hospitals to improve 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.
Article Canterbury tale: making a success of integrated 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.
Article How local government's relationship with the NHS is changing Relationships between councils and clinical commissioning groups are getting better, but there are big challenges ahead, says Richard Humphries.
Article Making integrated care a reality We spoke to Nicola Walsh about why The King's Fund is highlighting better integrated care as a top priority for health leaders.
Article Hospitals: is bigger better? 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.
Article Four nations means one huge wasted opportunity 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.
Health and care explained: Making sense of the health and care system This selection of content aims to make sense of the health and care system – including videos, articles, illustrated summaries and more.
