Publications

Letter from Kate Barker to the Editor of The Times regarding the link between pensions and social care.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In this article for the British Medical Journal, Chris Ham and Hugh Alderwick consider the development of sustainability and transformation plans in the NHS.

In this article for the Health Service Journal, Helen McKenna discusses the impact of the recent NHS planning guidance.

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.

In this article for the British Medical Journal, John Appleby considers the implications of recent government policy to move towards a seven-day NHS.

The Sustainability and Transformation Fund bears closer scrutiny and comes with a sting in the tail, says Richard Murray.

The current system, dominated by the general hospital, is outmoded. But are politicians brave enough to dismantle some of those shells?

The lasting impact of the reforms on mental health services and the people who use them will depend not simply on the legislation itself, but on how it is implemented, says Chris Naylor.

Richard Humphries reflects on the themes from this year's annual National Children and Adult Services Conference.

Are we asking the right questions about what public services can learn from the Olympic and Paralympic Games?

One of the principal aims of England’s Health and Social Care Act 2012 is to distance politicians from the day to day management of the NHS. This aim is being pursued by the creation of the NHS Commissioning Board, which will take responsibility for allocating resources to clinical commissioning groups and commissioning some services directly.

Chris Ham and Anna Dixon put forward that case that urgent action is needed to change how health and social care are delivered.

Richard Humphries discusses the government’s progress report on the funding of care and support.

In the absence of a clear framework for local authorities, NHS partners and private individuals to plan ahead, social care funding pressures will only get worse.

Nicholas Timmins speaks to the Health Service Journal about his new book: Never Again? The story of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

Implementation of reforms to the hallowed health service is likely to prove messy, says Nick Timmins in the Financial Times.