Publications

In light of recent announcements, Harry Evans argues it is now time for the NHS to step out of the shadow of past implementation failures.

It’s time to revisit what people can expect from the NHS and what their obligations are in return, writes Chris Ham.

An open letter to the Prime Minister from The King's Fund, The Nuffield Trust and The Health Foundation about a long-term funding settlement for the NHS.

Test bed initiatives show that, beyond technology, pathway transformation is what leads to the real change.

We speak to Tim Kelsey, National Director for Patients and Information at NHS England, about the role of technology in improving care.

All political parties have endorsed NHS plans for greater integration of care in the next parliament. Chris Ham and colleagues use US experience to suggest what is needed to make it happen.

Politicians must look for evidence-based solutions and avoid the NHS becoming a political football, says Chris Ham.

This year, urgent activity in English NHS hospitals has reportedly hit a record high. These figures routinely underestimate the real number of people in beds whose needs no longer require the full facilities of the general hospital.

How can patients be encouraged to participate in their own care? And just what does it mean to be an empowered patient?

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.