Publications

Paul Radin speaks to us about his experience of patient involvement at The King’s Fund.

We examine the big issues and recent NHS performance on waiting times.

Services are at full stretch and struggling to maintain standards, says Chris Ham.

We talk to Matthew Lanham, Chief Executive of the Neuromuscular Centre – a charity that won a GSK IMPACT Award in recognition of its work to improve people's health.

In July NHS England published its first 'progress dashboard' for the 44 new sustainability and transformation partnerships, but these new ratings are narrowly focused and centrally driven, say Hugh Alderwick and Veena Raleigh.

Ahead of the general election, we look at how the NHS compares with international health systems.

The government should heed the warning signs and embark on fundamental reform.

Mark Doughty discusses progress made by The King's Fund's Leading collaboratively with patients and communities programme.

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.

Is enough emphasis and thought devoted to leadership styles, the culture this creates and whether this fully reflects the organisation’s aims and ethos?

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

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

Anna Dixon questions whether the Outcomes Framework offers a coherent guide to help steer the health service through the more difficult financial times ahead.

Ruth Robertson, Anna Dixon and Julian Le Grand consider the factors that explain patient satisfaction with general practice physicians and how this may drive patients' choice of practice.