Publications

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 is widely seen as dysfunctional, getting in the way of the more integrated care it actually seeks to achieve. As the Prime Minister has once again opened the door to changes, this piece identifies some of the current problems and implications of change, and asks how far progress could be made within the existing legislation.

In this article, we articulate the opportunity that integrated care presents for using insight from people and populations to design services that meet their needs and reflect their priorities.

Ben Collins reflects on opportunities to accelerate the adoption of service innovation in the NHS, drawing on findings from eight case studies of successful spread of innovation in the NHS.

We set out our thoughts on the Communities and Local Government Committee inquiry on the role of local authorities in health issues.

This document sets out our thoughts on the Department of Health’s consultation: Liberating the NHS: No decision about me, without me.

Our data briefing looks at patterns of admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions and assesses how emergency admissions could be reduced.

In this briefing for the Debate in the House of Commons, we set out our thoughts on the future of social care, the Dilnot Commission and how the integration of health and social care could be implemented.

This briefing focuses on the implications of the Health and Social Care Bill for service reconfigurations and for the failure regime for providers that are financially unsustainable.

A formal response to the Health Select Committee's consultation on co-payments and charges in the NHS, including whether charges for some services are equitable and appropriate.

This paper responds to the government's White Paper that aims to redesign community health and social care services.