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Improving population health
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What does improving population health really mean?

Everybody in NHS policy seems to be talking about population health. But what does it really mean and how can we improve it?
29 March 2019
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The NHS long-term plan explained

On 7 January, the NHS long-term plan was published setting out key ambitions for the service over the next 10 years. In this explainer, we set out the main commitments in the plan and provide our view of what they might mean, highlighting the opportunities and challenges for the health and care system as it moves to put the plan into practice.
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By Anna Charles et al - 23 January 2019
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Community health services explained

Community services play a key role in keeping people well, treating and managing acute illness and long-term conditions, and supporting people to live independently – and yet they are poorly understood compared to other parts of the NHS. In this explainer we set out what community services are, the challenges faced and how they're changing.
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By Anna Charles - 14 January 2019
Funding application form and coins
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Building resilience and sustainability – tips for charity leaders

Our work with charities through the GSK IMPACT Awards has highlighted some of the most common challenges they face. Here we share 10 key pieces of advice for charity leaders, based on the knowledge and insight we have gained.
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By Lisa Weaks - 7 September 2017
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Unconventional health and care: five organisations delivering care differently

How can we make sure that people always receive the compassionate care they need? Ben Collins looks at five organisations that are thinking differently about how they support patients and service users, and considers what we can learn from their unconventional approaches.
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By Ben Collins - 5 December 2019
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Why can't I get a doctor's appointment? Solving the complex issue of GP access

Public satisfaction with general practice is lower now than it has ever been, while the number of people reporting difficulties in booking appointments continues to grow. We run through the proposed solutions to issues around GP access and consider their potential effectiveness.
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By Beccy Baird et al - 21 November 2019
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Health and wellbeing boards and integrated care systems

In the last several years there have been significant changes in how the NHS works across different services and with external partners such as local government. Richard Humphries explores how this has impacted health and wellbeing boards, and what the future holds for them.
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By Richard Humphries - 13 November 2019
What's your problem, social care? The eight key areas for reform
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What’s your problem, social care? The eight key areas for reform

Different people have different ideas about what’s ‘wrong’ with social care. This long read outlines the eight key issues and the options cited to tackle them.
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By Simon Bottery - 5 November 2019
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What is commissioning and how is it changing?

Commissioning is the process by which health and care services are planned, purchased and monitored. Here we look at the commissioning process in more detail, the organisations involved and how it is changing.
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By Lillie Wenzel et al - 19 September 2019
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Five numbers to sum up the Spending Round for health and social care

Siva Anandaciva takes a look at the key numbers mentioned in the Spending Round (and those that weren’t) add up, and the implications they have for health and social care.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 6 September 2019
Priorities for health and care
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What are the priorities for health and social care?

Ahead of the party conference season, we assess the state of health and social care and set out the big issues facing the government.
8 August 2017
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Cascading Leadership: a new model to support leadership in the voluntary and community sector

We outline the importance of investing in leadership in the voluntary and community sector, sharing the results of an external evaluation of the Cascading Leadership programme.
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By Lisa Weaks et al - 18 May 2017
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Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) explained

STPs outline how health and care services will work in partnership across 44 areas of England. But what are STPs and what do they mean for the NHS?
21 February 2017
2017 priorities
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Priorities for the NHS and social care in 2017

2017 promises to be another challenging year for the health and care system. We identify five priorities for the year ahead.
1 January 2017
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The future is now

Featuring the voices of patients, volunteers, clinicians and managers, our new digital report explores future ways of changing health and health care for the better.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 10 February 2015
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