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Evidence and consultation Health Committee Inquiry into the challenges affecting primary care services: Evidence submission Our response to this Inquiry concludes that the future of general practice rests on a combination of investment and reform. Evidence and consultation Spending Review submission: health and social care funding: The short, medium and long-term outlook The King's Fund's submission to the 2015 Spending Review argues that if the government is serious in its commitment to health and social care, it must ensure that adequate funds are available both in this parliament and longer term. Evidence and consultation Briefing: The Budget - health and social care funding The King's Fund's written briefing on health and social care funding in advance of the Budget, on 8 July 2015. Evidence and consultation Briefing: The Care Bill: Second reading in the House of Commons While we welcome the Care Bill as an important stepping stone to wider reform of care and support, it will not deliver the change needed to meet future health and care needs. Evidence and consultation Health Select Committee's inquiry into public expenditure on health and social care: Evidence submission This submission considers the financial pressures the NHS is currently under and will continue to face in the coming years. Evidence and consultation Health Select Committee's inquiry into emergency services and emergency care: Evidence submission Our written submission to the House of Commons Health Select Committee inquiry into emergency services and emergency care. Evidence and consultation The Care Bill: Second reading in the House of Lords: Briefing The King's Fund welcome the Care Bill as a significant stepping stone to wider reform of care and support and the new duties on local authorities to promote wellbeing. Evidence and consultation The Nuffield Trust health and social care ratings review: Consultation response Our response to the independent review by the Nuffield Trust commissioned by the Secretary of State for Health to consider whether aggregate ratings of provider performance should be used in health and social care. Evidence and consultation Briefing: Mental Health Act 2007 This briefing focuses on the Mental Health Act 2007 and its policies in relation to England. Evidence and consultation NHS Litigation Authority's consultation on pilot maternity clinical risk management standards: Consultation response This consultation response focuses on the safety of intrapartum care and draws on the findings of a year-long inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England to make some recommendations. Evidence and consultation Briefing: Celebrating the NHS at 60 In this briefing, John Appleby and Ruth Thorlby explore the early years of the NHS and look forward to what we might encounter in the next 60 years. Evidence and consultation Consultation response: the future regulation of health and adult social care in England This paper responds to the Department of Health consultation on the framework for the registration of health and adult social care providers. Evidence and consultation Data briefing: Maternity services at 60: the birth of a new era John Appleby and Ruth Thorlby look at how the birth of the NHS changed maternity care. Evidence and consultation Data briefing: Waiting times are just so...1950s John Appleby and Ruth Thorlby consider the issues surrounding waiting times in the NHS, from the 1950s up to the present day. Evidence and consultation Data briefing: why NHS budgets have always been a bugbear John Appleby and Ruth Thorlby explain how setting NHS budgets has always been problematic. Evidence and consultation Briefing: Patient choice Patient choice has been a major theme of the Labour government's public sector modernisation programme. This briefing looks at the development of reforms to give patients a choice of provider for their planned hospital care. Subscribe to our Weekly Update newsletterHealth and care explained: Making sense of the health and care system This selection of content aims to make sense of the health and care system – including videos, articles, illustrated summaries and more. Got a question? Ask a librarian
Evidence and consultation Submission to the VCSE Review’s discussion paper on challenges and solutions to better investment in and partnership with the VCSE Review Download The King's Fund submission to the VCSE Review’s discussion paper on challenges and solutions to better investment in and partnership with the VCSE Review.
Evidence and consultation Health Committee Inquiry into the challenges affecting primary care services: Evidence submission Our response to this Inquiry concludes that the future of general practice rests on a combination of investment and reform.
Evidence and consultation Spending Review submission: health and social care funding: The short, medium and long-term outlook The King's Fund's submission to the 2015 Spending Review argues that if the government is serious in its commitment to health and social care, it must ensure that adequate funds are available both in this parliament and longer term.
Evidence and consultation Briefing: The Budget - health and social care funding The King's Fund's written briefing on health and social care funding in advance of the Budget, on 8 July 2015.
Evidence and consultation Briefing: The Care Bill: Second reading in the House of Commons While we welcome the Care Bill as an important stepping stone to wider reform of care and support, it will not deliver the change needed to meet future health and care needs.
Evidence and consultation Health Select Committee's inquiry into public expenditure on health and social care: Evidence submission This submission considers the financial pressures the NHS is currently under and will continue to face in the coming years.
Evidence and consultation Health Select Committee's inquiry into emergency services and emergency care: Evidence submission Our written submission to the House of Commons Health Select Committee inquiry into emergency services and emergency care.
Evidence and consultation The Care Bill: Second reading in the House of Lords: Briefing The King's Fund welcome the Care Bill as a significant stepping stone to wider reform of care and support and the new duties on local authorities to promote wellbeing.
Evidence and consultation The Nuffield Trust health and social care ratings review: Consultation response Our response to the independent review by the Nuffield Trust commissioned by the Secretary of State for Health to consider whether aggregate ratings of provider performance should be used in health and social care.
Evidence and consultation Briefing: Mental Health Act 2007 This briefing focuses on the Mental Health Act 2007 and its policies in relation to England.
Evidence and consultation NHS Litigation Authority's consultation on pilot maternity clinical risk management standards: Consultation response This consultation response focuses on the safety of intrapartum care and draws on the findings of a year-long inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England to make some recommendations.
Evidence and consultation Briefing: Celebrating the NHS at 60 In this briefing, John Appleby and Ruth Thorlby explore the early years of the NHS and look forward to what we might encounter in the next 60 years.
Evidence and consultation Consultation response: the future regulation of health and adult social care in England This paper responds to the Department of Health consultation on the framework for the registration of health and adult social care providers.
Evidence and consultation Data briefing: Maternity services at 60: the birth of a new era John Appleby and Ruth Thorlby look at how the birth of the NHS changed maternity care.
Evidence and consultation Data briefing: Waiting times are just so...1950s John Appleby and Ruth Thorlby consider the issues surrounding waiting times in the NHS, from the 1950s up to the present day.
Evidence and consultation Data briefing: why NHS budgets have always been a bugbear John Appleby and Ruth Thorlby explain how setting NHS budgets has always been problematic.
Evidence and consultation Briefing: Patient choice Patient choice has been a major theme of the Labour government's public sector modernisation programme. This briefing looks at the development of reforms to give patients a choice of provider for their planned hospital care.
Health and care explained: Making sense of the health and care system This selection of content aims to make sense of the health and care system – including videos, articles, illustrated summaries and more.
