Publications

This report considers the degree to which NHS workforce planning in England is likely to support the delivery of a workforce that is fit for the future. To inform this assessment, we examine current developments at national and regional level.

This paper is a response to the New Horizons consultation, which outlines the need for quality improvement in primary mental health care services.

Independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs) provide services to NHS patients but are owned and run by organisations outside the NHS. This briefing paper explains why ISTCs were introduced, and how they are funded, staffed and regulated.

This briefing sets out how general practice is organised, contracted and financed; analyses the impact of recent government policy; and looks at future trends.

The King's Fund set up an advisory group to consider how to develop and apply a robust evidence base for complementary practice - their points and discussions are captured in this report.

This paper responds to the NHS Next Stage review, which aims to improve the quality of care provided by the NHS.

This report examines the state of practice-based commissioning two years after a 2007 survey by The King's Fund and NHS Alliance found primary care trusts were struggling with implementation.

Part of the King's Fund Point of Care programme, 'Enabling Compassion' was the first in a series of workshops, and was intended to gain insight into what prevents and enables compassionate care.

The departure of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust Chief Executive, following a Healthcare Commission investigation over mortality rates, has sparked much debate within the service, writes Karen Lynas.

A programme of work in partnership with the Burdett Trust for Nursing explores the role of nurse executives in helping boards to engage with clinical quality issues.

This report makes the case for supporting and developing health advocacy in London to promote health and tackle inequality and recommends ways forward.

The medical profession needs to respond to changing expectations of patients, the state, and the health service itself. This paper proposes a way to redefine medical professionalism for the future.

This paper provides a checklist for European national and regional policy-makers responsible for integrated care policy and the provision of care for older people.

This research summary profiles London's international health care workforce for the first time, and examines the wider issues around the capital's heavy reliance on international health professionals.

This practical full-colour guide and accompanying CD Rom, published in partnership with NHS Estates, shows how staff teams with no specialist knowledge can make dramatic changes to areas such as waiting rooms by making better use of existing resources.

This paper aims to shape discussion about the benefits and risks of practice-led commissioning, in which primary care clinicians are involved in the commissioning process.

A critical analysis of the Commission for Health Improvement. Can CHI's experience inform the future work of the newly formed CHAI?

Explores how managed care organisations in the United States could support the development of models for the NHS to improve the way it manages chronic conditions.