Publications

An independent report giving fresh analysis of the challenges faced by general practice in London, and the improvements that will be needed to address them.

Written halfway through the 2010–2015 parliament, this review considers how the NHS is performing under the coalition government, following on from The King’s Fund’s major review of NHS performance from 1997 to 2010.

Using data for more than 8,000 general practices in England, this paper examines the association between patients’ perceptions about the non-clinical aspects of care and practice performance on measures of clinical quality.

Richard Humphries reflects on the themes from this year's annual National Children and Adult Services Conference.

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

Are we asking the right questions about what public services can learn from the Olympic and Paralympic Games?

This paper explores how the current health and social care delivery system has failed to keep pace with the population's needs and expectations.

Chris Ham and Anna Dixon put forward that case that urgent action is needed to change how health and social care are delivered.

The good news is that government interventions have had a positive impact on healthy living. The bad news is that they’re mainly helping the better-off.

Our paper looks at how smoking, excessive drinking, poor diet and lack of exercise cluster in the English population and how that is changing over time.

Richard Humphries discusses the government’s progress report on the funding of care and support.

In the absence of a clear framework for local authorities, NHS partners and private individuals to plan ahead, social care funding pressures will only get worse.

Richard Humphries looks at the importance of cultivating a culture of strong engagement with staff, patients and partners.

Constructive dialogue between GPs as providers and commissioners, and all other providers of care must be the way forward, says Chris Ham.

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.

Chris Ham argues that the health service must retain experienced leaders able to work with doctors, nurses and other clinicians to provide the best possible care.

Our report, published jointly with Centre for Mental Health, reviews the evidence on the interaction between mental health and long-term physical health conditions and offers examples of innovative practice to combat the problems associated with co-existing conditions.

Richard Humphries discusses four things you may not know about England's social care system in his article for Age UK.

The challenges for commissioners and providers of telecare and telehealth have never been so great, but there are some exciting fresh opportunities to be considered.

Recently published trials on telehealth monitoring in heart failure