Publications

Will the new NHS outcomes framework need a wider focus if the underlying goals of the NHS reforms - improving health care quality and outcomes in England - are to be achieved?

This paper, the third in a series of WSDAN briefing papers, examines the experiences of the network's 12 member sites in implementing telehealth and telecare.

Our third quarterly monitoring report provides a regular update on how the NHS is coping as it grapples with the evolving reform agenda as well as the more significant challenge of making radical improvements in productivity.

The government is committed to the development of social enterprises to deliver health and social care. But will these new organisations and their leaders have the necessary skills to manage the risks and establish themselves as viable organisations in an increasingly competitive market?

The coalition has pledged to create 'the largest social enterprise sector in the world'. However, is the reality living up to this vision?

Can a telehealth programme help in maintaining weight loss?

In the second of our quarterly monitoring reports, John Appleby and Emmi Poteliakhoff examine the current state of the NHS.

Richard Humphries gives his verdict on the publication of the Dilnot report.

This submission sets out our views on the key principles of the reforms under the Health Select Committee's core questions on public health.

What role will the voluntary and community sector play in health and social care if the government's proposed reforms go ahead? This report discusses the opportunities for the sector, but also addresses the risks it may face.

The government has committed to improving cancer survival rates in England. This paper considers international survival rates to see how this could be achieved.

This supporting paper reviews recent developments in leadership, using the Warwick 6 C Leadership Framework to organise the evidence.

The National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation programme commissioned The King's Fund, together with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, to explore the impact of the QOF on public health and health inequalities.

This monitoring report is the first of a regular quarterly review, which will combine publicly available data on selected NHS performance measures with views from a panel of finance directors on the key issues their organisations are facing.

This report explores the possible causes of variation and ways in which variations can be measured, and analyses variations in rates of elective hospital admissions.

This article on the evidence base for telehealth in stroke management was taken from the Whole Systems Demonstrator Action Research Network (WSDAN) database.

The King's Fund's response to Healthy Lives, Healthy People and associated consultations on the Public Health Outcomes Framework and Funding and Commissioning Routes.

This report, conducted by an independent panel of experts, aims to support the work of general practice and to provide a guide to ensure that quality is at the heart of the service.

Social care funding has increased in real terms for the past decade, but this paper examines the trends in spending and the potential funding gap of £1billion by 2014 unless councils can achieve unprecedented efficiency savings.

The impact of telehealth on cancer patients living in remote areas can be significant, offering them a virtual connection with health professionals & other patients.