Publications

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.

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?

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.

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 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.

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.

This paper, the second in a series of WSDAN briefing papers, provides guidance carrying out good-quality evaluations of telecare and telehealth interventions.

We give our response to the Dilnot Commission's call for evidence on social care funding.

Our response to the Department of Health's public consultation on an Information Revolution, which forms part of our analysis of the health White Paper.

This paper responds to questions in the consultation on smoke-free premises and vehicles, the exemption of the smoking ban in treatment facilities, and ensuring protection from secondhand smoke.

Explores the arguments for and against the proposed ban on indoor smoking in psychiatric units, as well as the impact of smoking and smoking bans in these settings.

Explores how social enterprises, particularly those with a 'mutual' structure, could add value to the provision of primary and community care and practice-based commissioning, and suggests how this system could be implemented.

How much should be spent on social care for older people over the next 20 years, and what funding arrangements are needed? Our report sets out the findings of the Wanless Social Care Review.