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Report

Improving health and health care in London: Who will take the lead?

This report highlights the particular challenges that health care organisations in London face and suggests ways to facilitate appropriate service change.
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By John Appleby et al - 13 December 2011
Article

What happens if a big care provider fails?

Richard Humphries argues that one lesson to emerge from Southern Cross is the need for better clarity in the roles of providers, commissioners, regulators and central government.
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By Richard Humphries - 13 December 2011
Report

Case management: What it is and how it can best be implemented

This paper looks at the core components of a successful case management programme and considers how it can be used to deliver high-quality integrated care.
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By Nick Goodwin et al - 17 November 2011
Article

The unifying principle of integration

Richard Humphries, our senior fellow in social care, shares his thoughts on the integration of health and social care.
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By Richard Humphries - 2 November 2011
Report

How is the NHS performing? October 2011: Quarterly monitoring report

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.
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By John Appleby et al - 14 October 2011
Evidence and consultation

Consultation response: Improving dignity in care

Joanna Goodrich submits our consultation on improving dignity in care to the Partnership on Dignity in Care (Age UK, NHS Confederation and Local Government Group).
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By Joanna Goodrich - 3 October 2011
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Social care and clinical commissioning for people with long-term conditions

Written by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) in conjunction with The King's Fund, this short briefing asks how can clinical commissioners secure best use of social care to maximise outcomes and improve patient experience, while ensuring efficient, affordable care into the future?
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By Richard Humphries et al - 22 September 2011
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Understanding New Labour's market reforms of the English NHS

Understanding New Labour's Market Reforms of the English NHS, a new book from The King's Fund, asks what lessons can be learned for current and future reforms?
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By Anna Dixon et al - 13 September 2011
Evidence and consultation

Health Select Committee's inquiry into Public Expenditure: Evidence submission

We welcomed the Health Select Committee's Inquiry into Public Expenditure in September 2011.
12 September 2011
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Environments for care at the end of life: The King's Fund's Enhancing the Healing Environment Programme 2008-2010

Describing projects in 19 NHS trusts and one HM prison that took part in schemes to improve the environment of care at the end of life, this publication celebrates the completion of the latest phase of the Enhancing the Healing Environment programme.
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By Sarah Waller CBE et al - 18 August 2011
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Making shared decision-making a reality: No decision about me, without me

The government wants to place patients' needs and wishes at the heart of clinical decision-making. Angela Coulter and Alf Collins give evidence for the benefits of shared decision-making and practical support in implementing it for clinicians.
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By Angela Coulter et al - 28 July 2011
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How is the NHS performing? July 2011: Quarterly monitoring report

In the second of our quarterly monitoring reports, John Appleby and Emmi Poteliakhoff examine the current state of the NHS.
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By John Appleby et al - 15 July 2011
Evidence and consultation

The Dilnot Commission Report on social care: Briefing

The current social care system is widely regarded as inadequate, unfair and unsustainable. The Dilnot Commission was established to help the government to deliver a fair, affordable and sustainable funding system for social care in England. In this briefing we reflect on the Dilnot Commission's findings.
13 July 2011
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Schwartz Center Rounds® Evaluation of the UK pilots

This paper on the Schwartz Center Rounds® draws together three types of evaluation: the feedback from participants after each Round; a pre- and post-pilot survey (first year of Rounds) completed by Rounds participants; and qualitative interviews with key members of staff in both trusts.
By Joanna Goodrich - 11 July 2011
Article

Dilnot report verdict: adopt these proposals now, much work lies ahead

Richard Humphries gives his verdict on the publication of the Dilnot report.
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By Richard Humphries - 5 July 2011
Article

Why it's time to reroute health and social care

The health and social care relationship is in a state of upheaval. Facing the triple challenges of NHS reform, a widening gap between needs and resources and social care transformation, this could be seen as 'perfect storm' of problems.
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By Richard Humphries - 30 June 2011
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Routes for social and health care: A simulation exercise

How can the health and social care system rise to the current political and financial challenges? This paper is based on the Routes project, a simulation exercise created by Loop2, which set up a number of routes to managing change.
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By Richard Humphries et al - 20 June 2011
Article

Politicians have ducked hard decisions on the NHS for far too long

Chris Ham argues that up to 20 hospitals, around 10 per cent of the total in England, may not be financially sustainable.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 20 June 2011
Article

Supporting care home residents at the end of life

This research considers factors that support residents to remain in care homes towards end of life. The study is based on four case studies of care homes in England and interviews with external health and social care professionals who interact with care homes.
By Rachael Addicott - 27 April 2011
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How is the NHS performing? April 2011: Quarterly monitoring report

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.
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By John Appleby et al - 20 April 2011
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