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The short term hotchpot of measures taken by the government does nothing to stem the growing pressures on social care, says Richard Humphries. Report Statement from the Barker Commission: The future of health and social care A statement from the Barker Commission to the Chancellor ahead of the Spending Review on the state of social care and its funding. Commissioned report Measuring the performance of local health systems: A review for the Department of Health Commissioned by the Department of Health, our review looks at how to assess the performance of health services within CCG areas, including how well these services work with social care and public health services. Evidence and consultation Health Committee Inquiry into the challenges affecting primary care services: Evidence submission Our response to this Inquiry concludes that the future of general practice rests on a combination of investment and reform. Article Integrated health and social care in England: progress and prospects Richard Humphries reviews recent policy initiatives to achieve the closer integration of health and social care. Article Leading the technology revolution We speak to Tim Kelsey, National Director for Patients and Information at NHS England, about the role of technology in improving care. Report Transforming our health care system: Ten priorities for commissioners Health care commissioners will need to deliver a sustainable system in the face of the most challenging financial and organisational environment seen in decades. Here, we set out ten priorities for commissioners to help them drive forward the changes needed. Article We cannot keep ignoring the crisis in social care Social care for older people will be increasingly important as our population ages. So why the silence from politicians? Article Dementia: a carer’s perspective We speak to writer Nicci Gerrard about her father's hospital care, and her campaign – John's Campaign – that calls for the families and carers of people with dementia to be allowed to remain with them in hospital for as many hours of the day and night as necessary. Long read The future is now Featuring the voices of patients, volunteers, clinicians and managers, our new digital report explores future ways of changing health and health care for the better. Report Risk or reward? The changing role of CCGs in general practice A report from the Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund finds that CCGs risk becoming unsustainable without changes to the way they attract leaders and adequate funding to help them expand their remit. Report Practice-based commissioning: Reinvigorate, replace or abandon? Through in-depth interviews with GPs, hospital and primary care trust staff in four sites, this report assesses the progress of practice-based commissioning (PBC) and identifies the barriers that are limiting success. Report Technology in the NHS: Transforming the patient's experience of care How can technology be used to improve care for patients? This report gives examples of how technology could be used and suggests ways to overcome the obstacles to its adoption. Report Engaging patients in their health: How the NHS needs to change: Report from the Sir Roger Bannister Health Summit, Leeds Castle, 17-18 May 2007 How can we encourage patients to become more engaged in their own health care and what impact will that have on the NHS? This report presents discussions from an expert seminar. Commissioned report Shifting the Balance of Health Care to Local Settings: The SeeSaw report The Department of Health commissioned The King's Fund and Loop2 to undertake a simulation-based project to consider the shift in the balance of care from hospital to community settings. Evidence and consultation Consultation response: the future regulation of health and adult social care in England This paper responds to the Department of Health consultation on the framework for the registration of health and adult social care providers. Report Understanding Doctors: Harnessing professionalism Presents the views of doctors and other health professionals on the many challenges to their roles, the way they practise and the nature of their professionalism. Article Patient choice in general practice: the implications of patient satisfaction surveys Ruth Robertson, Anna Dixon and Julian Le Grand consider the factors that explain patient satisfaction with general practice physicians and how this may drive patients' choice of practice. Report The Future of Care Funding: Time for a change Bringing together the findings from the Caring Choices events and website, this report looks at possible solutions to the problem of funding long-term care. Subscribe to our Weekly Update newsletterHealth and care explained: How does the health and care system work? How is it changing?This selection of content aims to make sense of the health and care system – including videos, articles, illustrated summaries and more. Got a question? Ask a librarian
Article Where does the spending review leave social care? The short term hotchpot of measures taken by the government does nothing to stem the growing pressures on social care, says Richard Humphries.
Report Statement from the Barker Commission: The future of health and social care A statement from the Barker Commission to the Chancellor ahead of the Spending Review on the state of social care and its funding.
Commissioned report Measuring the performance of local health systems: A review for the Department of Health Commissioned by the Department of Health, our review looks at how to assess the performance of health services within CCG areas, including how well these services work with social care and public health services.
Evidence and consultation Health Committee Inquiry into the challenges affecting primary care services: Evidence submission Our response to this Inquiry concludes that the future of general practice rests on a combination of investment and reform.
Article Integrated health and social care in England: progress and prospects Richard Humphries reviews recent policy initiatives to achieve the closer integration of health and social care.
Article Leading the technology revolution We speak to Tim Kelsey, National Director for Patients and Information at NHS England, about the role of technology in improving care.
Report Transforming our health care system: Ten priorities for commissioners Health care commissioners will need to deliver a sustainable system in the face of the most challenging financial and organisational environment seen in decades. Here, we set out ten priorities for commissioners to help them drive forward the changes needed.
Article We cannot keep ignoring the crisis in social care Social care for older people will be increasingly important as our population ages. So why the silence from politicians?
Article Dementia: a carer’s perspective We speak to writer Nicci Gerrard about her father's hospital care, and her campaign – John's Campaign – that calls for the families and carers of people with dementia to be allowed to remain with them in hospital for as many hours of the day and night as necessary.
Long read The future is now Featuring the voices of patients, volunteers, clinicians and managers, our new digital report explores future ways of changing health and health care for the better.
Report Risk or reward? The changing role of CCGs in general practice A report from the Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund finds that CCGs risk becoming unsustainable without changes to the way they attract leaders and adequate funding to help them expand their remit.
Report Practice-based commissioning: Reinvigorate, replace or abandon? Through in-depth interviews with GPs, hospital and primary care trust staff in four sites, this report assesses the progress of practice-based commissioning (PBC) and identifies the barriers that are limiting success.
Report Technology in the NHS: Transforming the patient's experience of care How can technology be used to improve care for patients? This report gives examples of how technology could be used and suggests ways to overcome the obstacles to its adoption.
Report Engaging patients in their health: How the NHS needs to change: Report from the Sir Roger Bannister Health Summit, Leeds Castle, 17-18 May 2007 How can we encourage patients to become more engaged in their own health care and what impact will that have on the NHS? This report presents discussions from an expert seminar.
Commissioned report Shifting the Balance of Health Care to Local Settings: The SeeSaw report The Department of Health commissioned The King's Fund and Loop2 to undertake a simulation-based project to consider the shift in the balance of care from hospital to community settings.
Evidence and consultation Consultation response: the future regulation of health and adult social care in England This paper responds to the Department of Health consultation on the framework for the registration of health and adult social care providers.
Report Understanding Doctors: Harnessing professionalism Presents the views of doctors and other health professionals on the many challenges to their roles, the way they practise and the nature of their professionalism.
Article Patient choice in general practice: the implications of patient satisfaction surveys Ruth Robertson, Anna Dixon and Julian Le Grand consider the factors that explain patient satisfaction with general practice physicians and how this may drive patients' choice of practice.
Report The Future of Care Funding: Time for a change Bringing together the findings from the Caring Choices events and website, this report looks at possible solutions to the problem of funding long-term care.
Health and care explained: How does the health and care system work? How is it changing?This selection of content aims to make sense of the health and care system – including videos, articles, illustrated summaries and more.
