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Long read

Social care 360

Our latest 360 review outlines and analyses 12 key trends in adult social care in England over recent years, encompassing the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic. Using a variety of publicly-available data, it provides a uniquely rounded – ‘360 degree’ – view of the sector.
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By Simon Bottery et al - 1 March 2022
Three pillars of added value through volunteering in NHS trusts
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Adding value: a strategic vision for volunteering in NHS trusts

These reports explore how NHS trusts can develop a strategic approach to volunteering and move volunteering from an ‘added extra’ to an integral contribution to the delivery of health care.
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By Helen Gilburt et al - 10 May 2022
Evidence and consultation

Health and Social Care Committee workforce inquiry: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care

The 2019 Conservative Party manifesto included pledges to deliver 50,000 more nurses, 6,000 GPs and 6,000 other primary care professionals. Two years on, no plan to address workforce shortages has been published, funding for the training and development of staff was conspicuous by its absence from the Spending Review and the measures in the Bill relating to workforce remain weak.
6 April 2022 15-minute read
Evidence and consultation

Submission to the Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry into the future of general practice

Our submission to the Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry into the future of general practice focuses on the main barriers to accessing general practice, and the changes needed to the current model to tackle these and put general practice on a more sustainable footing for the future.
6 April 2022 15-minute read
Evidence and consultation

Health and Care Bill briefing: consideration of amendments

The King’s Fund supports the main thrust of the Health and Care Bill which will remove clunky competition rules and enable greater collaboration between health and care organisations to deliver integrated care. This briefing focuses on three key improvements to the Bill made in the House of Lords.
23 March 2022
Report

Integrating additional roles into primary care networks

How well are staff employed under the new Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme being embedded within general practice teams? In this report we consider the experience of staff working in these roles and explore what might be done to address any challenges.
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By Beccy Baird et al - 4 March 2022
Two older people stood outside of a care home.
Long read

Social care 360

Our latest 360 review outlines and analyses 12 key trends in adult social care in England over recent years, encompassing the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic. Using a variety of publicly-available data, it provides a uniquely rounded – ‘360 degree’ – view of the sector.
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By Simon Bottery et al - 1 March 2022
Evidence and consultation

Briefing on the Health and Care Bill: House of Lords Report stage

The King’s Fund supports the main thrust of the Health and Care Bill which will remove clunky competition rules and enable greater collaboration between health and care organisations to deliver integrated care. However, there are aspects of the Bill that we believe should be changed.
25 February 2022
Report

The Covid-19 vaccination programme: trials, tribulations and successes

The Covid-19 vaccination programme has been one of the key successes of the UK's response to the pandemic. Based on interviews with a wide range of people involved in the programme, this report sets out what the roll-out in England has achieved.
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By Nicholas Timmins et al - 30 January 2022
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Briefing on the Health and Care Bill: House of Lords Committee stage

This briefing focuses on Parts 1 and 6 of the Bill, which deal with the NHS and its relationships to other parts of the system, including the powers of the Secretary of State, plus changes to the cap on social care costs.
7 January 2022
Article

Commissioning telecare and telehealth in 2011

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.
By Mike Clark - 22 December 2010
Article

Telehealth monitoring in heart failure

Recently published trials on telehealth monitoring in heart failure
By Mike Clark - 22 December 2010
Report

Estimate of future social care funding gap following the Spending Review

Note prepared for the Health Select Committee Inquiry into public expenditure, giving an estimate of the future social care funding gap following the Spending Review 2010.
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By Richard Humphries et al - 24 November 2010
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The quality of care in general practice: Capturing opinions from the front line

This paper offers a snapshot of health professionals' views and raises key issues for further debate, as part of our work on the quality of general practice in England.
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By Nick Goodwin et al - 3 November 2010
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How assistive technologies are used by children and adolescents, their parents or carers

We look at three types of technology: telephone, internet and videoconferencing, and consider how they could be used for or by children and adolescents across a variety of conditions.
By Susan Royer - 2 November 2010
Article

Kent telehealth pilot study

Mike Clark describes the programme, set up by Kent County Council, to help 250 people with long-term conditions to live independently using telehealth.
By Mike Clark - 2 November 2010
Report

Sustaining innovation in telehealth and telecare

This paper, the first in a series of WSDAN briefing papers, looks at how telehealth and telecare innovations are being used in health and social care.
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By Nick Goodwin et al - 31 October 2010
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Impact of the health White Paper: what do doctors think?

The King's Fund and Doctors.net.uk have commissioned a survey to find out how doctors feel about the plans set out in the coalition government's health White Paper.
25 October 2010
Report

The Spending Review and Social Care

For adult social care, the Spending Review settlement is about as good as it could get. It promises allocates £2 billion a year of additional funding by 2014-15 to support social care, £1b of which sits within the NHS.
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By Richard Humphries - 21 October 2010
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The 21st-century doctor: Understanding the doctors of tomorrow

This paper, published in partnership with the RCP, General Medical Council, the NHS Institute, the Centre for Excellence in Developing Professionalism, University of Liverpool, and the Student BMJ, reports on the quality and insight of the next generation of young doctors.

By Ros Levenson et al - 6 October 2010
Report

Place-based approaches and the NHS: lessons from Total Place

This report captures the content of a conference held by The King's Fund to assess the involvement of the NHS in the Total Place programme.
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By Richard Humphries et al - 1 October 2010
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