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Digital change
Report

Digital change in health and social care

The use of digital technology in health and social care can improve quality, efficiency and patient experience as well as supporting more integrated care and improving the health of a population. This report shares practical learning from a series of case studies where significant large-scale digital change is happening.
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By David Maguire et al - 21 June 2018
Report

The role of cities in improving population health: international insights

Drawing on international case studies, this report explores the role of cities in improving population health and the conditions needed for success.
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By Chris Naylor et al - 15 June 2018
Volunteering in general practice
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Volunteering in general practice: opportunities and insights

Interest is growing in the contribution that volunteering can make in health and social care. This paper examines the ways in which volunteers are involved with, and are contributing to, general practice.
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By Helen Gilburt et al - 7 February 2018
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Reimagining community services: making the most of our assets

This report looks at the current organisation of community health services and considers how the health and care system needs to change to meet the needs of populations now and in the future.
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By Anna Charles et al - 23 January 2018
Report

The NHS at 70: What will new technology mean for the NHS and its patients?

Technology is rarely the saviour of health services in the way that politicians hope – at least in the short term. It takes time to implement, requires shifts in workforce, and investment – posing real dilemmas for a cash-strapped NHS.
By Sophie Castle-Clarke - 28 June 2018
Article

Digital change is priceless

In light of recent announcements, Harry Evans argues it is now time for the NHS to step out of the shadow of past implementation failures.
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By Harry Evans - 28 June 2018
Digital change
Report

Digital change in health and social care

The use of digital technology in health and social care can improve quality, efficiency and patient experience as well as supporting more integrated care and improving the health of a population. This report shares practical learning from a series of case studies where significant large-scale digital change is happening.
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By David Maguire et al - 21 June 2018
Report

The role of cities in improving population health: international insights

Drawing on international case studies, this report explores the role of cities in improving population health and the conditions needed for success.
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By Chris Naylor et al - 15 June 2018
Data in the NHS
Long read

Using data in the NHS: the implications of the opt-out and GDPR

Harry Evans explores the use of data in the NHS, the systems in place for protecting it and what GDPR and the opt-out might mean for the future.
By Harry Evans - 25 May 2018
Report

Tackling multiple unhealthy risk factors: emerging lessons from practice

Our report shares learning and insight from services that are using innovative ways to address the problem of multiple unhealthy behaviours – around tobacco use, alcohol consumption, diet and physical activity – in the population.
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By Harry Evans et al - 1 March 2018
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Commissioner perspectives on working with the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector

This report explores how and why clinical commissioning groups and local authorities are engaging with the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
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By Beccy Baird et al - 22 February 2018
Volunteering in general practice
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Volunteering in general practice: opportunities and insights

Interest is growing in the contribution that volunteering can make in health and social care. This paper examines the ways in which volunteers are involved with, and are contributing to, general practice.
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By Helen Gilburt et al - 7 February 2018
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Reimagining community services: making the most of our assets

This report looks at the current organisation of community health services and considers how the health and care system needs to change to meet the needs of populations now and in the future.
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By Anna Charles et al - 23 January 2018
Long read

Adoption and spread of innovation in the NHS

Ben Collins reflects on opportunities to accelerate the adoption of service innovation in the NHS, drawing on findings from eight case studies of successful spread of innovation in the NHS.
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By Ben Collins - 16 January 2018
Article

Getting the most from technology requires pathway redesign

Test bed initiatives show that, beyond technology, pathway transformation is what leads to the real change.
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By Harry Evans - 10 January 2018
Evidence and consultation

Submission to the VCSE Review’s discussion paper on challenges and solutions to better investment in and partnership with the VCSE Review

Download The King's Fund submission to the VCSE Review’s discussion paper on challenges and solutions to better investment in and partnership with the VCSE Review.
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By Lisa Weaks et al - 26 November 2015
Article

Should there be more discussion about the quality of leadership in the third sector?

Is enough emphasis and thought devoted to leadership styles, the culture this creates and whether this fully reflects the organisation’s aims and ethos?
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By Lisa Weaks - 1 September 2015
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.
24 June 2015
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.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 10 February 2015
Report

Our health, our care, our say: A new direction for community services

In January 2006 the Department of Health published 'Our health, our care, our say: A new direction for community services'. This briefing outlines the main policies.
11 May 2007
Evidence and consultation

Supervised community treatment briefing

One of the most controversial proposals in the government's Mental Health Bill is the introduction of supervised community treatment (SCT). This briefing explores some of the surrounding issues and the available evidence on the likely effect of SCT.
19 April 2007
Report

Community-based Compulsory Treatment Orders in Scotland: The early evidence

What impact have community-based compulsory treatment orders had in the first six months since they were introduced in Scotland, and what lessons can England and Wales learn from this experience?
By Simon Lawton-Smith - 20 November 2006
Report

Social Enterprise and Community-based Care: Is there a future for mutually-owned organisations in community and primary care?

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.
By Richard Lewis et al - 20 April 2006
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