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How to improve cancer survival : explaining England's relatively poor rates.

Author:

The King's Fund, Foot, Catherine, and Harrison, Tony

Publication date:

2011

Abstract:

Cancer survival rates in England are improving, but they still lag behind those in the best-performing countries in the world. The current government has identified cancer survival rates as an area for improvement and the cancer strategy commits to saving an additional 5,000 lives by 2015, but how can these ...
Payment by Results : how can payment systems help to deliver better care?

Author:

The King's Fund, Harrison, Tony, Dixon, Anna, Appleby, John, and Hawkins, Loraine

Publication date:

2012

Abstract:

Based on a review of the English NHS experience of Payment by Results (PbR) and international experience of similar, activity-based payment systems, this report identifies five general lessons about payment systems, draws some conclusions about whether our current Payment by Results system is fit for purpose in view of current ...