Index Catalog // The King's Fund Digital Archive

Author:: Evans, David, Wyke, Sally, Abbott, Stephen, Killoran, Amanda, Mays, Nicholas, Baxter, Kate, Goodwin, Nick, Malbon, Gill, King's Fund, and Scott, Judith
Publication date:: 2000
Abstract:: The overall aim of the third year of the national evaluation of TPPs, spanning October 1997 to September 1998, was to identify the ingredients of successful devolved purchasing based in primary care by in-depth study of twelve first wave TPPs. The analysis presented here considers eleven of the case studies ...

Author:: Goodwin, Nick, Wyke, Sally, Killoran, Amanda, King's Fund, Malbon, Gill, and Mays, Nicholas
Publication date:: 1999
Abstract:: This working paper from the second year of TPPs makes the following key findings: larger TPPs are becoming high achievers; a group of TPPs (43 per cent) improved their performance over two years, about a quarter remained at the same level and about a third dropped out; a greater proportion ...

Author:: Goodwin, Nick, Wyke, Sally, Killoran, Amanda, King's Fund, Malbon, Gill, Abbott, Stephen, and Mays, Nicholas
Publication date:: 1999
Abstract:: This report aims to describe the ways in which the structure, role and impact of TPPs may be instructive to PCGs. Practical illustrations are used to demonstrate how particular changes in services were achieved in the context of local conditions, providing useful examples for PCGs. English PCGs are the main ...

Author:: York Health Economics Consortium (University of York), Goodwin, Nick, Street, Andrew, King's Fund, Griffiths, Jenny, Malbon, Gill, Mays, Nicholas, Posnett, John, Killoran, Amanda, North Thames Office (NHS Executive, Department of Health, Great Britain), and Place, Michael
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: The purpose of this paper is to report initial results from studies of the management costs, associated with TPP and to explore the relevance of current experience for the costs of establishing the new Primary Care Groups (PCGs) outlined in the Labour government's white paper on the NHS. The methodology ...

Author:: Leese, Brenda, Goodwin, Nick, Wyke, Sally, King's Fund, Mahon, Ann, Malbon, Gill, and Mays, Nicholas
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: This working paper is the first report from the national evaluation of total purchasing pilot projects to provide evidence on the achievements of all 53 'first wave' pilots in England and Scotland. It also looks at the range of factors associated with more and less successful total purchasing in 1996-97 ...

Author:: Goodwin, Nick, Mays, Nicholas, Killoran, Amanda, King's Fund, and Malbon, Gill
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: This report draws together the interim findings from the first two years of a three year evaluation of all first and second wave TPPs in England and Scotland which began in October 1995, led by the King's Fund. The report discusses whether first wave TPPs have developed the organisational requirements ...

Author:: Goodwin, Nick, Mays, Nicholas, Killoran, Amanda, King's Fund, and Malbon, Gill
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: The aim of this working paper is to present a profile of the thirty-five second wave Total Purchasing Pilots (TPPs) in England and Scotland as part of the national evaluation of TPPs. Its objectives are: to describe the basic characteristics of the second wave TPPs, particularly highlighting similarities and differences ...

Author:: West Surrey Health Authority, Mays, Nicholas, Killoran, Amanda, King's Fund, Griffiths, Jenny, Posnett, John, and York Health Economics Consortium (University of York)
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: This paper draws on the findings of three studies of the management costs of total purchasing (National Management Functions and Costs Study, and two studies undertaken as part of the National Evaluation of the Total Purchasing Pilots), to shed some light on the management costs of Primary care Groups (PCGs). ...

Author:: King's Fund, Mays, Nicholas, Dixon, Jennifer, and Goodwin, Nick
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: This paper looks at definitions of different types of accountability, political and administrative, and at the accountability of health authorities, GP fundholders and the pilot projects for total purchasing. The research has revealed models of financial, managerial and public accountability which are described. The paper concludes with discussion of the ...

Author:: Dixon, Jennifer, Policy Institute (King's Fund), and Mays, Nicholas
Publication date:: 1996
Abstract:: This book describes the trend towards more diverse and devolved forms of purchasing and combinations of purchaser organisations within health authorities in the NHS. It presents a multi-dimensional profile of each of the current models of purchaser organisation. Trends and policy developments are discussed in relation to the likelihood that ...

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