Index Catalog // The King's Fund Digital Archive

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 ...

Author:: Imison, Candace, Ross, Shilpa, Sonola, Lara, The King's Fund, and Honeyman, Matthew
Publication date:: 2014
Abstract:: This paper aims to help those planning and implementing major clinical service reconfigurations ensure that change is as evidence-based as possible. It investigates the five key drivers – quality, workforce, cost, access and technology – across 13 clinical service areas, and summarises the research evidence and professional guidance available in ...

Author:: Baird, Beccy, The King's Fund, Honeyman, Matthew, Maguire, David, Charles, Anna, and Das, Preety
Publication date:: 2016
Abstract:: This report is accompanied by 'A day in the life of a GP'. This typical day in the life of a GP draws on the experiences of several GPs working in different practices who we spoke to as part of the research for this report. It has been reviewed by ... and Increasing demands on general practice over the past five years - not just a heavier workload but the increasing complexity and intensity of work - have led to a feeling of crisis. The NHS is finding it difficult to recruit and retain sufficient GPs who want to do full-time, patient-facing ...

Author:: The King's Fund, Edwards, Nigel, Gilburt, Helen, and Murray, Richard
Publication date:: 2014
Abstract:: The government’s mandate for achieving parity of esteem between physical and mental health has put the spotlight on mental health provision. In London, meeting the mental health needs of the large and diverse population poses major challenges, and the London Health Board has identified improving the mental wellbeing of Londoners ...

Author:: Frosini, Francesca, The King's Fund, and Raleigh, Veena S.
Publication date:: 2012
Abstract:: Two key elements of the quality of health care provided by GPs are the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), which rewards GP practices for achievement against a range of indicators of clinical quality, and the GP Patient Survey, which asks patients about their experience of using GP services. Using data ...

Author:: Boyle, Seán, Harrison, Anthony, The King's Fund, and Appleby, John
Publication date:: 2010
Abstract:: A range of factors contribute to whether patients feel they have good access to general practice care, including practice location, opening times, ease of arranging appointments, and speed of access. Performance by access criteria is now part of the quality-monitoring system for general practice. But patients still complain of trade-offs, ... and This paper was commissioned by The King's Fund to inform the Inquiry into the Quality of General Practice in England. The views expressed are those of the authors and not of the panel.

Author:: Wenzel, Lillie, The King's Fund, Charles, Anna, Thompson, James, and Robertson, Ruth
Publication date:: 2017
Abstract:: This report finds that access to and quality of care are both being affected in different ways across the NHS. While public attention tends to focus on high-profile examples of rationing such as restricting access to some types of treatment, the report warns that financial and other pressures are also ...

Author:: Wenzel, Lillie, The King's Fund, and Evans, Harry
Publication date:: 2019
Abstract:: With the NHS and social care experiencing growing demand for services and financial pressures, there is a need for the system to work differently. Technology and the physical estate are essential for delivering change, with the potential to transform the way patients interact with services and support different ways of ... and This report was commissioned by NHS Property Services.

Author:: Kelly, Elaine, The King's Fund, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Ward, Deborah, Nuffield Trust, Dayan, Mark, Health Foundation, and Gardner, Tim
Publication date:: 2018
Abstract:: To mark the BBC's coverage of the NHS's 70th birthday in July 2018, The King's Fund, the Health Foundation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Nuffield Trust have been asked by the BBC to look at five key topics, covering the relative strengths and weaknesses of the health service, ... and This first, main report uses OECD data and a range of other public sources to compare the NHS to health systems in 18 similar developed countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the USA. It looks at three aspects of what we might mean by a good health care system: ...

Author:: McKenna, Helen, The King's Fund, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Nuffield Trust, and Health Foundation
Publication date:: 2018
Abstract:: To mark the BBC's coverage of the NHS's 70th birthday in July 2018, The King's Fund, the Health Foundation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Nuffield Trust have been asked by the BBC to look at five key topics, covering the relative strengths and weaknesses of the health service, ...

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