Index Catalog // The King's Fund Digital Archive

Author:: Raleigh, Veena S., The King's Fund, and Foot, Catherine
Publication date:: 2010
Abstract:: Quality has been at the centre of recent NHS policy, and the NHS Next Stage Review highlighted the role of information and measurement in supporting quality improvement, particularly in relation to patient safety, clinical effectiveness and patient experience. It is therefore important to be clear how quality can be measured ...

Author:: District Councils' Network and The King's Fund
Publication date:: 2016
Abstract:: These slides are based on 'The district council contribution to public health: a time of challenge and opportunity', an independent report written by The King's Fund but commissioned by District Councils' Network. and In partnership with District Councils' Network, we have produced a set of slides that illustrate the key role played by district councils in keeping us healthy. We hope they will be a useful resource for you – please feel free to use them in your office, in documents or presentations. ...

Author:: Wallace, Andrew, The King's Fund, Peckham, Stephen, Boyce, Tammy, Khachatryan, Artak, Dixon, Anna, and Gillam, Stephen
Publication date:: 2011
Abstract:: When it came to power in 1997 the Labour government committed to reducing health inequalities, and made extra funding available to those primary care trusts (PCTs) in areas of the country with the worst health and deprivation indicators (Spearhead areas). The General Medical Services contract introduced a pay-for-performance scheme known ...

Author:: The King's Fund and Buck, Dave
Publication date:: 2014
Abstract:: This guide sets out some basic facts on the health of England's population, including the main drivers of health, how it varies and is expressed in inequalities, and relevant comparisons with other countries.

Author:: The King's Fund, Mundle, Claire, Naylor, Chris, Weaks, Lisa, and Buck, David
Publication date:: 2013
Abstract:: This report considers the role and value of volunteers in health and social care. It looks at the important part that volunteers play in improving patient experience, addressing health inequalities, and building a closer relationship between services and communities.

Author:: Hibbard, Judith, The King's Fund, and Gilburt, Helen
Publication date:: 2014
Abstract:: This paper introduces a way of conceptualising and measuring engagement that is known as ‘patient activation’. Patient activation provides a better understanding of why some patients engage fully with their health and others do not. More importantly, the study of patient activation has led to the design of many effective ...

Author:: Buck, David, Maguire, David, and The King's Fund
Publication date:: 2015
Abstract:: Our health is determined by a complex mix of factors including income, housing and employment status, and lifestyle. There are significant inequalities in health, including life expectancy, between individuals and groups in society. So what creates those inequalities and what are the implications? This report revisits and updates some of ...

Author:: The King's Fund, Gregory, Sarah, and Buck, David
Publication date:: 2013
Abstract:: Local authorities have been given renewed responsibility for public health as part of the health and social care reforms introduced in April 2013, alongside dedicated funding and a new public health outcomes framework. But given the scale of need and the challenges facing different local communities, how can councils decide ...

Author:: Dawda, Paresh, Jenkins, Richard, The King's Fund, and Varnam, Robert
Publication date:: 2010
Abstract:: This paper was commissioned by The King’s Fund to inform the GP Inquiry panel. The views expressed are those of the authors and not of the panel. and Over the past 20 years there has been a growing awareness of the need to improve quality across health care and general practice, driven by a need to reduce inequalities in health care and the need to effectively translate evidence into practice and by the changing expectations of patients and ...

Author:: The King's Fund, Hutt, Patrick, and Gilmour, Stuart
Publication date:: 2010
Abstract:: This paper was commissioned by The King’s Fund to inform the Inquiry panel. The views expressed are those of the authors and not of the panel. and In March 2010 the Inquiry held a seminar on inequalities with participants including GPs, practice nurses, NHS executives, health academics and patient representatives. Key issues raised in discussion include: what measures would enable general practice to be more proactive in identifying population sub-groups who are not seeking care or not ...

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