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O Criador:: 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. ...

O Criador:: 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 ...

O Criador:: 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.

O Criador:: 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.

O Criador:: Alderwick, Hugh, The King's Fund, Buck, Dave, and Ham, Chris
Publication date:: 2015
Abstract:: This paper aims to challenge those involved in integrated care and public health to ‘join up the dots’, seeing integrated care as part of a broader shift away from fragmentation towards an approach focused on improving population health. Using examples from organisations and systems in other countries that are making ...

O Criador:: 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 ...

O Criador:: 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 ...

O Criador:: The King's Fund, Dixon, Anna, and Buck, David
Publication date:: 2013
Abstract:: While the principles behind resource allocation in the English NHS have changed little since the mid-1970s, the NHS has changed considerably. This paper argues that the resource allocation system needs to change accordingly.

O Criador:: Galea, Amy, The King's Fund, and Humphries, Richard
Publication date:: 2013
Abstract:: Health and wellbeing boards are an important feature of the reforms introduced by the government in the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Unlike other aspects of the changes, the creation of these new bodies has been widely welcomed and enjoys cross-party support. All upper-tier local authorities set up boards ...

O Criador:: Soljak, Michael, Millett, Christopher, The King's Fund, Tian, Yang, Thompson, James, Dixon, Anna, Goodwin, Nick, Imperial College London, and Raleigh, Veena
Publication date:: 2012
Abstract:: This report outlines the challenges faced by general practice in London and the improvements needed in order to address them. The report is aimed at those who have a role in leading quality improvement in primary care, namely GPs working in London and leaders of primary care providers, clinical commissioning ...

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