This paper explores factors that might be driving the significant variation in use of hospital beds by patients over 65 admitted as an emergency. It considers the contribution made by patient-based (demand-side) factors, hospital (supply-side) factors, the availability of community services and resources, and broader system relationships (how care systems ...
The King’s Fund published its first Quarterly Monitoring Report in April 2011 as part of its work to track, analyse and comment on the changes and challenges the NHS is facing. This is the sixth report and aims to take stock of what is happening on the ground, 18 months ...
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 ...
This paper uses Torbay's unique patient-level linked data set to explore the cost of the care pathway for older people admitted to hospital as a result of a fall by tracking their care costs in the 12 months before and after their fall. This is the first time, to our ...
Until now, most efforts to promote integrated care have focused on bridging the gaps between health and social care or between primary and secondary care. But the NHS five year forward view has highlighted a third dimension – bringing together physical and mental health. This report makes a compelling case ...
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 ...
Our Quarterly Monitoring Report (QMR) reveals the views of NHS trust finance directors and clinical commissioning group finance leads on the productivity challenges they face, and examines some key NHS performance data. and This is the first digital edition of the Quarterly Monitoring Report (QMR). The new QMR still includes a shorter PDF of the headline findings this quarter, but also features digital versions of the survey results, interactive performance data charts and an infographic with the key findings for this quarter.
This is the second digital edition of the Quarterly Monitoring Report (QMR). The new QMR still includes a shorter PDF of the headline findings this quarter, but also features digital versions of the survey results, interactive performance data charts and an infographic with the key findings for this quarter. and Our Quarterly Monitoring Report (QMR) reveals the views of NHS trust finance directors and clinical commissioning group finance leads on the productivity challenges they face, and examines some key NHS performance data.