Index Catalog // The King's Fund Digital Archive

Author:: The King's Fund and Nuffield Trust
Publication date:: 2013
Abstract:: In November and December 2012, The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust held a series of events in Parliament, to look beyond recent reforms and discuss the next wave of challenges facing the health and social care system. This Viewpoint features personal reflections by eight of the parliamentarian speakers, based ...

Author:: The King's Fund and Appleby, John
Publication date:: 2013
Abstract:: In the past 50 years, spending on the NHS in the United Kingdom has increased from 3.4 per cent to 8.2 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP). If the next 50 years follow the same trajectory, the United Kingdom could be spending nearly one-fifth of its entire GDP on ...

Author:: Goodwin, Nick, Sonola, Lara, The King's Fund, Thiel, Veronika, and Kodner, Dennis L.
Publication date:: 2013
Abstract:: This case study explores community virtual wards based in GP practices within South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). Community virtual wards were first introduced by Devon Primary Care Trust in 2010 to proactively identify those at high risk of emergency admissions using a predictive risk tool and to ...

Author:: The King's Fund, Timmins, Nick, and Ham, Chris
Publication date:: 2013
Abstract:: This paper tells the story of the journey made by the District Health Board for Canterbury, New Zealand, towards its goal of providing integrated care for all. It looks at the drivers for change, the leadership values shown by key players and considers the lessons that can be learned from ...

Author:: Imison, Candace, The King's Fund, and Bohmer, Richard
Publication date:: 2013
Abstract:: This is the second in a series of four papers that aims to crystallise ideas for change in areas where, we believe, new thinking is required. The first paper focused on the NHS estate and subsequent papers will focus on the use of technology; and the role of patients and ...

Author:: Goodwin, Nick, Sonola, Lara, The King's Fund, Thiel, Veronika, and Kodner, Dennis L.
Publication date:: 2013
Abstract:: This case study looks at integrated teams of health and social care professionals, known as community resource teams (CRTs), who work to co-ordinate care for people living at home in the largely rural county of Pembrokeshire. This model of care is one aspect of a wider strategic programme of integrated ...

Author:: Goodwin, Nick, Sonola, Lara, The King's Fund, Thiel, Veronika, and Kodner, Dennis L
Publication date:: 2013
Abstract:: Age-related chronic and complex medical conditions account for the largest and growing share of health care budgets in all industrialised nations. However, people living with multiple health and social care needs often experience a highly fragmented service leading to sub-optimal care experiences, outcomes and costs. To address this, strategies of ... and .

Author:: Steel, David R., The King's Fund, Longley, Marcus, Heenan, Deirdre, and Ham, Chris
Publication date:: 2013
Abstract:: The aim of this report is to describe the approach taken to integrated care in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales with a view to drawing out the lessons for England. The report has been written at a time when policy-makers in England have made a commitment to bring about closer ...

Author:: The King's Fund
Publication date:: 2013
Abstract:: We welcome the opportunity to contribute to the independent review by the Nuffield Trust commissioned by the Secretary of State for Health to consider whether aggregate ratings of provider performance should be used in health and social care. This short paper sets out the views of The King’s Fund. Overall, ...

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