This briefing note is based on a review of the research literature and a series of meetings with key stakeholders in older people's health and social care provision. While there are many examples of excellent care for older people in the UK, the review has revealed evidence of unfair age ...
This paper is a response by the King's Fund to the report prepared by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, Sir Liam Donaldson, on medical regulation, entitled Good Doctors, Safer Patients, and the Department of Health's review on the regulation of non-medical health care professions.
This paper was commissioned by the UK government's Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) as part of its National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society., As the population ages, the prevalence of complex conditions requiring intensive social care will increase to a point where the costs are difficult to sustain. To avoid this crisis, preventive 'upstream' interventions should be targeted at those people at lower, emerging risk. Evidence suggests that these interventions could avoid future ..., and Copyright HMSO
This briefing examines the recent history of the quality and safety, financial and economic regulation of health care providers in England. It describes the new regulatory machinery that is being introduced and considers how the relationship between these different regulatory systems may develop in the future. [Introduction]