Index Catalog // The King's Fund Digital Archive

Healthcare associated infections : stemming the rise of the 'superbug'?

Author:: King's Fund and Turner, Rachel
Publication date:: 2008
Abstract:: Healthcare-associated infections are a major concern to patients and the public as a result of both high rates of infection across the National Health Service (NHS), and media coverage of outbreaks at individual hospitals. The government has put in place a range of policies designed to reduce healthcare-associated infections in ...

Using information to promote healthy behaviours

Author:: King's Fund and Robertson, Ruth
Publication date:: 2008
Abstract:: This is the third paper in a series, Kicking Bad Habits, on how people can be encouraged to adopt healthier behaviour. Information-based health campaigns are a major part of the government's health promotion strategy. A £75 million marketing programme has been recently announced to encourage healthy behaviour in children. This ...

Mental Health Act 2007

Author:: King's Fund and Lawton-Smith, Simon
Publication date:: 2008
Abstract:: This briefing focuses on the Mental Health Act and its policies in relation to England.

High quality care for all : briefing on the NHS Next Stage Review final report

Author:: King's Fund
Publication date:: 2008
Abstract:: Lord Darzi's report, NHS Next Stage Review, attempts to open a new chapter in the story of 'quality' in the English NHS: how to move on from a centrally driven performance management regime - with its focus on driving activity and meeting targets - to a more sophisticated strategy that ...

Professional leadership in pharmacy : exploring the case for a Royal College for the pharmacy profession

Author:: Harrison, Anthony, King's Fund, Dickson, Niall, and Westcott, Patsy
Publication date:: 2007
Abstract:: This is the report of a seminar commissioned by the working party set up by the Department of Health at the end of February 2007 to review the implementation of new arrangements for the regulation of pharmacy in the United Kingdom. The seminar was held at the King's Fund on ...

PCTs and race equality schemes

Author:: Thorlby, Ruth, King's Fund, and Curry, Natasha
Publication date:: 2007
Abstract:: Under the Race Relations Amendment Act (2000), all public bodies, including NHS organisations, are legally obliged to produce a 'race equality scheme' explaining how they plan to eliminate racial discrimination and promote equal opportunities. This paper examines PCTs' race equality schemes to find out what PCTs are doing to address ...

18-week waiting times target : an update

Author:: Harrison, Anthony, King's Fund, and Thorlby, Ruth
Publication date:: 2007
Abstract:: The War on Waiting for Hospital Treatment (Harrison and Appleby 2005) examined the government's record on reducing the number of people on waiting lists for elective care in England, and the time they had to wait. This briefing provides an update on that analysis. The waiting times targets currently in ...

Community-based compulsory treatment orders in Scotland : the early evidence

Author:: Lawton-Smith, Simon and King's Fund
Publication date:: 2006
Abstract:: In recent years, several countries have introduced powers to compel certain people with mental disorders living in the community to engage with services and undergo treatment. This paper explores what happened in the first six months after community-based compulsory treatment orders were introduced in Scotland in October 2005. It looks ...

Professionally assessed ideal care inputs, Ideal service inputs by cognitive impairment and level of dependency

Author:: King's Fund and Henderson, Kate
Publication date:: 2006

The reconfiguration of hospital services

Author:: King's Fund
Publication date:: 2006
Abstract:: The reconfiguration of acute and community hospital services in England has recently come to dominate discussions about NHS reform - both locally and nationally - and is provoking a great deal of controversy. This briefing examines the background to the current debate, identifies the main factors driving the changes, explores ...

The commissioning framework

Author:: King's Fund
Publication date:: 2006
Abstract:: Although some of the key planks of the NHS reform programme, such as Payment by Results (PbR) and patient choice, began to take shape from 2003, it is only recently that the Department of Health has begun to publish guidance, aimed at people working within the NHS, that attempts to ...

Practice-based commissioning

Author:: King's Fund
Publication date:: 2006
Abstract:: Practice-based commissioning is a policy that aims to give more influence and control to GP practices in England over how money is spent on health care services. At the moment, the bulk of NHS money is allocated to primary care trusts (PCTs) who then commission and reimburse hospitals (and other ...

Local variations in NHS spending priorities

Author:: King's Fund
Publication date:: 2006
Abstract:: While the 'postcode lottery' of accessing drugs such as Herceptin on the NHS attract media headlines, there has been growing awareness of more fundamental variations in spending by primary care trusts (PCTs), the organisations responsible for purchasing the bulk of NHS care for people living in their catchment areas. This ...

Improving the patient experience : celebrating achievement : enhancing the healing environment programme 2003-2005

Author:: King's Fund and Department of Health (Great Britain)
Publication date:: 2006

Annual review 2005/06 : support in turbulent times : reducing hospital admissions, supporting leaders, improving care for older people

Author:: King's Fund
Publication date:: 2006

The business of caring : King's Fund Inquiry into care services for older people in London

Author:: Banks, Penny, Robinson, Janice, and King's Fund
Publication date:: 2005
Abstract:: The King's Fund Inquiry into Care Services for Older People in London was established to find out whether the care system operating in 2004 was meeting the needs and preferences of older Londoners who require care and whether there will be sufficient care services of the right design and quality ...

What older people say about care services : a literature review for the King's Fund Care Services Inquiry

Author:: King's Fund, Joule, Nikki, and Levenson, Ros
Publication date:: 2005
Abstract:: This is a literature review carried out to inform the King's Fund Care Services Inquiry.

King's Fund care services enquiry : the housing dimension

Author:: Molyneux, Peter, Leather, David, and King's Fund
Publication date:: 2005
Abstract:: A report commissioned by the King's Fund in December 2004 to provide support to the Enquiry into Care Services in London. The data helps to provide an understanding of housing issues that impact on people's ability to make choices about their care and their way of life.

NHS continuing care : Health Committee new inquiry : evidence from the King's Fund

Author:: King's Fund
Publication date:: 2005

King's Fund response to Assessment of the Performance of Healthcare Organisations : a Healthcare Commission consultation

Author:: King's Fund
Publication date:: 2005
Abstract:: Evidence from the King's Fund to the Assessment of the Performance of Healthcare Organisations: A Healthcare Commission consultation.

Healthcare associated infections : stemming the rise of the 'superbug'?

Using information to promote healthy behaviours

Mental Health Act 2007

High quality care for all : briefing on the NHS Next Stage Review final report

Professional leadership in pharmacy : exploring the case for a Royal College for the pharmacy profession

PCTs and race equality schemes

18-week waiting times target : an update

Community-based compulsory treatment orders in Scotland : the early evidence

Professionally assessed ideal care inputs, Ideal service inputs by cognitive impairment and level of dependency

The reconfiguration of hospital services

The commissioning framework

Practice-based commissioning

Local variations in NHS spending priorities

Improving the patient experience : celebrating achievement : enhancing the healing environment programme 2003-2005

Annual review 2005/06 : support in turbulent times : reducing hospital admissions, supporting leaders, improving care for older people

The business of caring : King's Fund Inquiry into care services for older people in London

What older people say about care services : a literature review for the King's Fund Care Services Inquiry

King's Fund care services enquiry : the housing dimension

NHS continuing care : Health Committee new inquiry : evidence from the King's Fund

King's Fund response to Assessment of the Performance of Healthcare Organisations : a Healthcare Commission consultation

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