Index Catalog // The King's Fund Digital Archive

Author:: Robertson, Ruth, Ross, Shilpa, Nuffield Trust, Curry, Natasha, Naylor, Chris, Holder, Holly, Bennett, Laura, and The King's Fund
Publication date:: 2015
Abstract:: Since their formation in 2012, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have already faced formidable challenges, tasked with managing substantial commissioning budgets amid increasing financial pressure. In a further development from 1 April 2015, CCGs will now also be given the option to take up more devolved powers to co-commission primary care ...

Author:: Robertson, Ruth, Ross, Shilpa, Nuffield Trust, Gosling, Jennifer, Holder, Holly, The King's Fund, and Bennett, Laura
Publication date:: 2014
Abstract:: This slideshow presents the key findings from a survey of GPs in six clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). The survey was conducted by the Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund as part of a three year project, looking to understand how the clinical commissioning groups at the heart of the NHS ...

Author:: Robertson, Ruth, Ross, Shilpa, Nuffield Trust, Naylor, Chris, Holder, Holly, The King's Fund, and Machaqueiro, Sílvia
Publication date:: 2016
Abstract:: This slide deck presents the fourth and final year of results from an annual survey of GPs and practice managers in six CCGs across the country. The survey explores how GP attitudes towards clinical commissioning have evolved since their launch in 2013. The results show that over the past three ...

Author:: Robertson, Ruth, Honeyman, Matthew, Brooke, Beatrice, Sonola, Lara, The King's Fund, and Kothari, Suruchi
Publication date:: 2014
Abstract:: The King’s Fund visited six services where consultants are delivering or facilitating care outside hospital. This report presents the findings from those visits as case studies. It identifies key characteristics and challenges to this way of working and seeks out evidence of the benefits to patients and the NHS more ...

Author:: Robertson, Ruth, Raleigh, Veena, Ham, Chris, Alderwick, Hugh, The King's Fund, and Foot, Catherine
Publication date:: 2015
Abstract:: In June 2015, The King’s Fund was commissioned by the Department of Health to review how the performance of local health systems could be assessed. Our review looks at how to measure the performance of health services within CCG areas, including how well these services work with social care and ...

Author:: Robertson, Ruth, Ross, Shilpa, Naylor, Chris, Holder, Holy, Machaqueiro, Silvia, and The King's Fund
Publication date:: 2016
Abstract:: Clinically led approaches to planning and designing health services are more likely to be both innovative and effective. For this reason, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) were set up to put GPs at the heart of NHS planning decisions. What progress have CCGs made in implementing their clinically led model and ...

Author:: Robertson, Ruth, Dunn, Phoebe, Maguire, David, Appleby, John, Alderwick, Hugh, and The King's Fund
Publication date:: 2015
Abstract:: This report looks back at past trends in NHS productivity to help us to understand how this has been done in the past and also identifies a number of opportunities for the future. The authors consider three areas - generic prescribing, length of stay and day case surgery – in ...

Author:: Robertson, Ruth, Appleby, John, and The King's Fund
Publication date:: 2016
Abstract:: Since 1983, NatCen Social Research’s British Social Attitudes survey has asked members of the public about their views on, and feelings towards, the NHS and health and care issues generally. The latest survey was carried out between July and October 2015 and asked a nationally representative sample of more than ...

Author:: Thorlby, Ruth, King's Fund, and Robertson, Ruth
Publication date:: 2008
Abstract:: Attempts to give more choice to users of public sector services has been a major theme of the Labour government's public sector modernisation programme. Policies have been developed in health care, education and social housing that aim to give users a greater choice of publicly or privately owned providers, and ...

Author:: Baylis, Alex, Buck, David, Dougall, Durka, The King's Fund, and Robertson, Ruth
Publication date:: 2018
Abstract:: The King's Fund's vision for population health is to reduce inequalities and achieve health outcomes on a par with the best in the world. We have developed a framework for population health based on four pillars: the wider determinants of health; our health behaviours and lifestyles; the places and communities ...

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