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Author:: Taggart, Holly , Naylor, Chris , The King's Fund, and Charles, Anna
Publication date:: 2017
Abstract:: This report draws on recent research with vanguard sites in England, conducted in partnership with the Royal College of Psychiatrists. It finds that where new models of care have been used to remove the barriers between mental health and other parts of the health system, local professionals saw this as ...

Author:: Ham, Chris, South, Patrick, Goodwin, Nick, Imison, Candace, Dixon, Anna, and The King's Fund
Publication date:: 2011
Abstract:: Written as a contribution to the government's current listening exercise, this paper sets out the challenges facing the NHS and identifies the reforms we believe are needed to meet these challenges. We offer suggestions for revisions to the current Health & Social Care Bill and future policy development but we ...

Author:: Curry, Natasha, Mundle, Claire, Weaks, Lisa, The King's Fund, and Sheil, Fiona
Publication date:: 2011
Abstract:: The government's proposed reforms to the health and social care system include clear aspirations for the voluntary and community sector as a provider of health services, a source of support for commissioning and a partner in tackling health inequalities. However, the reforms also present a number of challenges and risks. ...

Author:: Bevan, Gwyn, Frosini, Francesca, Lyscom, Tom, Gao, Haiyan, Raleigh, Veena, Appleby, John, and The King's Fund
Publication date:: 2011
Abstract:: Variations in health care in the NHS are a persistent and ubiquitous problem. But which variations are acceptable or warranted - for example, variations driven by clinical need and informed patient choice - and which are not? The important question is how to promote 'good' variation and minimise 'bad' variation. ...

Author:: Dixon, Jennifer , Rosen, Rebecca , Smith, Judith , Perry, Claire , Nuffield Trust, Goodwin, Nick , The King's Fund, Dixon, Anna , Davies, Alisha , and Ham, Chris
Publication date:: 2012
Abstract:: This paper has been written as a contribution to the work of the NHS Future Forum and in support of the government's espoused aim of placing integrated care at the heart of the programme of NHS reform. Integrated care is essential to meet the needs of the ageing population, transform ...

Author:: Curry, Natasha, Nelson, Pauline, Rudisill, Caroline, Sandall, Jane, Homer, Caroline, Bewley, Susan, Sadler, Euan, Bourgeault, Ivy, The King's Fund, Cooper, Chris, and Cowie, Luke
Publication date:: 2011
Abstract:: Maternity services - in common with the rest of the NHS - need to focus on new ways of working to maintain and increase levels of safety and quality of care within the resources available. There are particular pressures on maternity services because of the rise in birth rates and ...

Author:: Humphries, Richard and The King's Fund
Publication date:: 2011
Abstract:: The impact of funding cuts to the NHS has been widely reported and discussed, but less attention has been given to social care - and, most importantly, to the inter-relationships of health and social care. Social care funding has increased in real terms for the past decade, but there has ...

Author:: Humphries, Richard, McMahon, Laurie, The King's Fund, and Harvey, Sarah
Publication date:: 2011
Abstract:: The health and social care system is currently tackling three inter-related challenges: coping with rising demand and reduced funding; handling NHS restructuring; and transforming social care. How can these challenges be seen as an opportunity to achieve fundamental change to the system? The Routes project, a simulation exercise created by ... and The Routes project was commissioned by The King's Fund in partnership with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Social Care Institute for Excellence, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and the Local Government Association.

Author:: Imison, Candace, The King's Fund, and Naylor, Chris
Publication date:: 2010
Abstract:: General practitioners make over 9 million referrals each year, triggering many billions of pounds of expenditure. There is also significant variation in the quality and rate of referral between GPs and GP practices. As the NHS faces a prospective funding gap of £14-£20 billion and GPs take the lead for ...

Author:: Palmer, Keith and The King's Fund
Publication date:: 2011
Abstract:: The NHS is entering a period of acute financial pressure and needs to find up to £20 billion in productivity improvements over the next few years. There are particular challenges for the many hospital trusts that enter the 'cold' financial climate with deficits and legacy debt. Reconfiguring Hospital Services: Lessons ...

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