Index Catalog // The Kings Fund Digital Archive

Schöpfer:: Baxter, Kate, Evans, David, Mays, Nicholas, Scott, Judith, Malbon, Gill, Goodwin, Nick, Killoran, Amanda, Abbott, Stephen, King's Fund, and Wyke, Sally
Publication date:: 2000
Abstract:: The overall aim of the third year of the national evaluation of TPPs, spanning October 1997 to September 1998, was to identify the ingredients of successful devolved purchasing based in primary care by in-depth study of twelve first wave TPPs. The analysis presented here considers eleven of the case studies ...

Schöpfer:: Robinson, Ray, Malbon, Gill, King's Fund, Bevan, Gwyn, Mays, Nicholas, Total Purchasing National Evaluation Team, Goodwin, Nick, Posnett, John, Raftery, James, McLeod, Hugh, Abbott, Stephen, Wyke, Sally, and Killoran, Amanda
Publication date:: 1999
Abstract:: Total purchasing was the first major 'internal market' policy initiative to be extensively evaluated by the Department of Health and Scottish Office. This report draws together the main evidence from the evaluation in order to inform the development of the new primary care organisations in the NHS, which came into ...

Schöpfer:: Wyke, Sally, Killoran, Amanda, Malbon, Gill, Mays, Nicholas, King's Fund, and Goodwin, Nick
Publication date:: 1999
Abstract:: This working paper from the second year of TPPs makes the following key findings: larger TPPs are becoming high achievers; a group of TPPs (43 per cent) improved their performance over two years, about a quarter remained at the same level and about a third dropped out; a greater proportion ...

Schöpfer:: King's Fund, Abbott, Stephen, Goodwin, Nick, Killoran, Amanda, Mays, Nicholas, Wyke, Sally, and Malbon, Gill
Publication date:: 1999
Abstract:: This report aims to describe the ways in which the structure, role and impact of TPPs may be instructive to PCGs. Practical illustrations are used to demonstrate how particular changes in services were achieved in the context of local conditions, providing useful examples for PCGs. English PCGs are the main ...

Schöpfer:: North Thames Office (NHS Executive, Department of Health, Great Britain), Killoran, Amanda, Posnett, John, Griffiths, Jenny, Goodwin, Nick, Mays, Nicholas, York Health Economics Consortium (University of York), Street, Andrew, King's Fund, Place, Michael, and Malbon, Gill
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: The purpose of this paper is to report initial results from studies of the management costs, associated with TPP and to explore the relevance of current experience for the costs of establishing the new Primary Care Groups (PCGs) outlined in the Labour government's white paper on the NHS. The methodology ...

Schöpfer:: King's Fund, Mahon, Ann, Mays, Nicholas, Wyke, Sally, Malbon, Gill, Leese, Brenda, and Goodwin, Nick
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: This working paper is the first report from the national evaluation of total purchasing pilot projects to provide evidence on the achievements of all 53 'first wave' pilots in England and Scotland. It also looks at the range of factors associated with more and less successful total purchasing in 1996-97 ...

Schöpfer:: Killoran, Amanda, Malbon, Gill, King's Fund, Mays, Nicholas, and Goodwin, Nick
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: This report draws together the interim findings from the first two years of a three year evaluation of all first and second wave TPPs in England and Scotland which began in October 1995, led by the King's Fund. The report discusses whether first wave TPPs have developed the organisational requirements ...

Schöpfer:: King's Fund, Killoran, Amanda, Mays, Nicholas, Goodwin, Nick, and Malbon, Gill
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: The aim of this working paper is to present a profile of the thirty-five second wave Total Purchasing Pilots (TPPs) in England and Scotland as part of the national evaluation of TPPs. Its objectives are: to describe the basic characteristics of the second wave TPPs, particularly highlighting similarities and differences ...

Schöpfer:: Goodwin, Nick, Baxter, Kate, Leese, Brenda, Mahon, Ann, Scott, Judith, and King's Fund
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: There have not been any set criteria against which to assess the merits of the various ways in which total purchasing has developed nationally. An important part of the evaluation of total purchasing in the first year was, therefore, an attempt to derive success criteria which would enable comparison between ...

Schöpfer:: Dixon, Jennifer, Mays, Nicholas, Goodwin, Nick, and King's Fund
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: This paper looks at definitions of different types of accountability, political and administrative, and at the accountability of health authorities, GP fundholders and the pilot projects for total purchasing. The research has revealed models of financial, managerial and public accountability which are described. The paper concludes with discussion of the ...

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