In recent years, the digital agenda in health care has been the subject of an array of promises and plans, ranging from the Secretary of State’s challenge to the NHS to ‘go paperless’ to the commitment set out in the NHS’s Five Year Forward View to ‘harness the information revolution’. ...
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 ...
As part of a joint learning network on integrated housing, care and health, The King's Fund and the National Housing Federation have produced a set of slides illustrating the connections between housing, social care, health and wellbeing.
This report sets out the findings of an evidence review in relation to estates strategy, commissioned by the Department of Health to support the work of Sir Robert Naylor’s review. It includes evidence on the approach to developing a strategy, and the different components required for an effective strategy. It ...
The consultation on changes to HSCIC’s statistics comes at an opportune time (HSCIC 2016). The various options for reducing costs through cuts in the publication of health and
social care statistics is driven by reductions to HSCIC’s funding from the Department of Health as a result of the 2015 Spending ...
Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) have been developed by NHS and local government leaders in 44 parts of England. The plans offer a chance for health and social care leaders to work together to improve care and manage limited resources. But will they succeed where other initiatives have failed? Despite ...