This is The King's Fund's response to the independent review by the Nuffield Trust commissioned by the Secretary of State for Health to consider whether aggregate ratings of provider performance should be used in health and social care. Overall, while TKF supports the government’s commitment to make more information about ...
The King’s Fund welcomes the development of the mandate to hold the NHS Commissioning Board to account for £80 billion public money. It is important that the mandate is well designed to ensure the Board can be effectively held accountable for its activities.
The health care system needs to respond to the growing burden of chronic illness. Many NHS researchers, managers and clinical leaders believe that increased integration within the health service will help to achieve this, and the government has made clear its ambitions that the health reforms should encourage integrated care. ...
The government’s health reforms propose radical changes to the structures and processes within the National Health Service (NHS) in England that have provoked unprecedented debate, protest and opposition. One of the core issues is how providers and commissioners of care will be held to account in the future if many ...