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 ...
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 ...
In this document, we outline the key findings for professionals in general practice and describe the central role that general practice must now play to improve the quality of health care and The report was commissioned by The King’s Fund on behalf of an independent panel. The views expressed in this report are those of the independent panel and do not necessarily
represent the views of The King’s Fund
This case study is one of six, which form part of a project undertaken by The King’s Fund to investigate the different ways in which consultants are working beyond their traditional boundaries. The King’s Fund’s staff reviewed relevant documentation and interviewed staff to help identify the key characteristics of this ...
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 ...
This case study is one of six, which form part of a project undertaken by The King’s Fund to investigate the different ways in which consultants are working beyond their traditional boundaries. The King’s Fund’s staff reviewed relevant documentation and interviewed staff to help identify the key characteristics of this ...
This case study is one of six, which form part of a project undertaken by The King’s Fund to investigate the different ways in which consultants are working beyond their traditional boundaries. The King’s Fund’s staff reviewed relevant documentation and interviewed staff to help identify the key characteristics of this ...
This case study is one of six, which form part of a project undertaken by The King’s Fund to investigate the different ways in which consultants are working beyond their traditional boundaries. The King’s Fund’s staff reviewed relevant documentation and interviewed staff to help identify the key characteristics of this ...
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 ...
This report was commissioned by The King’s Fund on behalf of an independent panel. The views expressed in this report are those of the independent panel and do not necessarily
represent the views of The King’s Fund and General practice is often regarded as the bedrock of the English health care system. Surveys consistently report high levels of trust in GPs and good levels of patient satisfaction with the services they receive in general practice. However, other than data available through the Quality Outcomes Framework and the GP ...