The NHS is increasingly focusing on how it can improve the value of its services, to deliver the highest quality health outcomes for patients at the lowest cost possible. This report shares learning and insight from three NHS hospital trusts that have developed organisation-wide strategies for value improvement.
The King’s Fund and the Health Foundation both support the concept of a Transformation Fund for the NHS in England. The two organisations came together to undertake a programme of work detailing the key aspects of such a fund. This appendix gives details of the work done to consider how ...
This report discusses the progress and impact made by England’s Patient Safety Collaboratives (PSCs) in their first four years. It was commissioned by The AHSN Network and written by The King's Fund. The report notes how interest is shifting from supporting the improvement of individual services to improving how different ...
This response presents a number of reservations about whether the policy objectives behind the introduction of quality accounts – to drive quality improvement and increase public accountability - can be achieved and includes comments about the detail of the proposals.
This paper was commissioned by The King’s Fund to inform its review of leadership in the NHS. and In response to the commitment to clinical leadership, The King’s Fund instigated a project to determine the impact leadership programmes have on individuals and the system. Junior doctors who had completed or were currently on leadership programmes were interviewed in order to determine their experiences and aspirations for the future.