This is a summary of a joint project commissioned by Essex Strategic Health Authority on behalf of the 28 strategic health authorities, the Department of Health and the NHS Modernisation Agency and undertaken by the King's Fund, in partnership with Health Dialog and New York University. This review informed the ...
This is one of a series of case studies exploring how individuals living in London have used the King's Fund Millennium Awards scheme to make a real difference to the health of others in their communities. According to the mental health charity MIND, one in four people in Britain will ...
This paper will review the evidence which supports the view that securing greater engagement of doctors in management, leadership and service improvement is critical to improving performance. It will also draw on examples of good practice nationally and internationally, as well as offering some frameworks for obtaining and securing greater ... and This paper was commissioned by The King’s Fund to inform its review of leadership in the NHS.
This paper forms part of The King’s Fund 2012 leadership review, addressing the topic from the perspective of those seeking to provide leadership extending well outside their own immediate organisational boundaries. To establish firm foundations on which to study this whole-system aspect
of leadership, the paper first explores leadership, management ... and This paper was commissioned by The King’s Fund to inform its review of leadership in the NHS.
Patient and public engagement has been on the NHS agenda for many years, but the impact has been disappointing. There have been a great many public consultations, surveys, and one-off initiatives, but the service is still not sufficiently patient-centred. In particular there has been a lack of focus on engaging ... and This paper was commissioned by The King’s Fund to inform its review of leadership in the NHS.
This paper draws on academic leadership literature and leadership development practice but is not based specifically on the health care literature or on health care leadership development. Its purpose is to outline some of the latest thinking in leadership theory and leadership development, regardless of sector, in order that the ...
This report describes how clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England are innovating with two broad models – the prime contract and alliance contract. It draws on experiences from five geographical areas, covering different population and disease groups (cancer, end-of-life care, musculoskeletal services, mental health rehabilitation, and older people’s services). It ...
This paper was commissioned by The King’s Fund to inform its review of leadership in the NHS. and This paper will concentrate on medical leadership. The paper was commissioned to contribute to The King’s Fund’s 2012 review of leadership and engagement. It will therefore describe models of medical leadership and predominantly refer to the medical literature. Importantly, this paper’s focus on medical leadership is not intended to detract ...
This paper was commissioned by The King’s Fund to inform its review of leadership in the NHS. and This paper explores the role of medical leadership and engagement as a means to improve productivity. It looks at the evidence about how doctors may best improve productivity, and how doctors practising today feel about this.