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The view from Westminster: Parliamentarians on the future of the NHS
20 Jun 2013
A viewpoint featuring personal reflections by eight parliamentarians, based on speeches and observations at a series of events organised by The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust.
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Public payment and private provision: the changing landscape of health care in the 2000s
22 May 2013
A report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Nuffield Trust examining the changing relationship between the public and private sector in the provision of NHS funded care in the past decade.
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Care Bill: Second reading, House of Lords
21 May 2013
The Care Bill is about to undergo detailed scrutiny by the House of Lords. This briefing provides explanation and analysis of the Bill and the policies it will enable the Government to implement.
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Evaluation of the first year of the Inner North West London Integrated Care Pilot
17 May 2013
This report outlines the findings of our evaluation of the Inner North West London Integrated Care Pilot, which aimed to develop new forms of care for older people and those with diabetes.
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Reclaiming a population health perspective
25 Apr 2013
This research report explores the role general practices can play in improving population health at a time of increasing levels of chronic ill health and reduced budgets.
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NHS procurement, patient choice and competition: response to draft regulations
24 Apr 2013
In February 2013 the Government published draft regulations governing procurement practice as required by the Health and Social Care Act 2012. This briefing outlines our response.
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Changing of the guard: lessons for the new NHS from departing health leaders
28 Mar 2013
Just prior to the new NHS structures going live in April 2013, we interviewed some of the most experienced NHS leaders to gather their lessons for the new generation of leaders.
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Rating providers for quality: a policy worth pursuing?
22 Mar 2013
The Nuffield Trust was commissioned by the Secretary of State for Health to review whether ratings of provider performance should be used in health and social care. This report outlines the findings.
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The Francis Public Inquiry Report: a response
14 Mar 2013
This Nuffield Trust policy response offers an analysis of several key themes from the Francis report where the Trust has expertise including funding, patient-level data, commissioning and regulation.
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The anatomy of health spending 2011/12: a review of NHS expenditure and labour productivity
5 Mar 2013
Using accounts data from 2003/04 to 2011/12 for commissioning and provider bodies across the English NHS, this report analyses the history and drivers of labour productivity in NHS trusts.
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Commissioning high-quality care for people with long-term conditions
1 Mar 2013
This report highlights the findings of an in-depth study of commissioning, funded by the National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research (NIHR HS&DR) Programme.
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A decade of austerity? The funding pressures facing the NHS from 2010/11 to 2021/22
3 Dec 2012
This research highlights the funding challenges facing the NHS and social care system in England over the next decade, with NHS funding growth likely to be restricted beyond 2015.
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Care for older people: projected expenditure to 2022 on social care and continuing health care for England's older population
3 Dec 2012
This analysis by the London School of Economics, commissioned by the Nuffield Trust, projects expenditure on social care and health care for older people in England from 2010 to 2022.
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Choosing the place of care: the effect of patient choice on treatment location in England, 2003-2011
19 Nov 2012
This report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), commissioned by the Nuffield Trust, examines the effect of patient choice and the independent sector on treatment location in England.
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The impact of the Marie Curie Nursing Service on place of death and hospital use at the end of life
14 Nov 2012
This study examines whether the home-based nursing service provided by Marie Curie Cancer Care helps more people to die at home, and reduces hospital use and costs at the end of life.
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Understanding patterns of health and social care at the end of life
16 Oct 2012
This report details the key findings from a study of over 73,000 people in England during the last 12 months of their lives. It suggests that social care may help prevent hospital admission.
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Primary care for the 21st century: learning from New Zealand's independent practitioner associations
26 Sep 2012
As the English NHS prepares to give GPs a leading role in planning and purchasing local health services, this report offers insights from the experience of organised general practice in New Zealand.
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Patient-level costing: can it yield efficiency savings?
20 Sep 2012
This report examines how, in an era of financial challenge, NHS trusts can make better use of cost information at the patient level, as the first step towards greater efficiency.
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Reforming payment for health care in Europe to achieve better value
23 Aug 2012
This Nuffield Trust report, supported by KPMG, compares different payment systems for health care used across Europe and examines their role in improving the efficiency and quality of care.
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NHS and social care funding: the outlook to 2021/22
4 Jul 2012
This Institute for Fiscal Studies report, funded by the Nuffield Trust, examines what can be expected once the current unprecedented period of broadly flat NHS funding in real terms ends in 2014-15.
