Spotlight 06/03/2018
As the Health Committee undertakes an inquiry into sustainability and transformation partnerships, accountable care systems and accountable care organisations and asks the experts about the effect they will have on the health service, here we collect together the work we have already done to provide...
Report 15/11/2017Holly HolderHelen Buckingham
A report exploring the challenges and opportunities presented by sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) for accountability in the NHS.
Press release 15/11/2017
Confusing accountability structures and a return to a ‘command-and-control’ style of managing the NHS risks undermining local initiatives to better join up health care services.
Blog post 15/11/2017Helen Buckingham
Alongside our new report today on accountability, Helen Buckingham looks at whether promises made nationally to improve leadership behaviour are being kept, and emphasises the stark consequences of getting it wrong.
Report 12/09/2017Professor Chris Ham CBEHugh AlderwickNigel EdwardsSally Gainsbury
An independent analysis of the October 2016 STPs (completed in March 2017).
Blog post 24/05/2017Natasha Curry
Natasha Curry looks at how the move to large scale general practice is working on the ground, and invites GPs to take part in a new survey on large-scale general practice.
Blog post 23/03/2017Sophie Castle-Clarke
Organisational excellence or whole-system change? Sophie Castle-Clarke weighs up Global Digital Exemplars vs Sustainability and Transformation Plans.
Press release 08/03/2017
Nigel Edwards responds to the announcement of extra money for the NHS and social care in the Spring Budget.
Press release 01/03/2017
Schemes that deliver healthcare closer to home are often better for patients but largely fail to save the NHS money.
Blog post 25/11/2016Nigel Edwards
Many sustainability and transformation plans have now been published, setting out how local areas intend to close the financial gap while transforming services for their population. Here, Nigel Edwards assesses what we already know about the plans.