Report 08/01/2020Billy PalmerHelen BuckinghamNadia CrellinCamille Oung
After the 2015 general election, the NHS and social care were set a number of targets on where they needed to be by 2020. Now that year has started, this briefing looks at how they have fared over that time, looking at a sample of key targets. Which have been met, which are being missed, and which b...
Blog post 14/02/2018Nigel Edwards
Long read: Nigel Edwards looks at the risks and opportunities for commissioning as we move towards integrated care.
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.
Conference/seminar 10/02/2016 • 09.00–10.30
This roundtable event brought together parliamentarians, policymakers and representatives from national stakeholder bodies to consider the future of accountability in the English NHS.
Blog post 20/07/2015Cllr Izzi Seccombe
Izzi Seccombe, Leader of Warwickshire County Council, offers a local authority perspective on NHS accountability.
Blog post 17/07/2015Dr Steve Kell OBE
Steve Kell, Co-Chair of NHS Clinical Commissioners, argues that concerns about conflicts of interest from GP commissioners have so far proved unfounded.
Blog post 16/07/2015Jan Sensier
Responding to Ben Jupp's paper 'Reconsidering accountability in an age of integrated care', Jan Sensier argues that the most important factor for real accountability in the face of changing services is the voice of the public and patient.
Blog post 15/07/2015Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell
Discussions about accountability are in danger of confusing method with purpose, argues Stephen Dorrell in a blog responding to a recent paper by Ben Jupp.