Report
08/01/2020 Billy Palmer Helen Buckingham Nadia Crellin Camille OungAfter 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
14/02/2018 Nigel EdwardsLong read: Nigel Edwards looks at the risks and opportunities for commissioning as we move towards integrated care.
Report
15/11/2017 Holly Holder Helen BuckinghamA report exploring the challenges and opportunities presented by sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) for accountability in the NHS.
Press release
15/11/2017Confusing 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
15/11/2017 Helen BuckinghamAlongside 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 • 09.00–10.30This roundtable event brought together parliamentarians, policymakers and representatives from national stakeholder bodies to consider the future of accountability in the English NHS.
Blog post
20/07/2015 Cllr Izzi SeccombeIzzi Seccombe, Leader of Warwickshire County Council, offers a local authority perspective on NHS accountability.
Blog post
17/07/2015 Dr Steve Kell OBESteve Kell, Co-Chair of NHS Clinical Commissioners, argues that concerns about conflicts of interest from GP commissioners have so far proved unfounded.
Blog post
16/07/2015 Jan SensierResponding 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
15/07/2015 Rt Hon Stephen DorrellDiscussions about accountability are in danger of confusing method with purpose, argues Stephen Dorrell in a blog responding to a recent paper by Ben Jupp.