Implementation, readiness and resourcing: a practical guide to the adoption and spread of health innovation programmes
Health Innovation Network - This guide aims to provide an easy to adapt framework for people working within health and care systems seeking to adopt and embed a service innovation or transformation. Applicable to large and small scale projects across multiple locations, it synthesises learning from ‘Focus ADHD’ (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), a national programme implemented at pace across England between April 2020 and March 2023 via the 15 local health innovation networks that make up the Health Innovation Network.GuidePress release (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - December 4, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news

Charging for adult social care in England: reform and routes forward
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy -With the delay of the implementation of the Government ’s proposed adult social care charging reforms from October 2023 to October 2025, this report looks at the reforms and considers possible routes forward. It calls for an approach to funding adult social care where adequate funding is provided in the short-term for services to recover and to deal w ith current challenges, and a commitment to adequate long-term funding to make services fit for the future.ReportChartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy - publications (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Mana...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - December 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Social care Source Type: news

HIV Action Plan monitoring and evaluation framework 2023 report
This report summarises progress from 2019 to 2022.FrameworkUK Health Security Agency - publications (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - December 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news

Continuity of care: delayed diagnosis in GP practices
Health Services Safety Investigations Body -The investigation that underpinned this report identified that there is no specific requirement within the current GP contract to ensure GP practices provide continuity of care for their patients. The report concludes that making continuity of care an ‘essential requirement’ for GP practices could reduce the risk of a delay in diagnosing serious health conditions, and ease pressure on GP’s workload and welfare.ReportHealth Services Safety Investigations Body - news (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - November 30, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Primary and community care Source Type: news

Partnering with purpose: how integrated care systems and industry can work better together
NHS Confederation - This paper captures the learning from a masterclass series, delivered jointly by the NHS Confederation and Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, on how integrated care systems and industry can work better together. It was developed, researched and written by both organisations.PaperMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - November 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Integrated care, collaboration and partnership Source Type: news

Transforming health and wellbeing services through population health management
This report explores four case studies where population health and population health management approaches have been eveloped in recent years and show demonstra ble benefits.ReportMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - November 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news

Investing to save: the capital requirement for a more sustainable NHS in England
This report finds that NHS capital budgets need to nearly double from £7.7bn to £14.1bn – an extra £6.4bn – if the NHS is to clear the building repairs backlog and overhaul the estate to enable greater productivity and faster patient care. Capital funding drives productivity but the NHS has lagged behind other countries in terms of capital investment for more t han five decades. The NHS now has the sixth lowest number of CT and MRI scanners per million people of the OECD countries.NHS leaders have said that increasing capital funding is their top financial priority ahead of the next election, alongside reform of how...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - November 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finance Source Type: news

Phase 1 report
Independent Inquiry into the issues raised by the David Fuller case - This is the phase 1 report by the independent inquiry into the issues raised by the David Fuller case. The inquiry has been established to investigate how David Fuller was able to carry out inappropriate and unlawful actions in the mortuary of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and why they went apparently unnoticed, for so long. A phase 2 report, looking at the broader national picture and the practices and procedures in place to protect the deceased in the NHS and other settings, is planned for publication at a later date.ReportMore detail (...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - November 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Regulation, governance and accountability Source Type: news

Maternity and neonatal voices partnership guidance
NHS England - This guidance advises integrated care boards and trusts on statutory obligations in maternity and neonatal services, and actions and responsibilities in thethree year delivery plan. It also suggests areas to consider when commissioning, setting up, supporting and sustaining maternity and neonatal voices partnerships (MNVPs).GuidanceMore detail  (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - November 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Patient involvement, experience and feedback Source Type: news

Front door frailty: advice on setting up services
British Geriatrics Society - Front door frailty services (FDF) exist to identify people living with frailty as soon as they present to a hospital, to ensure that they are diverted to appropriate services as quickly as possible and, ideally, to ensure they are discharged to their normal place of residence (home or care home) the same day. Evidence suggests that these services benefit older patients as well as reducing pressure on hospitals. They have had a positive impact everywhere they have been introduced. This guide sets out five principles that should underpin FDF services to older people presenting at emergency ...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - November 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: news

NHS non-executive director remuneration and morale
NHS Providers - This briefing draws on NHS Providers' survey responses and discussions with leaders from member trusts and foundation trusts. It is intended to support NHS England ’s work on non-executive director and chair remuneration.BriefingMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - November 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: news

Longer, better lives: a manifesto for cancer research and care
Cancer Research UK - This manifesto sets out the measures and commitments Cancer Research UK states the next government can make to help prevent 20,000 cancer deaths every year by 2040. It has been developed with the insights of cancer patients and experts from across health, life sciences, government and academic sectors.ManifestoPress release (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - November 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finance NHS performance and productivity Public health and health inequalities Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: news

Hospital discharge funds: experiences in winter 2022 –23
In this report, The King's Fund hears from commissioners and service providers in six local areas to find out how they experienced the process of receiving additional funding to reduce delayed discharge in 2022-23.ReportPress release (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - November 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finance NHS performance and productivity Source Type: news

UK Covid-19 Inquiry public hearings: module 2, week 6 (20 November - 23 November 2023)
NHS Providers - This week theInquiry heard from witnesses including Sir Patrick Vallance, Professor Sir Chris Whitty and Professor Sir Jonathan Van Tam. The Inquiry heard evidence on the timing of lockdowns, difficulties in getting data on NHS capacity, and the interactions between government and its scientific advisors. This briefing summarises the proceedings most relevant to NHS trusts, and is the sixth in the series of weekly briefings on the Inquiry ’s public hearings on module 2.BriefingMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - November 27, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Covid-19 Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news

Waiting time prioritisation in the health sector: evidence from hip replacement surgery
This study uses hospital administrative data in 2015-2021 on hip replacements in England to investigate the extent to which publicly-funded patients with higher need, measured by preoperative health, are prioritised on the list by p ublic and private providers.Report (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - November 27, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS performance and productivity Source Type: news