Jan
05
2012

Integrated care for patients and populations: improving outcomes by working together

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This report by the King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust aims to support the development of the Department of Health’s national strategy on integrated care and to feed ideas directly into the ongoing work of the NHS Future Forum.

Dec
28
2011

Emergency bed use: what the numbers tell us

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This King’s Fund briefing examines whether reducing the use of hospital beds for emergency admissions could help the NHS as it needs to find £20 billion in productivity improvements by 2015 to avoid reducing quality and making significant cuts to services.

Dec
09
2011

Good governance for clinical commissioning groups: an introductory guide

This guide published by the Kings Fund sets out the current best practice to help CCGs develop their own local governance arrangements to give confidence that decisions are taken in an appropriate, transparent way.

Aug
19
2011

Achieving quality environments for care at end of life

This guide identifies a number of key environmental principles to help improve privacy and dignity for patients and relatives.

Nov
04
2010

Big changes on Musgrove’s Sedgemoor Ward

Plans have been unveiled at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton for an innovative make-over of Sedgemoor – an acute medical ward for older people.

Mar
30
2009

King's Fund programme to focus on dementia care environments

The King’s Fund Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE) programme will this year focus on dementia care environments.