NHS England New care models – FAQs

NHS England have released a new FAQ answering questions about the new care model (vanguard)

Access them here.

A clear road ahead: Creating a coherent quality strategy for the English NHS

"A clear road ahead sets out a practical and feasible set of actions for policymakers to safeguard and improve care within current priorities, as well as support the development of the NHS for years to come."

A clear road ahead: Creating a coherent quality strategy for the English NHS
A Molloy, S Martin, T Gardner, S Leatherman
The Health Foundation
July 2016

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Health Foundation analysis of acute hospital productivity

"The analysis shows that the productivity of acute hospitals in England has continued to deteriorate. Overall, the productivity of acute hospitals increased by only 0.3% between 2009/10 and 2014/15 – an average rate of 0.1% per year."

Acute hospital productivity: Health Foundation analysis of acute hospital productivity from 2009/10 – 2014/15
The Health Foundation
February 2016

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Winter pressures: what's going on behind the scenes?

"NHS staff are working in a heavily resource-constrained environment and facing increasing demand for care. In this report we examined 15 key indicators of performance of the NHS in England over the most pressured time of year – winter (November to March) – focusing on 2014-2015, as well as looking back over the last five years."

Winter pressures: what's going on behind the scenes? (Quality Watch)
E Fisher, H Dorning
The Health Foundation, Nuffield Trust
February 2016

Read more here.

Closer to critical? QualityWatch annual statement 2015

"Our third annual statement, Closer to critical?, aims to help policy-makers, healthcare leaders, patient groups and others make sense of quality across health and social care, primarily in England. We observe that while there are many areas of excellent care, there are also increasingly clear signals that in some areas quality is deteriorating."

Closer to critical? QualityWatch annual statement 2015
The Health Foundation, Nuffield Trust
November 2015

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Place-based systems of care

"This paper argues that providers of services should establish place-based ‘systems of care’ in which they work together to improve health and care for the populations they serve. This means organisations collaborating to manage the common resources available to them."

Place-based systems of care: A way forward for the NHS in England
C Ham, H Alderwick
The King's Fund
November 2015

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How is the NHS performing? October 2015

"The NHS is now entering seriously dangerous financial territory which will have ramifications for patients and for all levels of NHS management."

How is the NHS performing?:Quarterly Monitoring Report
J Appleby, J Thompson, J Jabbal
King's Fund
October 2015

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NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare 2015

"Improving value across the NHS landscape is the central aim of providing the information in Atlas 3.0. As in maps of health, these maps of healthcare show us where to focus efforts to improve health and healthcare while holding the line on costs."

NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare 2015: Reducing unwarranted variation to

increase value and improve quality

NHS England

September 2015

Access the Atlas here. 

General Practice in England

"This briefing paper provides general background for Members and their staff on NHS primary medical services provided by general practitioners (GPs) in England. It gives an overview of commissioning arrangements as well as information on changes to GP contracts and funding arrangements."

General Practice in England
Commons Briefing papers CBP-7194
E Blow, T Powell
May 2015

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NHS England Business Plan

"For 2015/16 NHS England will focus on ten priorities to both improve quality and services, to drive better value for money, and to build the foundations for the future health and care system."

Building the NHS of the Five Year Forward View: NHS England Business Plan 2015/16
NHS England,Transformation & Corporate Operations, Business Planning Team
March 2015

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Are people waiting longer for health care?

"This overview considers the performance of the NHS in England in providing timely access to health care during the current parliament. We look at available data on waiting time targets across key services, including accident and emergency (A&E), ambulances, cancer treatment, secondary care and primary care."

Are people waiting longer for health care?
T Gardner
The Health Foundation
March 2015

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Is the NHS getting safer?

"This overview considers how the NHS has performed over the current parliament in relation to patient safety. We look at data relating to reported incidents and harm, episodes of care free of certain types of harm, and patient and staff perceptions of safety."

Is the NHS getting safer?
J Illingworth
The Health Foundation
March 2015

Read more here.

Looking forward: the views of health and social care leaders

"In the run-up to the 2015 General Election, the Nuffield Trust is regularly surveying a panel of 100 health and social care leaders in England for their views on a range of issues, including the state of the NHS and social care system, and what they believe should be the priority areas for reform during the next Parliament."

Looking forward: the views of health and social care leaders
Health and Social Care Leaders’ Panel
Nuffield Trust
March 2015

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Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework

"NHS England has developed a new framework agreement for commissioning support services – the Lead Provider Framework (LPF). It enables Clinical Commissioning Groups(CCGs), NHS England and other customers to source some or all of their commissioning support needs"

Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework
NHS England

Find out more and access the framework here.

Three tests for a credible health policy

"

To understand whether the policies of 

the different parties will maintain and 

improve the quality of care, both now 

and in the future, it is essential for 

politicians to demonstrate how their 

proposals address the three tests for 

a credible health policy. Failing to 

meet any one of these tests would 

have serious consequences for the 

NHS and the care patients receive.

" 

Three tests for a credible health policy: The Health Foundation's policy recommendations in the run up to the 2015 general election

The Health Foundation

February 2015

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Achieving better access to mental health services by 2020

"The introduction of new standards, new payment and new commissioning regimes will drive a much richer set of data about the quality and performance of services for all ages and the outcomes achieved. Much more relevant data, open to patients, the public, providers and commissioners will help to drive improvement and expose and then eradicate unacceptably long waits for treatment."

Achieving better access to mental health services by 2020
NHS England, Department of Health
August 2014

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NHS Commissioning Board Annual Report & Accounts 2013–14

"This annual report describes NHS England’s first full year of operation. It highlights the substantial work required to establish a new commissioning system for England from 1st April 2013."

National Health Service Commissioning Board 
Annual Report & Accounts 2013–14
NHS England

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NHS 111 Commissioning Standards

"This document sets out the Commissioning Standards for the NHS 111 service in England which has been jointly developed between CCGs and NHS England." 

NHS 111 Commissioning Standards
NHS England
June 2014

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NHS 111: quality and safety report

"This report was commissioned to provide assurance on the quality (safety, effectiveness, equity and patient experience) of NHS 111 services to support effective decision-making."

NHS 111: quality and safety report
M Durkin
NHS England
July 2014

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NHS England's commitment for carers

"Carers are a hugely important asset to the NHS as well as to the people for whom they provide care for. This document sets out a series of commitments that NHS England will do to support carers, reflecting what NHS England has heard from carers during a number of engagement events."

NHS England's commitment for carers

NHS England

April 2014

Read more here.