How is the NHS performing? April 2015

"As the NHS begins a new financial year and we move from one parliament to another, it is clear from the performance on key headline targets and standards and from our latest survey of finance directors that the NHS will face huge challenges this year – very possibly the most difficult for many years."

How is the NHS performing? April 2015: Quarterly monitoring report
J Appleby, J Thompson, J Jabbal
The King's Fund

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How is the NHS performing? January 2015

"Slightly more than 4 out of 10 trust finance directors forecast an overspend by the end of this year – the highest proportion since our survey began in March 2011 – and just over three-quarters say they are fairly or very concerned about staying within budget by the end of the next financial year."

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

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Spending on health and social care to 2015-16

"This briefing examines the key issues underlying debates on health funding."

Spending on health and social care to 2015-16: Parliamentary briefing
Nuffield Trust
July 2013

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Management of long term conditions

"Our analysis concluded that without unprecedented, sustained increases in health service productivity, including more effective management of chronic conditions, funding for the NHS in England will need to increase in real terms between 2015/16 and 2021/22 to avoid cuts to the service or a fall in quality."

Management of long term conditions: Health Committee inquiry submission: Parliamentary Briefing
Nuffield Trust
May 2013

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Supporting structures

Commissioning Support Units have been created to support the work of the Clinical Commissioning Groups. They are run by people from various backgrounds, including physiotherapy, radiology, corporate law, and accountancy.

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Ensuring education reform enhances patient outcome

"The creation of Health Education England (HEE) and Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs) provides the opportunity for employers to ensure that the £5 billion annual national investment in education and training delivers the maximum benefits for patients."

Ensuring education reform enhances patient outcome: providers' planning and driving a workforce budget of £5bn
NHS Employers
June 2012

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Securing the future financial sustainability of the NHS

"This report looks at the financial sustainability of NHS commissioners, and the NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts that provide community, secondary and tertiary health care services."

Securing the future financial sustainability of the NHS
National Audit Office, Department of Health
July 2012

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Personal health budgets: experiences and outcomes for budget holders at nine months

"These interviews suggest there is widespread potential for personal health budgets to lead to improvements in health and well-being."

Personal health budgets: experiences and outcomes for budget holders at nine months: fifth interim report
J Davidson, K Baxter, C Glendinning, K Jones, J Forder, J Caiels, E Welch, K Windle, P Dolan, D King
Department of Health
June 2012

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