How is the NHS performing? Quarterly Monitoring Report

"three-quarters of trust finance directors intend to recruit more permanent nurses in the next six months, suggesting that the NHS is continuing to prioritise quality of patient care despite rising financial pressures."

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


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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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Public satisfaction with the NHS in 2014

"One interpretation of the increase in overall satisfaction for the NHS is that it is likely to reflect a vote of support for the NHS as an institution in difficult times."

Public satisfaction with the NHS in 2014 (British Social Attitudes 2014)
J Appleby, R Robertson
The King's Fund
January 2015

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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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How is the NHS performing?

"As the NHS starts its fourth year with effectively no real increase in funding and faced with undiminished urgency to generate more care to meet growing demands, it is of little surprise that our latest survey of finance directors reveals continuing pessimism about the financial position of health organisations and local health economies."

How is the NHS performing? Quarterly monitoring report
The King's Fund
July 2014

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Having quality as an item on the executive board agenda

"Having quality as an item on the executive board’s agenda allows them to review and discuss quality performance more often in order to improve their hospital’s quality management. Generally, and as this study found, having quality on the executive board’s agenda matters."

Is having quality as an item on the executive board agenda associated with the implementation of quality management systems in European hospitals: a quantitative analysis
D Botje, NS Klazinga, R Suñol, O Groene, H Pfaff, R Mannion, A Depaigne-Loth, OA Arah, M Dersarkissian, C Wagner
International Journal of Quality in Health Care, 2014, February 17, doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzu017

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Comparing in-person and webinar delivery of an immunization quality improvement program

"In-person and webinar delivery modes were both well received, but webinar AFIX consultations cost substantially less. Interactive webinar delivery shows promise for considerably extending the reach of immunization quality improvement programs."

Comparing in-person and webinar delivery of an immunization quality improvement program: a process evaluation of the adolescent AFIX trial
MB Gilkey, JL Moss, AJ Roberts, AM Dayton, AH Grimshaw, NT Brewer
Implementation Science, 2014, 9:21

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