The Health and Care Act: six key questions - The King's Fund
2022年5月16日 · Long answer. At the heart of the changes brought about by the Act is the formalisation of integrated care systems (ICSs).ICSs are partnerships that bring providers and commissioners of NHS services across a geographical area together with local authorities and other local partners to collectively plan health and care …
Integrated Care Systems Explained - The King's Fund
2022年8月19日 · Where did ICSs come from? ICSs have been developing for several years. They evolved from sustainability and transformation plans/partnerships (STPs) – geographical groupings of health and care organisations formed in 2016 to develop ‘place-based plans’ for the future of health and care services in their areas. Since then, local systems have been strengthening these partnerships and ...
What is happening to life expectancy in England? - The King's Fund
2024年4月10日 · Life expectancy estimates are derived from the mortality rates for a population, so life expectancy rises when mortality rates fall and vice versa. Period life expectancy at birth is an estimate of the average number of years a newborn baby would live if the mortality rates in a specific period remained unchanged for the rest of the baby’s life.
NHS Dentistry In England Explained - The King's Fund
2023年10月11日 · How is NHS primary care dentistry organised? Primary dental services are one of the four pillars of the primary care system in England, along with general practice, primary ophthalmic services (eye health) and community pharmacy.These services use a ‘contractor’ model of care, which means that almost all NHS primary care services are delivered by independent providers contracted to the NHS.
What are health inequalities? - The King's Fund
2022年6月17日 · People experience different combinations of these factors, which has implications for the health inequalities that they are likely to experience. This means that people grouped according to one factor, such as disabled people or people from a particular ethnic background, will not be homogenous – there will be variation in health profiles and risks within any given population group.
The Practice Of Collaborative Leadership | The King's Fund
2023年7月18日 · What we found. Health and care staff are beginning to successfully work collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries. However, after many years of government policies promoting organisational independence in the NHS, the switch to working together is proving challenging even within the new organising framework of an ICS.
Challenge And Change: What Does 2024 Hold For The Health And …
2024年1月10日 · Sarah Woolnough considers the challenges facing the health and care system in 2024 – but, she says, there are also reasons to be cheerful.
NHS: Key Facts And Figures | The King's Fund
2024年6月25日 · How much is spent on health and care? In 2022/23, the Department for Health and Social Care spent £182 billion.This money is used to fund a wide range of health and care services, including GP services, ambulance, mental health, community and hospital services that are commissioned by the NHS, as well as public health …
Leadership and leadership development in health care
2015年2月25日 · A key challenge facing all NHS organisations is to nurture cultures that ensure the delivery of continuously improving high-quality, safe and compassionate health care.Leadership is the most influential factor in shaping organisational culture and ensuring the necessary leadership behaviours, strategies and qualities are developed is fundamental.
What Is Compassionate Leadership? | The King's Fund
2022年2月15日 · Trzeciak and colleagues make a compelling case for ‘compassionomics’, the knowledge and scientific study of the effects of compassionate health care.Their research review of hundreds of published studies shows that compassion is the most powerful intervention in health care, and that compassionate health care is beneficial for patients through improving clinical outcomes; for health care ...