A step in the right direction?
Today has seen the publication of Developing People – Improving Care – a welcome statement of ambition from national bodies to bring leadership and improvement together, and to bring coherence and qua...
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Chunking up chapter two of the Five Year Forward View
Chapter two of the NHS England Five Year Forward View starts by saying that the NHS has not yet ‘fully harnessed the renewable energy represented by patients and communities’ and then goes on to consi...
Ten key actions to put people and communities at the heart of health and wellbeing
This month, together with Nesta and our partners in the Realising the Value consortium, the Health Foundation has launched a set of practical resources to show how person- and community- centred appro...
A fair performance? Findings from the 2016 international health policy survey
The NHS occupies a unique place among our national institutions, regularly topping polls of what makes people most proud to be British. But what is it about the NHS we’re so attached to? Our work o...
Enhanced health in care homes
National policy makers must take action to foster a culture of openness and support that allows local areas to co-create solutions in their care homes – and determine what will work for them locally. ...
Stewardship of the common good
Don Berwick has been in the UK recently, challenging and supporting the NHS to continue in its quest to become more of a learning organisation: being open to change, engaging in authentic dialogue and...
A new deal for health? The links between economic infrastructure and health and wellbeing
Last week a job was advertised that could have the greatest impact on population health for the next 50 years. No, you didn’t miss anything; Sally Davies’ job isn’t up for grabs, nor Duncan Selbie’s o...
A fresh, new strategy for the Northern Ireland health and care system?
Following Northern Ireland’s Assembly elections in May, Dr Lourda Geoghegan – a Health Foundation GenerationQ Fellow – shared with us her optimism for a fresh start for the country’s health and care s...
Lost in translation: Can we design self-management support that delivers better value to people and systems?
A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be in Tokyo. Tokyo is an amazing city; it has wonderful sights, a fascinating history and culture and, interestingly, row after row of karaoke bars! But thi...
Pride, prejudice and policymaking
Ipsos MORI’s regular index of what the British public see as the important issues of the day recently found a sudden increase in concerns about the NHS. Despite wall-to-wall stories about Brexit in...
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