At a time at which patients being admitted to hospital are presenting with greater complexity than previous years, hospital readmissions have increased. What does this tell us about the quality of car...
In February 2018, mayors and political leaders of cities and urban places in the European Region of the World Health Organisation met in Copenhagen. They agreed on the Copenhagen Consensus of Mayors, ...
Using the Healthy Streets Approach, Lucy Saunders (of Transport for London and the Greater London Authority) outlines how we need to change the way we talk about transport in urban environments.
Speeding up improvements would mean understanding more about good management in the NHS and challenging poor management – less through regulation and more through stronger peer networks.
Not only do stronger networks lead to health and happiness, but health and happiness also facilitate stronger networks in return. Val McNeice, senior public health research specialist, explores the im...
As sharing data across organisations becomes the norm in the NHS, will general practice embrace its potential to improve the care we deliver to patients?
How best to measure the complexity of patients’ health needs? Sarah Deeny, Assistant Director of Data Analytics, explores the issues.
Funding for the adult social care system in England was at its highest point in 2009/10 with total spending of £349 per head of the population in real terms.
There is no doubt that the emergency medicine brand is a hugely successful one – and one which has become a victim of its own success. This leads to challenges in meeting the demands being placed on s...
Health Foundation Chief Executive Jennifer Dixon says that 4% investment in NHS is non-negotiable to avoid deterioration.
