The evolution of devolution in the English NHS

"This report considers the potential implications for health and care outcomes of health care devolution in England and how policy could best evolve. While the wider devolution agenda includes many public services, which could all have an impact on health outcomes, the focus of this report is primarily on devolution in the NHS."

Catalyst or distraction? The evolution of devolution in the English NHS
F Dormon, H Butcher, R Taunt
The Health Foundation
April 2016

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Privatisation and independent sector provision of NHS healthcare

"The British Medical Association’s first report on privatisation in the health service is published today and calls for Government and health bosses to implement a series of recommendations aimed at protecting the NHS from being destabilised."

Privatisation and independent sector provision of NHS healthcare
British Medical Association
April 2016

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Smarter use of technology and data supports city devolution

"City devolution offers to give local areas the powers they require to address local needs and play to local strengths. Smart cities offer to bring cutting-edge technology to help cities cope with growing pressure on public services, transport, infrastructure and energy. But cities will need both things."

Smart devolution: Why smarter use of technology and data are vital to the success of city devolution
C Scott, E Copeland
Policy Exchange
January 2016

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An NHS leadership team for the future

"Developing clinicians as the ‘agent for change’ has never been more important. This report seeks to evaluate how the NHS is preparing future clinical leaders for this responsibility. The NHS has access to 50,000 junior doctors who are among the highest performing young people in the country. It is an unparalleled resource in comparison to many corporations and organisations operating in the UK today."

An NHS leadership team for the future
N Ahmed, F Ahmed, H Anis, P Carr, S Gauher, F Rahman
Reform Research Trust
November 2015

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Using technology to transform local public services

"This report seeks to highlight examples where councils have used technology and digital tools and approaches in ways that clearly demonstrate an impact both in terms of improved outcomes for citizens and financial savings."

Transforming local public services: Using technology and digital tools and approaches
Local Government Association
February 2015

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Case studies available here.

Why we need local deals to save public services

"We found an intelligent programme of modernisation, pay restraint, cost reduction, better procurement, outsourcing, management reorganisations and service sharing."

Bolder, braver and better: why we need local deals to save public services
Service Transformation Challenge Panel
Public Service Transformation Network
November 2014

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People helping people: the future of public services

"This report argues that mobilising the energy and contributions of members of the public should become a core organising principle for public services."

People helping people: the future of public services
E Clarence, M Gabriel
NESTA
September 2014

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Balancing quality and finance to deliver greater value

"Collaboration between clinical, financial and management colleagues is needed to do this, as well as strong engagement of patients and staff."

Two sides of the same coin: balancing quality and finance to deliver greater value
NHS Confederation
April 2014 - Issue 271

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Closing the NHS funding gap

"So, can the £30bn a year gap be closed through efficiency savings by 2021? The general consensus at the roundtable was probably not, given the current pressures on the health system and the impact of funding cuts on other public services. However, participants did recognise that significant improvements in efficiency could be made..."

Closing the NHS funding gap: Can it be done through greater efficiency
E Churchill, J Dixon
The Health Foundation
February 2014

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Rewiring public services: adult social care and health

"The next phase of development in social care and health services must be towards integration: integrated services are much more likely to improve people’s health and wellbeing in ways which treat them with dignity and respect, and it makes financial sense to get rid of duplication and waste."

Rewiring public services: adult social care and health
Local Government Association
June 2013

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Spending Round 2013

"The key announcement was that NHS spending will be protected."

Spending Round 2013: analysis and response
NHS Confederation
June 2013

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Role of complaints in transforming public services

"Getting complaints is much better than not getting complaints – they show that people think it’s worth complaining and that they will be listened to, and that they believe that they have power to influence the system."

Grumbles, gripes and grievances: the role of complaints in transforming public services
R Simmons, C Brennan
NESTA
April 2013

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Integration across government

"This report examines how well government identifies and implements opportunities to integrate public services or other programmes."

Integration across government
Cabinet Office and HM Treasury
National Audit Office
March 2013

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What works: evidence centres for social policy

"It is a fundamental principle of good public services that decisions are made on the basis of strong evidence and what we know works."

What works: evidence centres for social policy
HM Government
March 2013

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The barriers to choice review

"In all the public services the review looked at, it was clear that people without access to computers or cars are at a double disadvantage when it comes to exercising choice, and also that making choice more widely available in practice means providing, not just access to information, but access to personal face-to-face interpretation."

The barriers to choice review: how are people using choice in public services?
D Boyle
NHS Alliance
January 2013

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Delivering public services through markets

"Evidence from international and national research suggests that, under certain conditions, competition can deliver higher quality services and improve effi ciency while maintaining equity."

Delivering public services through markets: principles for achieving value for money
National Audit Office
June 2012

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Reform: The next ten years

This collection of 73 essays on the next ten years of UK government, economy and public services, has been published by the independent think tank Reform.

Reform: The next ten years
Edited by Nick Seddon
Reform
2012

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Guide to commissioning for maximum value

"This guide is for people involved at all stages in commissioning public services in all public bodies."

Guide to commissioning for maximum value
Local Government Association
January 2012

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Making the most of public services

"Looking at two case studies – international higher education and the NHS – this paper highlights that the government is struggling to understand how to support innovation within public services, and that this will impact on the future performance of both public and private sectors."

Making the most of public services: a systems approach to public innovation
C Levy
The Work Foundation
May 2011

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