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thekingsfundClicks and mortar: technology and the NHS estateThis is an audio recording of the summary from our report, Clicks and mortar: Technology and the NHS estate, read by Harry Evans.
Financial pressures and growing demand mean that health and social care services will need to work differently. Our report reviews how technology in the NHS estate is currently being used, and imagines how the 'estate of the future' might look.
Read the report: https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/technology-NHS-estate2019-05-2009 min
thekingsfundClaire Fuller: How integrated care systems can work within the existing legal frameworkSpeaking at our breakfast event on integrated care on 21 March 2018, Dr Claire Fuller, Senior Responsible Officer at Surrey Heartland, presents Surrey's version of integration in health care.2018-03-2211 min
thekingsfundPaul Maubach: Planning to use the ACO contractSpeaking at our breakfast event on integrated care on 21 March 2018, Paul Maubach, Chief Executive, Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group, explains why his organisation intends to use the controversial Accountable Care Organisation contract.2018-03-2210 min
thekingsfundDr Graham Winyard outlines his concerns about the proposed ACO contractSpeaking at our breakfast event on integrated care on 21 March 2018, Dr Graham Winyard, former Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director, NHS England and one of the people challenging the ACO contract in court explains why he thinks this new approach is a bad idea.2018-03-2211 min
thekingsfundCollaboration between DeepMind and Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation TrustSpeaking at The King's Fund event Partnership Models in the NHS,
Andrew Forrest, Dr Dominic King, Luke Gompels and Ashley Sumner speak of the collaboration between Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and DeepMind.2018-02-0927 min
thekingsfundSam Everington: Community services - making the most of our assetsAt the launch of The King's Fund report Reimagining Community Services on 23 January 2018, Dr Sir Sam Everington, chair of NHS Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group, draws on his experience in Tower Hamlets/Bromley-By-Bow to reflect on what it really means to bring together resources in the community.2018-01-2308 min
thekingsfundMatthew Winn: Community services - making the most of our assetsAt the launch of The King's Fund report Reimagining Community Services on 23 January 2018, Matthew Winn responds to the messages in the report from the perspective of a chief executive of an NHS community trust.2018-01-2307 min
thekingsfundDebs Taylor: Community services - making the most of our assetsAt the launch of The King's Fund report Reimagining Community Services on 23 January 2018, Debs Taylor draws on her experience as a service user and from her work at Creative Minds to reflect on what it would mean for service users if community services were more joined up and better coordinated.2018-01-2305 min
thekingsfundJim Mackey: 2018 – a crunch year for the NHS?Speaking at The King's Fund on 05 December 2017 Jim Mackey, Chief Executive, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and outgoing Chief Executive, NHS Improvement, discusses the implications of the Autumn Budget 2017.2017-12-0604 min
thekingsfundClaire Fuller: 2018 – a crunch year for the NHS?Speaking at The King's Fund on 05 December 2017, Dr Claire Fuller, Senior Responsible Officer, Surrey Heartlands Devolved Care System, discusses the implications of the Autumn Budget 2017.2017-12-0507 min
thekingsfundJill Rutter: The NHS and social care under a minority governmentSpeaking at a breakfast event at The King's Fund on 19 October 2017, Jill Rutter, Programme Director, Institute for Government, gives her perspective on what a minority government means for health and social care policy.2017-10-2408 min
thekingsfundSarah Wollaston: The NHS and social care under a minority governmentSpeaking at a breakfast event at The King's Fund on 19 October 2017, Dr Sarah Wollaston MP, Chair, Health Select Committee, gives her perspective on what the minority government means for the NHS and social care.2017-10-2407 min
thekingsfundSteve Richards: The NHS and social care under a minority governmentSpeaking at a breakfast event at The King's Fund on 19 October 2017, Steve Richards, political commentator, discusses the consequences of the 2017 election for the NHS and social care, and what prospects the upcoming Budget offers.2017-10-2408 min
thekingsfundTom Coffey: Sustainability and transformation plans in LondonSpeaking at a breakfast event at The King's Fund on 12 September 2017, Dr Tom Coffey, Mayoral Health Adviser, Mayor of London, responds to The King's Fund's report on sustainability and transformation plans in London.2017-09-1307 min
thekingsfundVin Diwakar: Sustainability and transformation plans in LondonSpeaking at a breakfast event at The King's Fund on 12 September 2017, Vin Diwakar, London Regional Medical Director, NHS England, responds to The King's Fund's report on sustainability and transformation plans in London.2017-09-1309 min
thekingsfundMichael Wise: View from the front line - how can we improve hospital care?Michael Wise, patient, author and former specialist in oral surgery and restorative dentistry, gives his perspective as a patient on our report, Organising care at the NHS front line.2017-05-0309 min
thekingsfundJane Dacre: View from the front line - how can we improve hospital care?Professor Jane Dacre, President of the Royal College of Physicians, responds to our report, Organising care at the NHS front line and discusses the role of clinicians in addressing some of the issues it raises.2017-05-0310 min
thekingsfundWinnie Sseruma: Involving and empowering people living with HIVWinnie Sseruma, London HIV Prevention Program Evaluation Advisory Committee, UK-CAB, discusses the importance of involving and empowering people living with HIV, and promoting good quality of life as well as good clinical outcomes.2017-04-2808 min
thekingsfundDeborah Gold: The future of HIV services in EnglandDeborah Gold, Chief Executive of the National AIDS Trust, discusses progress made by HIV services and how to ensure this progress continues by building partnerships between services.2017-04-2808 min
thekingsfundLord Fowler: HIV policy successes to dateSpeaking at The King's Fund on 25 April 2017, The Rt Hon the Lord Fowler, Lord Speaker, House of Lords, discusses how the United Kingdom has achieved its successes in HIV policy, and sets out priorities for future policy.2017-04-2613 min
thekingsfundCaz Sayer: How are financial pressures affecting patient care?Caz Sayer discusses the difficult decisions commissioners are currently facing as a result of financial pressures and how these are affecting patients.2017-03-1406 min
thekingsfundDavid Pearson: Sustainability and transformation plans - where next?David Pearson, STP lead for Nottinghamshire and Deputy Chief Executive of Nottinghamshire County Council, gives his response to The King's Fund's report, 'Delivering sustainability and transformation plans' , and discusses STPs from a local government perspective.2017-02-2111 min
thekingsfundJane Milligan: Sustainability and transformation plans - where next?Jane Milligan, STP lead for North East London and Chief Officer of Tower Hamlets CCG, responds to The King's Fund's report 'Delivering sustainability and transformation plans'.2017-02-2107 min
thekingsfundPaul Johnson: A winter of discontent for the NHS?Paul Johnson, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, responds to The King's Fund's 21st quarterly monitoring report, and discusses the outlook for health and social care funding ahead of the Autumn Statement.2016-11-1608 min
thekingsfundCaroline Clarke: A winter of discontent for the NHS?Caroline Clarke, Chief Finance Officer and Deputy Chief Executive of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, gives her response to the findings of The King's Fund's 21st quarterly monitoring report.2016-11-1606 min
thekingsfundSam Everington: lessons on creating a community-based primary care modelSir Sam Everington, Chair Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group, GP, Bromley by Bow Health Partnership shares lessons from the internationally renowned Bromley by Bow Centre on how to develop a holistic approach to creating healthy communities.2016-10-2609 min
thekingsfundTom Wright: Can social care survive on the breadline?Speaking at our breakfast event on 15 September 2016, Tom Wright outlines the findings from the Richmond Group of Charities' report, Real Lives.2016-09-2204 min
thekingsfundSarah Pickup: Can social care survive on the breadline?Speaking at our breakfast event on 15 September 2016, Sarah Pickup, Deputy Chief Executive, Local Government Association, responds to the findings of our report on social care for older people.2016-09-1606 min
thekingsfundRob Webster: Can social care survive on the breadline?Rob Webster, Chief Executive of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, discusses the impact of the pressures in social care on the NHS.2016-09-1606 min
thekingsfundJeremy Hunt: How do we deliver better value care for patients?Jeremy Hunt: How do we deliver better value care for patients? by thekingsfund2016-06-2917 min
thekingsfundMarcus Powell: Is there a leadership crisis in the NHS?Speaking at our press breakfast event on 11 May 2016, Marcus Powell discusses the state of leadership in the NHS and offers his views on what needs to change.2016-05-1106 min
thekingsfundAngela Pedder: Is there a leadership crisis in the NHS?Speaking at our press breakfast event on 11 May 2016, Angela Pedder, Chief Executive of Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, gives her views on the perceived 'crisis of leadership' in the NHS and the challenges facing NHS leaders.2016-05-1107 min
thekingsfundNick Timmins: Is there a leadership crisis in the NHS?Speaking at our press breakfast event on 11 May 2016, Nick Timmins introduces The King's Fund's report, The chief executive's tale, and discusses common themes and challenges raised by the twelve departing NHS leaders who were interviewed for the report.2016-05-1107 min
thekingsfundDavid Sloman: planning for 2016/17 and beyond - what are the challenges for providers?Speaking at our press breakfast event on 22 March 2016, David Sloman, Chief Executive, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, considers the challenges and opportunities for providers which have arisen from the NHS shared planning guidance.2016-03-2205 min
thekingsfundAnne Rainsberry: planning for 2016/17 and beyond - what are the opportunities for commissioners?Speaking at our breakfast event on 22 March 2016, Anne Rainsberry, Regional Director for London, NHS England, considers the opportunities and challenges for commissioners in light of the NHS shared planning guidance.2016-03-2207 min
thekingsfundBob Alexander: planning for 2016 /17 and beyond - all in it together?Speaking at our breakfast event on 22 March 2016, Bob Alexander, Executive Director of Resources/Deputy CEO NHS Improvement, discusses how NHS Improvement will support providers to meet the challenges set out in the NHS shared planning guidance.2016-03-2204 min
thekingsfundEd Smith: how should quality improvement be taken forward?Speaking at our breakfast event on 23 February 2016, Ed Smith, Chair of NHS Improvement, gives his response to The King's Fund's report, 'Improving quality in the NHS' and discusses how quality improvement should be taken forward.2016-02-2307 min
thekingsfundMaxine Power: how can we support NHS leaders to bring about quality improvement?Speaking at our breakfast event on 23 February 2016, Maxine Power, Director of Innovation and Improvement Science at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, discusses how we can best support NHS leaders to bring about quality improvement.2016-02-2310 min
thekingsfundSuzanne Rastrick: how do we give AHPs more powers to unlock new models of care?Suzanne Rastrick, Chief Allied Health Professions Officer, NHS England talks about the ways in which Allied Health Professionals can become leaders in the delivery of individual and population-based care.2015-12-1816 min
thekingsfundSarah Pickup: The Spending Review - what does it mean for health and social care?Sarah Pickup, Deputy Chief Executive, Local Government Association, discusses the state of adult social care funding in response to the 2015 Spending Review.2015-12-0409 minthekingsfundLord Kerslake: The Spending Review - what does it mean for health and social careLord Kerslake, Chair of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, gives his perspective on the outcomes of the 2015 Spending Review.2015-12-0409 minthekingsfundJim Mackey – hear from the new Chief Executive of NHS ImprovementJim Mackey's first speaking appointment as Chief Executive of NHS Improvement was at The King's Fund annual conference. He spoke about NHS deficits and how the newly formed NHS Improvement will approach its role.2015-11-1919 min
thekingsfundLord Peter Smith: devolution of health and social care in ManchesterLord Peter Smith, Leader of Wigan Council and Chairman of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, gives an update on the devolution of health and social care in Manchester.2015-10-1417 min
thekingsfundHugh Taylor: the opportunities and risks of devolutionSir Hugh Taylor, Chairman, Guy’s and St Thomas’ and former Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health, assesses the opportunities and risks of devolution for the NHS and social care.2015-10-1407 min
thekingsfundRuth Carnall: creating the authority for system leadershipDame Ruth Carnall talking about system leadership at the first of our 2015 series of leadership lectures.2015-09-1038 min
thekingsfundRobert Naylor: NHS funding and financesSir Robert Naylor, Chief Executive, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, shares his perspective on the financial pressures facing the NHS.2015-07-2009 min
thekingsfundSaffron Cordery: what the election means for health and social careThis was the first in a series of breakfast events focusing on the first 100 days of the new government and the prospects for health and social care. Saffron Cordery, Dr Sarah Wollaston MP and Nick Timmins discussed what the election result means for health and social care.2015-05-2707 minthekingsfundDr Sarah Wollaston MP: what the election means for health and social careThis was the first in a series of breakfast events focusing on the first 100 days of the new government and the prospects for health and social care. Saffron Cordery, Dr Sarah Wollaston MP and Nick Timmins discussed what the election result means for health and social care.2015-05-2704 min
thekingsfundNick Timmins: what the election means for health and social careThis was the first in a series of breakfast events focusing on the first 100 days of the new government and the prospects for health and social care. Saffron Cordery, Dr Sarah Wollaston MP and Nick Timmins discussed what the election result means for health and social care.2015-05-2708 min
thekingsfundRoger Kline: how does discrimination in governance and leadership impact on patient care?Roger Kline, Research Fellow, Middlesex University Business School, explains why the absence of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) staff from the leadership of the NHS is serious, systemic and has shown no real sign of improving in recent years. He emphasises that diversity in health care leadership makes a decisive difference to patient care and to the wellbeing of health care staff.2015-05-2611 min
thekingsfundDavid Branford and Maureen Baker: utilising pharmacist-led careDavid Branford and Maureen Baker announce a new joint initiative between the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, under which pharmacists will work in GP surgeries to ease pressures on general practice and improve patient care.2015-04-0218 min
thekingsfundCeinwen Giles - the first 100 days after the electionAt this event Sam Everington, Chris Hopson and Ceinwen Giles discussed the priorities for the first 100 days after the election from a commissioner, provider and patient perspective.2015-03-2609 min
thekingsfundChris Hopson - the first 100 days after the electionAt this event Sam Everington, Chris Hopson and Ceinwen Giles discussed the priorities for the first 100 days after the election from a commissioner, provider and patient perspective.2015-03-2613 min
thekingsfundSam Everington - the first 100 days after the electionAt this event Sam Everington, Chris Hopson and Ceinwen Giles discussed the priorities for the first 100 days after the election from a commissioner, provider and patient perspective.2015-03-2611 min
thekingsfundGraham Browne: Living with dementiaGraham Browne, Living with Dementia Ambassador at the Alzheimer's Society, speaks at our conference on leading change in dementia diagnosis and support. Graham shares his story of living with dementia, explaining what he thinks needs to change. He criticises the price of nursing homes and a lack of information given to people living with dementia about the services available to them. However, Graham believes the fact that people are now more scared of getting dementia than they are of cancer is an encouraging sign which could help drive change.2015-03-1113 min
thekingsfundFrank Arrojo: Caring for a loved one with dementiaFrank Arrojo tells his powerful and touching story of the time he spent caring for his late mother who lived with dementia. Frank details some of the challenges he faced and the impact this had on both himself and his mother. He stresses that his story is by no means unique.2015-03-1107 min
thekingsfundSimon Stevens: implementing the NHS five year forward viewSimon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England, discusses the role the NHS five year forward view will play in setting the agenda for the next parliament, and at the next steps of its implementation.2015-02-1909 min
thekingsfundChris Ham: implementing the NHS five year forward viewChris Ham, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, talks through the key findings of our report, Implementing the NHS five year forward view,2015-02-1912 min
thekingsfundJohn Oldham: it's all about the peopleSir John Oldham, Chairman of the Independent Commission on Whole Person Care, speaking at The King's Fund on 4 February 2015.2015-02-1813 min
thekingsfundLord Richard Layard - mental health: from rhetoric to reality?Lord Layard, Professor Emeritus at London School of Economics and Founder of Action for Happiness, speaks at our event on taking the conversation on mental health from rhetoric to reality. The event was part of our breakfast series on the big election questions.2015-01-2215 min
thekingsfundPaul Farmer - mental health: from rhetoric to reality?Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Mind, speaks at our event on taking the conversation around mental health from rhetoric to reality, part of our breakfast series on the big election questions.2015-01-2209 min
thekingsfundClaire Murdoch - mental health: from rhetoric to reality?Claire Murdoch, Chief Executive of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, speaks at our event on taking the conversation on mental health from rhetoric to reality, part of our breakfast series on the big election questions.2015-01-2208 min
thekingsfundCatherine Foot: People in control of their own health and care - November 2014Catherine Foot presents our new report People in control of their own health and care, published in partnership with National Voices. Catherine explains in detail the eight key priorities to transform individual involvement in health and care. She goes on to discuss the report's key recommendations, including the need for a fundamental national conversation about a new relationship between citizens and services.2014-11-0515 min
thekingsfundCatherine Foot: Eight priorities to transform individual involvement in health and careCatherine Foot talks through the eight key steps towards putting patients in control of their own health and care, as detailed in our report People in control of their own health and care.2014-11-0407 minthekingsfundRichard Murray: is more money the answer?Drawing on the findings of our latest quarterly monitoring report, Richard Murray, Director of Policy at The King's Fund, looks at the consequences of not providing additional funding for health and social care. He also makes the case for a transformation fund to give the NHS and social care the headroom to change services.2014-07-2209 minthekingsfundMary Riddell: health and social care in the run-up to the next general electionMary Riddell, Columnist at the Daily Telegraph, looks at how issues around health and social care funding could play out in the run-up to the next general election, and at the main parties' thinking on public spending and taxation.2014-07-2209 minthekingsfundPaul Johnson: government spending on public servicesPaul Johnson, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, discusses what’s happening with government spending across public services at the moment and the implications this has for health and social care. He says that protecting health, schools and pensions means an overall cut of 35 per cent in other areas of government spending.2014-07-2206 minthekingsfundProfessor Lewis Wolpert: growing old todayProfessor Lewis Wolpert, biologist and broadcaster, shares a personal and humorous journey of growing old - from a brief history of attitudes to ageing, biological systems and genetic research into 'ageing-prevention' to the challenges faced as we live longer.2014-06-2416 minthekingsfundDavid Dalton: Salford Royal's journey to becoming the safest organisation in the NHSSir David Dalton shares his journey as Chief Executive of Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust – a case study from which forms part of our Reforming the NHS from within report – and explains how the trust have developed an organisational culture focused on delivering safe care.2014-06-1314 minthekingsfundStephen Dorrell: the relationship between politicians and the NHSThe RT Hon Stephen Dorrell MP talks about the challenges of NHS reform - which he defines as not about changing structures but about ensuring the service delivered reflects the needs of patients and service users. He describes how access to health care is intrinsically political, with the role of politicians to be accountable for commissioning.2014-06-1313 minthekingsfundAra Darzi: what we have learnt from previous approaches to NHS reform?Professor The Lord Darzi, Professor of Surgery, Imperial College London, looks back at previous NHS reform efforts and explains that, while they were not necessarily unsuccessful, we now face a new set of challenges and need a different approach to tackle them. He says that system reform is not the same as service reform – the focus needs to be on the latter – and describes how, for innovation to happen, we need to harness the efforts of patients as co-producers of care and free up time for people to be creative.2014-06-1313 minthekingsfundSir Merrick Cockell: the funding position within local governmentResonating with our call, Sir Merrick Cockell, Chairman of the Local Government Association (LGA), called for a new transformation fund to support the Better Care Fund to stop the NHS approaching a major financial crisis.
In his vision for local government going forward he saw a lead role for health and wellbeing boards in commissioning local services and for councils to work together to co-design services. Sir Merrick discussed the next steps for the LGA, which include working alongside their social care partners to lobby for fully and fairly-funded reforms.2014-06-0512 minthekingsfundSandie Keene: social care system pressures and the opportunities and challenges aheadSandie Keene, Director of Adult Social Care at Leeds City Council, shared some of the successes that adult social care services in Leeds are currently seeing and talked about how best to tackle the challenges ahead in order to achieve more integrated care.
She joined with The King's Fund in calling for a Transformation Fund as an 'invest to save' model to improve the delivery of adult social care services, but also highlighted the need to combine this with system redesign and collaboration.2014-06-0512 minthekingsfundChris Hopson: what does the financial squeeze mean for NHS provider organisations?Chris Hopson, Chief Executive, Foundation Trust Network, shared his optimism for closer integrated health and social care spending, but highlighted trust-wide concerns about the impact that funding cuts are having alongside extra demand on other social services and third sector organisations that provide crucial support – and the knock on effect this is having on the NHS.
In order to ensure investment in a whole series of enablers, he suggested there should be further evaluation of the Better Care Fund with a clearer focus on risk management.2014-06-0508 minthekingsfundAngela Camber: developing models of integrated care for chronic conditions - a patient's perspectiveAngela Camber, patient representative, British Heart Foundation Council, gives a personal account of her experiences of care and makes a plea for systems to be joined-up to empower patients and put them right at the centre.2014-05-1507 min
thekingsfundDr Caz Sayer: NHS and social care - close to the edge?Dr Caz Sayer, Chair of Camden Clinical Commissioning Group, spoke at our NHS financial pressures press breakfast event. Caz discussed The King's Fund's new NHS productivity report from a clinician's point of view, stressing that the financial challenges being faced by the system are intrinsically linked to the quality of care and patient safety.2014-05-0614 min
thekingsfundHarry Cayton: One year on from FrancisHarry Cayton OBE, Chief Executive of the Professional Standards Authority, gives the keynote address at our event, one year on from the Francis Inquiry report. Harry gives his assessment on what he describes as the 'patchy' progress being made on what he thinks were the four key elements of the Francis Inquiry report: transparency, accountability, patient-centredness and culture change. Harry also discusses what helps create a culture of good quality and how this evidence can be used in the NHS.2014-03-2622 min
thekingsfundBrandon Lewis on the Better Care FundBrandon Lewis MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, explains how the Better Care Fund will support health and social care services to work more closely together in local areas.
To make real and meaningful progress towards integrated care in 2014, Brandon highlights local leadership as absolutely critical, with health and wellbeing boards playing a vital role in how policy is shaped.2014-01-2110 min
thekingsfundNorman Lamb on the Better Care FundAt our Better Care Fund learning event, Norman Lamb MP, Minister for Care Services, shared his vision for integrated care. He highlighted the shifts that need to happen to achieve better care: including moving from a fragmented paternalistic system to one which is joined-up and shaped around the needs of the patient, and having richer collaboration between health and care services and the wider community.
Norman stressed that the changes needed to achieve joined-up cannot be dictated from Whitehall - they need to be led by people who understand services and the needs of patients – and explained how the Better Ca...2014-01-2114 min
thekingsfundMatthew Kershaw: How can trusts meet the financial challenges ahead?Matthew Kershaw, former Trust Special Administrator, South London Healthcare NHS Trust, shared his experience of how the challenge of making £350 million of savings was tackled in South London at our recent press breakfast event.
He said that to create a clinically and financially sustainable solution in South London, the trust needed to engage with all organisations, commissioners and providers across the local health authority. Matthew also stressed the importance of bringing together the financial and clinical case to achieve change.2013-12-1116 min
thekingsfundDavid Flory: How can trusts meet the financial challenges ahead?David Flory CBE, Chief Executive, NHS Trust Development Authority, spoke about financial pressures at our recent press breakfast event. He said it is important not to lose sight of the core purpose that needs to be delivered, namely to provide high-quality, safe services in a very efficient way.
Necessary to do this, he says, is a strong relationship with all partners in the system, in particular the commissioning bodies who are contracted for the care provided.2013-12-1113 min
thekingsfundCandace Imison: How can trusts meet the financial challenges ahead?Candace Imison, Acting Director of Policy at The King's Fund, talks about the financial challenges facing NHS trusts. Candace looks at what drives failure as too often, she says, solutions are leapt to without consideration of why failure occurred in the first place.
She also discusses the options for addressing failure, including past remedies which have not worked and the NHS failure regime.2013-12-1109 min
thekingsfundDominic Harrison: Public health in Blackburn with DarwenDominic Harrison, Director of Public Health for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, looks at the different roles that local authorities, individuals and other health services play in improving health. Dominic says that health services only play a small part in the health of the population and shares how an initiative underway in Blackburn with Darwen - which offers free leisure services to people - has had a positive impact.2013-12-0904 min
thekingsfundDean Royles: Women in leadership - the challenges and opportunities for menDean Royles, Chief Executive of NHS Employers, highlights the importance of changing the current NHS culture which has a predominance of men in leadership roles and a gender imbalance at board level that will take 70 years to redress if current trends prevail.2013-12-0422 min
thekingsfundHiro Tanaka: Putting patient experience at the centre of clinical practiceHiro Tanaka, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board, shares three personal stories which illustrate the important ingredients needed to transform patient care and experience.2013-11-1418 min
thekingsfundHarry Cayton: Developing patient leaders to drive changeHarry Cayton, Chief Executive of the Professional Standards Authority, spoke at our conference, Patient voice and power in the new NHS.
Harry introduced seven different types of leader and stressed the importance of patient leaders finding these characteristics in themselves to drive change in the NHS.2013-11-1114 minthekingsfundDavid Gilbert: Moving towards a model of patient leadershipDavid Gilbert, Co-director of the Centre for Patient Leadership, spoke at our conference, Patient voice and power in the new NHS.
David explains why he feels we must move towards a model of patient-influenced change and away from the current model of 'them and us' that exists between professionals and patients.2013-11-1119 min
thekingsfundMarc Bush: Making better use of patients' experiencesDr Marc Bush, Director of Policy and Intelligence at Healthwatch England, spoke at The King's Fund conference, Patient voice and power in the new NHS.
Exploring the role of Healthwatch England, Marc explained the importance of involving patients in their own care and the design of services in their own areas. He highlighted how statistics and people's anecdotal evidence don't always tally up, and called for 'soft' evidence - patient's experiences - to be given as much importance as the 'hard' evidence of stats and data.2013-11-1110 minthekingsfundDominic Makuvachuma-Walker: The value of patient leadership in the NHSDominic Makuvachuma Walker, a patient interested in improving mental health care, spoke at our conference, Patient voice and power in the new NHS.
Dominic gave an empassioned speech to encourage the audience to involve patients in the delivery and strategy of mental health care, explaining that the emotional support he received from his peers had a huge effect on his own recovery in the 1990s.2013-11-1106 min
thekingsfundJeremy Hughes: The value of engaging the third sectorJeremy Hughes, Chief Executive at the Alzheimer's Society, gives six reasons for why engaging with the third sector is vital in delivering co-ordinated care.2013-10-3112 min
thekingsfundMike Bewick: A response to the review of the Canterbury health systemMike Bewick gives his response to The King's Fund's review of the Canterbury health care system in New Zealand. The review looks at how the Canterbury District Health Board has successfully implemented an integrated care system over the past few years.2013-09-1707 min
thekingsfundCatherine Davies: will competition be a help or a hindrance?Catherine Davies, Executive Director of Co-operation and Competition at Monitor, spoke at our event on whether competition will be a help or a hindrance. She explained the role that Monitor will play in service reconfiguration and economic and quality regulation.2013-09-1111 min
thekingsfundChris Hopson: will competition be a help or a hindrance?Chris Hopson, Chief Executive of the Foundation Trust Network, spoke at our event on whether competition will be a help or a hindrance. Giving his view from the front line, he argued for the separation of choice and competition, and suggested that competition was a block to innovation in health care.2013-09-1109 min
thekingsfundMichael Dixon: the value of volunteering in health and social careMichael Dixon, Chair of the NHS Alliance, talks about the value of volunteering and it's importance for the sustainability of the NHS.2013-07-3119 min
thekingsfundChris Naylor: volunteering in health and social care – scenarios for the futureChris Naylor, Fellow in Health Policy at The King's Fund, discusses the scale, scope and value of volunteering in the health service. He also considers what the future holds for volunteering in the context of recent changes in the health system.2013-07-3117 min
thekingsfundAlyson McGregor: unlocking the power of communities to live better livesAlyson McGregor, Director of Altogether Better, explains the concept of community health champions.2013-07-3115 min
thekingsfundIntegrated care: lessons from WalesProfessor Marcus Longley, Director of the Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care at the University of South Wales, provides the context for integration in Wales. The country has only recently moved to an integrated system, and early challenges include funding, accountability, building trust and breaking down barriers, leadership and dealing with different stakeholder’s expectations.2013-07-1204 min
thekingsfundIntegrated care: lessons from ScotlandDr David Steel OBE, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen, gives the background to integrated care in Scotland - which has had an integrated health and social care system since 2003. His three key lessons for England are to develop a coherent policy landscape, have organisational stability and consistent leadership, and make a commitment to collaboration.2013-07-1204 min
thekingsfundIntegrated care: lessons from Northern IrelandProfessor Deirdre Heenan, Pro Vice Chancellor (Communication) and Provost (Colraine and Magee) at the University of Ulster, explains how Northern Ireland’s integrated health and social care system works - what structural integration means, what the benefits are and how the current system can be improved.2013-07-1203 min
thekingsfundChris Ham: what are the prospects for service change?Chris Ham, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, introduces the key findings of our report on health care leadership in London. He explains why health services in the capital are in urgent need of change and suggests what the alternatives to further structural reconfiguration might be.2013-06-2611 min