Patient surveys - recognised internationally as a key marker of the quality of care, and an important tool for improvement in the NHS - provide a unique perspective, complementing the wealth of other data on hospital performance gathered by trusts and regulators. Now, for the first time, The King’s Fund ...
This report outlines the challenges faced by general practice in London and the improvements needed in order to address them. The report is aimed at those who have a role in leading quality improvement in primary care, namely GPs working in London and leaders of primary care providers, clinical commissioning ...
This report finds that access to and quality of care are both being affected in different ways across the NHS. While public attention tends to focus on high-profile examples of rationing such as restricting access to some types of treatment, the report warns that financial and other pressures are also ...