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Guide to Information Sources for NHS Reform

This is a guide to the documents, websites and other material available on the Internet that underpin or have been generated by the NHS Reform process. Please do contact Matt Holland [ Matt.Holland@nwas.nhs.uk ] if you have any comments or more links to add.

Health and Social Care Bill 2011

The time line for NHS Reform begins in July 2010 with the publication of the White Paper Liberating the NHS. The Health and Social Care Bill was published in January 2011. The progress of the Bill and the associated documents can be tracked on the Parliamentary website. Records of the Parliamentary Debates, Committee Stages and Evidence submitted as part of the Committee Stage are available online from Hansard.
 
Liberating the NHS - White Paper with links to associated consultations 
 
 
 

Health and Social Care Bill 2011

Government Departments and Policy

Government Policy on the NHS is published through the Department of Health website, with a section Modernising Health and Social Care specifically addressing NHS Reform. The A-Z of Modernisation provides a useful summary and explanations of key terms and concepts. The Number 10 website publishes communications, press releases and speeches directly from the Prime Minister on Health, including NHS Reform. The Cabinet Office publishes information on key areas of governemnt policy. 

Number 10 - Website

NHS Listening Exercise

The NHS Listening Exercise from 6 April 2011 to 31 May 2011 was initiated by the Department of Health to provide a space for further consultation in reaction to the Health and Social Care Bill 2011. As part of the Listening Exercise the NHS Future Forum was established as an independent advisory panel to encourage engagement with the Listening exercise. The Future Forum's Recommendations and the Governments response are available online.
 
 
 

Other Government sources

Two bulletins from the Department of Health, the week and the month identify issues of current interest, and over the period from July 2010 chart the progress of Department of Health thinking and policy on NHS Reform.
the week - bulletin from the Department of Health
 
the month - bulletin from the Department of Health
 
the month - Special Issue on NHS Modernisation

Independent charities, foundations and think tanks

Independent of government, these organisations produce research that informs change in health care organisations. Produced from the perspective of their own remit for political or social change, research from these sources typically seeks to challenge established practices and ideas. As such they have produced briefings, responses and commentaries on NHS Reforms.

The Health Foundation

The King's Fund

NHS Alliance

The NHS Confederation

NHS Employers

The Nuffield Trust

Policy Exchange

Social Market Foundation

2020Health 

GP Commissioning

A key part of the NHS Reform process is the transfer of Commissioning from Strategic Health Authorities [SHA's] and Primary Care Trusts [PCT's] to GP Commissioning Boards. The ongoing progress of this change is reported on the Commissioning Zone and the RCGP Centre for Commissioning.

Commissioning Zone - NHS Networks
 
Royal College of General Practitioners - Centre for Commissioning 

In the Media

 

Media Centres and News Agencies

Key organisations seek to lead and inform the debate about NHS Reform in the media. Media Centres push out information to the media through press releases - published online - and PR. Newspapers and other media also draw content from News Agencies such as Reuters.

Department of Health - Media Centre
 
 
NHS Confederation - Media Centre
 
Reuters - News Agency
 

News

News sources are a valuable source of information and comment. Coverage of NHS Reforms varies according to the daily news agenda, however, most national newspapers and the BBC have special sections directed at Health.
Guardian - Health Policy
 
Guardian - Health
 
The Telegraph - Health News
 
The Independent  - Health News
 
BBC News - Health
 

Magazines

The Health Services Journal [HSJ] reports weekly on topic relating to the NHS. Access requires a subscription. Contact library@nwas.nhs.uk if you would like to see any articles from the HSJ. The British Medical Journal [BMJ] also publishes commentary and articles on NHS Reform.
 
 

Bibliographies

Links to a bibliography published on Mendeley. This bibliography is updated regularly.