Publications

Managing industrial action guidelines

NHS organisations must recognise that their members of staff have a right to take industrial action without it being held against them in any way.

5 October 2011

Any Qualified Provider

This paper looks at the introduction of the Any Qualified Provider (AQP) policy and debates the different models under which AQP may operate.

28 June 2011

The triumph of hope over experience

This report looks at the available evidence about the pattern of reorganisation, why there’s so much of it and why it often fails.

18 June 2010

Talking it through

This report discusses how PCTs can communicate important decisions locally in a transparent way to help improve public understanding.

30 March 2010

What's it all for?

Joint Independent Healthcare Advisory Services, NHS Confederation report sets out recommendations for reducing unnecessary bureaucracy in regulation

5 June 2009

Fair for all, not free-for-all

This briefing sets out examples of good practice in car parking in the NHS and suggests five principles for fair car parking and transport policies.

1 January 2009

Priority setting: strategic planning

Considerations for the strategic planning cycle and tools which may be useful for PCTs to adopt and adapt.

1 April 2008

Priority setting: managing new treatments

Key considerations for developing priority setting in relation to new treatments, with a useful list of action points.

1 March 2008

Priority setting: legal considerations

Exploring judicial review and the duties of the Secretary of State for Health and PCTs.

1 February 2008

Priority setting: managing individual funding requests

Good-practice points in relation to managing individual funding requests and dealing with clinicians and patients.

1 January 2008

Partnership working

This briefing looks at how the NHS and local government can work better in partnership and support each other through the challenging times ahead.

4 March 2007

Priority setting: an overview

Supporting the development of decision-making in commissioning.

1 January 2007