Ian Ford
I create, commission and edit digital content for The King's Fund. I help to manage our online presence and find different ways to share our messages with others.
Location London
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Ian Ford made a comment
Thanks to learners for sharing their own experiences. One of the main common threads so far is the lack of sharing data between services and health professionals. It can lead to patients repeating information time and time again, delays in diagnosis and difficulties accessing suitable support.
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You can find our report - A vision for population health - here, which goes into more detail on those four pillars as mentioned by Anthony: https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/vision-population-health
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Ian Ford made a comment
Thanks for all the thoughtful comments here. Some of the main recurring themes include a focus on prevention, funding the NHS, addressing Covid-19 and recovery, an ageing population, and workforce challenges.
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I've added a little more detail on that £1.1 billion question and pinned it to the top of the page.
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Hi Ulda, I've added a little more detail on the £1.1 billion question and pinned it to the top of the page.
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I've added a little more detail on the £1.1 billion and pinned it to the top of the page.
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@DavidH I've added a little more detail on that £1.1 billion and pinned it to the top of the page.
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Ian Ford made a comment
There have also been a few questions about the remaining £1.1 billion that NHS England retains. This covers a couple of things: NHS England's running costs (likely to be mainly staff costs), and NHS England central programmes including clinical excellence awards, Academic Science Networks and some transformation initiatives.
For more info, look at NHS...
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Ian Ford made a comment
Thanks for so many thoughtful comments. There were two main strands. Some of you argued that the public should be more aware of how much NHS services cost and that this might reduce waste. Others argued that raising awareness of cost could mean that people don't seek help when they need it, for fear of being a burden. Plenty of food for thought!
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@BarbaraK-S @JeffJ @KateSylvan @RachelWarren A really interesting conversation. We ran a series of hypothetical essays a couple of years ago and one of them was: 'What if people had to pay £10 to see a GP?' Available here: https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/reports/thenhsif/what-if-people-were-to-pay-10-to-see-a-gp/
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Hi Maria, I've added a comment pinned to the top of this page which clarifies GP commissioning further.
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Hi Tom, I've added a comment pinned to the top of this page which clarifies GP commissioning further.
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Hi Kate, I've added a comment pinned to the top of this page which clarifies GP commissioning further.
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Ian Ford made a comment
There have been a few comments about the commissioning of GP services. Here's some further detail.
When the Health and Social Care Act 2012 reforms were introduced in April 2013, NHS England was initially responsible for commissioning GP services. This was in part due to concerns about the conflict of interest in GPs commissioning services from themselves....
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Ian Ford replied to Jan Burnett
Hi Jan, just to build on Hong-Anh's response, do share with interested colleagues but please reference us - The King's Fund - when you do!
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Really interesting points. The King's Fund has done some work on the public's relationship with the NHS and found that, out of the people interviewed, a clear majority (66 per cent) of adults were willing to pay more of their own taxes to fund the NHS. More in the funding section here: https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/what-does-public-think-about-nhs
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We also talked about inequality and the inverse care law in our recent podcast episode with Lord Victor Adebowale: https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/audio-video/podcast/victor-adebowale
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Thanks for the insightful comment Jeremy. We touch on this a little in week 3 – keep an eye out for content on wider determinants of health.
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Ian Ford replied to Catherine Ahonsi
Hi Catherine, it's good to meet you too! Hopefully the course will answer most of your questions. If not, let us know!
