By Centre for Mental Health (2015)
This report makes the case for investing in children’s mental health services as it is excellent value for money and will bring a lifetime of benefits to young people, their families, communities and the economy as a whole. It also warns that to achieve the best value for money, children’s mental health services need to reach out to those who need them most and to be delivered to a high standard.
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By The London School of Economics et al. (2015)
This report is part of a larger piece of research funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Nuffield Foundation and carried out by LSE, University of York and University of Manchester. This working paper presents the results of an audit of the Coalition government’s record on health policy during the period 2010-15. The accompanying full overview report presents an assessment of the Coalition’s performance on social policy in general during 2010-15.
By Department of Health (2014)
The document sets out the proposed funding allocations for local authorities for the commissioning of children’s 0-5 public health services from 1 October 2015 to 31 March 2016.
By National Audit Office (2014)
This report finds that the new public health agency, Public Health England, has made a good start in supporting local authorities with their new responsibilities for public health. The National Audit Office considers, however, that it is too soon to tell whether the agency’s approach is achieving value for money.
By McKinsey Global Institute (2014)
This discussion paper brings together a range of case studies and examples of obesity interventions from around the world and presents them with an initial assessment of their cost-effectiveness.
By Royal Voluntary Service (2014)
This report, written in association with The King’s Fund, argues that older people returning home from hospital without enough support are more than twice as likely to be readmitted within three months. It argues that older people and their families, doctors, nurses, other charities, the general public and commissioners working together we can challenge the rising readmission rates for older people, to the benefit of everyone.
By National Audit Office (2014)
This report finds that local authorities have coped well with reductions in government funding, but some groups of authorities are showing clear signs of financial stress. However, it finds that The Department for Communities and Local Government has a limited understanding of authorities’ financial sustainability and the impacts of funding cuts on services.
By House of Commons Health Select Committee (2014)
This report finds that 15 million NHS patients in England with long-term conditions such as diabetes, arthritis and asthma account for 70% of the annual expenditure of the NHS in England. It argues that demographic and cost pressures on the NHS from patients with long-term conditions is only likely to increase in the coming years, with one projection estimating that the bill for treatment of long-term conditions will require the NHS to find £4 billion more each year by 2016.
By Alcohol Research UK (2014)
This report looks at local alcohol services and commissioning following the transfer of Public Health teams to local authorities. It is based on a survey of CCGs, Directors of Public Health and service providers in 30 local authority areas. It finds a greater focus on alcohol issues but expresses concerns over funding.
By International Longevity Centre UK (2014)
This report provides a futures perspective on how we make the UK the best country to grow old in. It examines both the best and worst case scenarios and the rising costs associated with an ageing population.