Kings Fund - NHS Operating Framework 2009/10
Kings Fund - NHS Operating Framework 2009/10
The Operating Framework provides an overview of the priorities for the NHS over the coming year, underpinned by the primary care trust (PCT) revenue allocations for 2009/10. So what did it say - and what are the implications for the NHS and its managers?
Analysis: Operating Framework
Jo Maybin considers the key implications for the NHS implementing a new quality payment and coping with a host of technical financing changes. The case for renewing efforts to improve efficiency is clear, but is the Operating Framework clear on how this should happen?
Insight: Quality in a cold climate – is the NHS on course?
The King’s Fund Director of Policy, Anna Dixon, questions whether the NHS Operating Framework and PCT allocations offer a sufficiently clear and coherent guide to help steer the health service through the more difficult financial times ahead.
Winners and losers in PCT funding shake up
John Appleby provides a data analysis of the new PCT allocations, looking at the likely impact, particularly in the context of the wider economic climate.
Q&A for Senior NHS Managers
How can chief executives seize the new freedoms offered by David Nicholson and the Operating Framework? The King's Fund Director of Leadership Development, Karen Lynas offers some advice.
In brief: What did the Operating Framework say?
Jo Maybin looks at the essential elements of the Operating Framework, including adjustments to the three tiers of 'vital signs' introduced last year, a new quality framework and changes in finance.
Resources
The King's Fund Information & Library Service have collated a number of resources on the issues surrounding the Operating Framework.
DH - Press Release
Practice Vacancies
Locum and SGPs 
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