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Joanne Watson, clinical lead for The Point of Care's Hospital Pathways programme, talks about what the future holds for the programme and what she hopes it will achieve in improving patient experience. For more info head to: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/the_future_of_the.html

Stephen O'Brien, Conservative Shadow Health Minister spoke on the variability of NHS services at The King's Fund in March 2010. For more information go to: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/stephen_obrien_on_1.html

On Monday 22 February 2010, Nick Clegg visited The King's Fund to speak on his proposals for health and social care reform in England. For more information go to: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/nick_clegg_speaking.html

Norman Lamb MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Health, spoke at our first general election breakfast debate on 9 February 2010 on placing the NHS at the heart of the election. What do the Lib Dems have to say?

Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited The King's Fund on 8 February 2010, to outline the government's plans for social care.

Dr Robin Youngson is an anaesthetist and the founder of the Centre for Compassion in Health Care in New Zealand. He spoke at a joint event with NHS Confederation at The King’s Fund on 14 September 2009. In this interview, he outlines why he believes compassion is so important, where things have gone wrong, and how he believes doctors and their organisations can put compassion at the heart of healt...

On 4 November 2009, The King’s Fund hosted a debate on whether health and social care integration could be one way of helping the system cope with rising demand, demographic change and significant funding restraint. David Behan, the senior civil servant responsible for social care in England, unveiled four new key work strands that they are pursuing to move forward integration of health and social...

Andy Burnham spoke about achieving efficiency and quality in the NHS at The King's Fund's breakfast debate on 17 September 2009. For more information go to: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/andy_burnham_at_the.html

Professor Lord Darzi KBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health, spoke at The King's Fund's Clinicians, quality and data conference on 28 April 2009. His speech included: • putting the NHS Next Stage Review into the context of the policies undertaken in the preceeding years • the role of quality as an organising principle, to ensure quality improvement measuring safety, clin...

Anton Obholzer, consultant psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and former Chief Executive of the Tavistock Centre, discusses compassion in medical care as part of our work on the Point of Care programme. Find out more: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/anton_obholzer_on.html

Jenny Firth-Cozens, a consultant organisational psychologist and freelance writer, discusses the effects and value of compassion as part of our Point of Care programme. For more information go to: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/jenny_firthcozens.html

David Levine, President and Director General, Health and Social Services Agency, in Montreal, Canada, discusses how the use of evidence in Montreal led to an integration of health services, changes in commissioning and the introduction of polyclinics. For more information go to: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/annual_conference_1.html

Geoff Mulgan, Director of The Young Foundation talks about the Foundation's work on the importance of developing patients' resilience, so that they are able to successfully bounce back from illness. For more information go to: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/annual_conference_2.html

Service lead, Elaine Hide, talks about why she’s examining ‘touch points’ – highs and lows of care for patients and staff – to improve care in her trust. This audio has been collected as part of our work programme: the Point of Care programme.

Baroness Barbara Young, Chair of the Care Quality Commission, asks Lord Darzi about the licensing process for NHS providers at an event following the publication of the NHS Next Stage Review. Find out more: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/baroness_young.html

Niall Dickson, former Chief Executive of The King's Fund, explains why the Fund chose to focus on evidence-based service change at the 2008 Annual Conference, as we move into a new era of quality and value in services.

Chris Russell, Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons, asks Lord Darzi about overcoming health apathy in some sections of the community at an event in June 2008 following the publication of the NHS Next Stage Review. For more information go to: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/an_audience_with_2.html

Helen McCallum, Director of Policy at Which?, asks Lord Darzi about the difficulties in convincing patients to relate their experiences at an event following the publication of the NHS Next Stage Review. Find out more here: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/an_audience_with_3.html

Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, asks Lord Darzi about the risk of a new kind of postcode lottery at an event following the publication of the NHS Next Stage Review. This audio includes a follow-up question from Niall Dickson. For more info go to: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/an_audience_with_1.html

Speaking at The King's Fund, Liberal Democrat party leader, Nick Clegg, talks about moving from central targets to local patient entitlements in the NHS. For more go to: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/nick_clegg_moving.html

In his keynote speech at The King's Fund in June 2008, Lord Darzi emphasised the shift towards measuring quality of care and explained how standards will be prioritised and set. He spoke about patient choice being the most important lever in driving care standards – providing patients with the right tools to make an informed choice about their care. Lord Darzi also made the case for increased acco...

Speaking at The King's Fund in June 2008, Liberal Democrat party leader, Nick Clegg, talks about moving towards more local control in the NHS. For more information go to: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/nick_clegg_moving_1.html

Niall Dickson, former Chief Executive of The King's Fund, asks Lord Darzi about NHS quality and information at an event following the publication of the NHS Next Stage Review. For more information visit: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/an_audience_with.html

Speaking at The King's Fund, Liberal Democrat party leader, Nick Clegg, talked about the NHS at 60. For more information go to: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/nick_clegg_the_nhs.html

Speaking at The King's Fund, Liberal Democrat party leader, Nick Clegg, discusses increasing access to primary care in deprived areas. For more information go to: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/multimedia/nick_clegg.html