Kings Fund, May 2014
- A report of in-depth interviews with and documentary analysis of six providers in England. These included a mix of foundation and non-foundation trusts, and acute, community and mental health organisations of varying sizes, with different financial histories.
- The report describes: local NHS providers’ understanding of the national financial environment; their views about how the current ‘efficiency drive’ differs from previous initiatives; how they set their productivity and cost improvement targets; how hospitals have managed to make ends meet; and how they view the next few years of continued financial restraint.
