21 July 2015

Proposals for a Transformation Fund for the NHS

Making change possible: a Transformation Fund for the NHS
Health Foundation, Kings Fund July 2015
  • Both the Health Foundation and Kings Fund support the concept of a Transformation Fund for the NHS in England. This report details the key aspects of such a fund. including six case studies of funding transformation, in the health sector and beyond, along with examples of local NHS initiatives. 
  • Appendices to the report give more details of the work underpinning it.
    • Appendix 1 provides full information about the case studies.
      • Case study 1: Deinstitutionalisation in UK mental health services 
      • Case study 2: The National Service Framework for Mental Health in England
      • Case study 3: Canada’s Primary Health Care Transition Fund
      • Case study 4: Denmark’s hospital transformation
      • Case study 5: The London Challenge 
      • Case study 6: Girls’ Education Challenge Fund
    • Appendix 2 explains the methodology used to calculate the size of the Fund and gives details of the local NHS examples of change that we examined.
    • Appendix 3 looks at the potential for realising value from surplus NHS estate