We brought health and care leaders together to reflect on the opportunities, risks and practical realities of adopting ...

Sarah Woolnough welcomed the Prime Minister’s social care ambitions but stressed that success depends on a realistic, fully ...

New research from The King's Fund explores why direct payment uptake varies so widely across England and what local authorities can do to improve it. We found no shortage of effort or innovation. But ...

The King’s Fund said a TERN study linking A&E overcrowding to increased mortality highlights urgent system pressures. Danielle Jefferies called for stronger action on community care, social care ...

Our research We looked at national and international literature and spoke to primary care leaders in the UK and internationally. We drew up a long list of different delivery models of general practice ...

The activities of an organisation as large as the NHS inevitably have consequences for the environment. Carbon dioxide emissions attributable to the NHS in England alone are greater than the total ...

How are they affecting patient care?

Demographic changes, technological advances and the changing pattern of disease are pushing up the numbers of patients with complex needs who require treatment in the community. But outside hospital, ...

Our experts dissect the NHS planning guidance for 2026/7 to 2028/29.

What impact will 'Fit for the Future: The 10 Year Health Plan for England' have for people, patients, staff and the health and care system? We analyse the key areas of the government's plan.

What we did We recruited six areas to take part in our research. Each had different levels of delayed discharges and different characteristics, such as how many local authorities the hospital worked ...

What we did We wanted to understand the development of ICSs through the eyes of people involved in the workforce agenda, exploring the successes and challenges they have encountered in attempting to ...