The King’s Fund reports councils are draining reserves to cover rising adult social care costs, boosting care access but ...

Following the abolishment of Healthwatch, we explore what must be considered when designing what comes next for patient voice ...

In a rapidly changing landscape, does the health and care system have the analytical capability it needs – and a plan to ...

This is a guest blog. Guest authors bring different perspectives and diverse voices to our blog. They do not always represent the views of The King’s Fund. Health care spending is set to double in the ...

More spending, more people supported, higher provider fees: but the outlook for social care remains precarious. 2024/25 saw the continuation of a new trend in adult social care. Local authorities are ...

The pattern of quality ratings in April 2024 was very similar to that in April 2023: 4% of services were rated ‘outstanding’, 78% were ‘good’, 16% ‘requires improvement’ and 1% ‘inadequate’. However, ...

Robert Francis’s report into the failings at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust was published in February 2013. Since then, issues of patient safety, quality of care, and leadership have been in ...

This was originally published on 29 October 2025. It was updated 2 April 2026 following the publication of the Neighbourhood Health Framework. The government has put a ‘neighbourhood health service’ ...

The evidence is mounting that social prescribing is an effective way to help people with a diverse range of issues.

This long read focuses on the clinical co-ordination of care for people with multiple long-term conditions as part of a wider holistic approach. It outlines a set of principles on clinical ...

This report explores public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2024. Just 1 in 5 people in 2024 said they were satisfied with the NHS. This is the lowest level of satisfaction recorded since ...