Young people are less satisfied with the NHS, but does that mean they are losing faith in it? We explore how attitudes to the NHS differ across generations.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd (Novartis) has fully funded this non-promotional initiative, as part of their 2026 corporate partnership with The King’s Fund. Novartis has contributed to topics ...

Professor Sir Chris Ham no longer works for the Fund. Chris Ham was Chief Executive at the Fund from 2010 until 2018. He rejoined the Fund in 2010, having previously worked here between 1986 and 1992.

With health inequalities widening, healthy life expectancy falling, and health spending and public finances on a concerning trajectory, there is increasing consensus that the current health and care ...

How are they affecting patient care?

We need to move away from a system just focused on diagnosing and treating illness towards one that is based on promoting wellbeing and preventing ill health. Our report sets out a new vision for ...

Our experts take a closer look at the new neighbourhood health framework: the opportunities, the gaps, and the hard questions about capacity, priorities and national alignment.

A year on from our December 2024 poll, our latest research shows no improvement in people’s experiences of NHS admin. NHS admin plays a central role in shaping how people experience and perceive the ...

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.

The 10 Year Health Plan is hugely ambitious in scope, and its success depends on robust and strategic workforce planning, with clearly defined actions and responsibilities at local, regional and ...

Why we did this research During the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a huge augmentation and expansion of community champions programmes in England, enabled by the availability of national funding. This ...

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