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 ...

Reviews of maternity services have repeatedly exposed poor-quality care and unacceptable failures during pregnancy and childbirth. Improving maternity services and ensuring that timely, high quality, ...

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 ...

This conference explored the UK's profound health challenge. As more people live with long-term illness and health inequalities remain stubbornly wide, we explored how alongside these pressures comes ...

The King’s Fund is committed to supporting equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), both in our own work and across health and care systems. This is essential to deliver our vision and mission. We ...

Experts from The King’s Fund consider the impact the planning guidance, release January 2025, will have on different areas across the health service. Read now.

In September 2021, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, launched a review of leadership in health and social care, led by former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir ...

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 ...

The policy context Throughout the history of the NHS, a series of policies have sought to strengthen and co-ordinate services outside hospitals. The levers used to do this have often been structural ...

People who sleep rough have some of the worst health outcomes in England. We explore how four local areas are delivering effective health and care services to people sleeping rough and what other ...

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 ...