As the NHS shifts care from hospitals to communities, this long read explores why research and innovation remain heavily ...

Veena Raleigh examines the role of cardiovascular disease in the health of Europeans, proposals for alleviating it, and ...

Ministers promised decentralisation. Folding regions into the Department for Health and Social Care risks doing the opposite.

Now in its second year, the GSK Community Health programme, delivered in partnership with The King's Fund, provides funding and development support to 10 very small charities tackling health ...

The Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme aims to bring about higher-quality care in hospitals, at lower cost, by reducing unwanted variations in services and practices. It uses national data ...

Accident and emergency (A&E) departments treat people with urgent illnesses, from minor injuries to life-threatening conditions. Type 1 A&E departments are what we typically think of as A&E – based in ...

Explore our independent insight and analysis of health and care in England. Delve into our in-depth reports and research on pressing issues, make sense of what's going on with our explainers and ...

You know that the biggest drivers of poor health aren’t found in hospitals or waiting rooms – they’re in housing, income, education, community and opportunity. But leading change across all of that?

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.

This question changed in 2021. In previous years the question specified social care provided by local authorities. In 2021 the reference to local authorities was removed and instead the question asked ...

In the run up to the general election, The King’s Fund will explore what national government can do to improve health and care in England, consider political parties’ policy proposals, and make sense ...

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 ...