Responding to the latest Covid-19 Inquiry report, the King’s Fund says the NHS is weaker than in 2020, under strain and ...

On 27 June 2025, the government announced plans to close Healthwatch England. This research explores what can be learned from ...

Ten small and medium-sized charities have been named as winners of the 2026 GSK IMPACT Awards for their exceptional work improving health and wellbeing.

Only a small minority of GP trainees in England feel confident about finding a job after training despite political commitments to expand the GP workforce.

On International Women’s Day, Deborah Fenney explores how misogyny shapes women’s experiences in health and care, the wider ...

Baroness Casey’s analysis highlights deep, long‑standing problems in social care and The King’s Fund urges swift, well‑funded, cross‑party reform to deliver meaningful change before the next election.

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.

A year can be a long time in politics. Over the past twelve months, the government has made some big calls on health and care funding. Some decisions tightened the purse strings – for example, ...

For organisational development partnership working to succeed, open, safe and trusting working relationships are essential. At The King’s Fund, we work in partnership with organisations to craft and ...

Why we did this research There is little information available nationally about place-based partnerships – how they are set up, what they do, what resources they have, and what factors facilitate or ...

‘Previous experience shows that a focus on cutting costs makes collaboration – key to strategic commissioning – harder’ Lillie Wenzel It appears that ICBs’ role as commissioners will be the main ...

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 ...