The Comprehensive Spending Review shows how much the government is willing to spend on the health service, but the real prize ...

Julia Cream outlines some of the things she’s learnt by being an unpaid carer and how it has impacted her professional life.

Adult ADHD services face rising demand and long waits. National guidance and standardised data collection are essential to ...

We want to boldly reimagine the health and care system. Chief Executive Sarah Woolnough explains how our new strategy will ...

Desire paths are preferred routes that people take for quicker travel, but could the concept also help us to understand ...

This long read explores insights from Chief People Officers on the most challenging issues facing the NHS workforce.

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 explainer looks at provider collaboratives in England, the opportunities they provide and the unresolved questions to consider when thinking about their role in the changing health and care ...

Use of the Mental Health Act has increased. Many more people are getting to a state of crisis where detention is necessary rather than being able to receive support earlier. There are an increasing ...

The health and care system in England must shift its focus away from hospital care to primary and community services if it is to be effective and sustainable. Despite successive governments repeating ...

Integrated care systems (ICSs) now cover all areas of the country and will soon be established as statutory bodies with major responsibilities for NHS planning and funding. But most of the heavy ...

The health needs of the population are changing, and many people need more co-ordinated care across primary, community, social and hospital services. More co-ordinated care requires organisations and ...