Current projects

The King’s Fund combines original research with objective analysis to influence health and social care policy and generate informed debate. We are able to build on and inform our policy work by testing ideas out in practice and supporting innovation to generate learning.

Our major policy, research and development projects are listed below.

Maternity inquiry

Read the findings from an independent, year-long inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England.

Kicking Bad Habits

A series of seminars, discussion papers and online debates explores how the NHS can influence the health behaviour of individuals.

Predictive risk project

Our tools help identify patients with long-term conditions at high risk of admission to hospital.

Caring Choices

We are working with 14 organisations to stimulate a national debate on the future funding of long-term care.

Enhancing the Healing Environment

We are expanding our award-winning programme to improve health care settings.

NHS reforms in England

Our programme of work examines commissioning, providers, regulation and performance.

Medical professionalism

We are running a series of events for medical students to explore the wider issues involved in becoming a doctor.

Mental health funding

Our review is examining the future funding of mental health services in England, including social care support.

Delivering choice

We are evaluating Marie Curie Cancer Care's initiative to give patients more choice over where they are treated and die.

Point of Care

We are examining the quality and humanity of care in the NHS to improve the way that patients are cared for.

BME access to care

We are examining inequities in access to health care experienced by black and minority ethnic groups.

Workforce planning

We are examining changes which could be made to improve the current planning system.

Practice-based commissioning

Our project will examine how PBC has impacted on health economies.