Public health: a new direction?

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health, Anne Milton MP, joined us to discuss the implications of the reforms for public health.

Creating employee-owned organisations in the NHS: engaging and empowering NHS staff

This conference focused on the benefits and challenges of creating employee-owned organisations in the NHS, and explored how staff can be engaged and empowered through their creation.

Future Challenges for the NHS: Looking ahead to the next five years

This conference explored the implications of the changing policy and political environment and considered how a coalition government might deliver a more constructive approach for those working in the NHS and leading health care organisations.

What does Total Place mean for the NHS?

This conference shared learning from pilot areas participating in the Total Place initiative and explored what Total Place means for the NHS.

The NHS at the heart of the election: What does Labour have to say?

Andy Burnham MP, the Secretary of State for Health, joined us for the last of our three general election breakfast debates, and discussed his party's vision for the NHS.

Equality and inequality in health: measuring and commissioning for equity

This full-day conference focused on measuring and commissioning for equitable health care services.

Approaches to demand management: Commissioning in a cold climate

This conference focused on approaches to demand management and commissioning in a difficult financial climate. The conference featured practical examples of referral management alongside other demand management initiatives relevant to commissioners.

The NHS at the heart of the election: What do the Conservatives have to say?

Shadow Health Minister, Stephen O’Brien MP, discussed the Conservative party’s vision for the NHS at a breakfast event at The King's Fund.

The NHS at the heart of the election: what do the Lib Dems have to say?

Norman Lamb MP, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Health, joined us for the first of our three general election breakfast debates, and discussed his party's vision for the NHS.

A National Care Service – how would it work?

This half-day conference explored how a National Care Service would work in practice.

The King's Fund Annual Conference 2009 - Transforming quality, creating value: developing health care for a new economic era

The King's Fund Annual Conference 2009 explored future NHS funding and its impacts and examined how we can improve the way the health services work in terms of both quality and efficiency.

Health and social care integration – is this the answer?

On 4 November 2009, The King’s Fund hosted a debate on whether health and social care integration could be one way of helping the system cope with rising demand, demographic change and significant funding restraint. Listen to David Behan unveil four new key work strands that the Department of Health is pursuing to move forward integration of health and social care.

Breakfast debate with Andy Burnham

On 17 September 2009, the Secretary of State for Health, Andy Burnham, made a speech at The King's Fund outlining his future policies for the NHS.

HRH The Prince of Wales launches new facilities at The King's Fund

On 13 May 2009 HRH the Prince of Wales, the President of The King’s Fund, officially unveiled a range of new resources and services at our central London building in front of selected staff from The King's Fund and an invited stakeholder audience.

Clinicians, quality and data: analysing and sharing information to drive health care improvement

This conference, the third produced in partnership with the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal College of Physicians, looked at the best ways of collecting and using data in order to improve the quality of services and care.

BMJ and The King's Fund debate: This House believes doctors are neglecting their duty to lead health service change

More than 150 senior doctors, health care leaders and policy makers joined an expert panel to debate whether or not doctors are neglecting their duty to lead health service change, at an event run jointly by the BMJ and The King’s Fund on 28 April 2009. Listen to extracts from the debate.

The impact of personal health budgets on managing long-term conditions

This half-day seminar was part of our series of events looking at managing long-term conditions.

The King's Fund Annual Conference 2008

The King's Fund's second annual conference was held on 25 November 2008 and looked at the reshaping of the NHS and creating locally driven, evidence-based service change.

An audience with Lord Darzi

Lord Darzi visited The King's Fund on 10 July 2008 to speak about the report from the NHS Next Stage Review, High Quality Care For All. Listen to extracts from his speech and the questions and answers session.

Breakfast discussion with the Prime Minister on the future of care and support

Prime Minister Gordon Brown came to The King’s Fund on Monday 12 May 2008 to launch a nationwide government consultation on how adult social care should be funded.

David Cameron's speech on the future of general practice

David Cameron MP, leader of the Conservative Party, gave a speech at The King's Fund on 21 April 2008, outlining the party's plans for the future of general practice.

Nick Clegg on the NHS at 60

Nick Clegg visited the King's Fund on 10 June 2008 to speak about the Liberal Democrat vision for the NHS. Listen here to extracts from his speech.