Information & Library Service

The King’s Fund’s Information and Library Service is a unique and free source of information on health and social care policy and management. We can help with literature searches and information queries online, over the phone or in person at our information centre.

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Search our database of more than 100,000 publications on health and social care policy and management, journals, books and government documents for free.

Literature searches

Need an in-depth literature search on any aspect of health policy and management? Find out more about our literature search service.

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Keep updated with the latest additions to our database, including books, reports and journal articles.

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Got a question?

If you have a health or social care question, need a literature search or to check a fact, let us know. We’ll aim to have an answer for you in one working day.

Reading lists

Our reading lists contain selected reference on a wide range of health care subjects – a great introduction to health and social care policy and management.

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Got a question? You can chat live with our specialist information team between the hours of 9.30am-5.30pm.

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Frequently asked questions

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