Key spokespeople
At The King's Fund we have experts on a wide range of health and social care issues.
We restrict our work to the NHS in England, and we aren't able to comment on specific patient cases, but we can offer on and off the record analysis on: primary care and GP services, care in hospitals, end-of-life care, community health services, NHS funding, patient choice, public health, long-term conditions, maternity services, workforce planning, system reform, NHS governance and regulation, commissioning, social care, compassion in care, health inequalities and advances in telecare and telehealth.
If you would like to speak to one of our spokespeople, please contact our press office on 020 7307 2585 or email mediaoffice@kingsfund.org.uk.
Our key spokespeople
Chris Ham, Chief Executive
Chris Ham is Chief Executive of The King's Fund. He is the Fund's main spokesperson and speaks on issues across health and social care.
Read Chris Ham's full biography
Candace Imison, Acting Director of Policy
Candace Imison is Acting Director of Policy at The King's Fund. Candace's areas of expertise include workforce planning, commissioning, community health services and the relationship between primary and secondary care.
Read Candace Imison's full biography
John Appleby, Chief Economist
John Appleby is Chief Economist at The King's Fund. John speaks for the Fund on issues of finance, spending and productivity.
Read John Appleby's full biography
Richard Humphries, Senior Fellow, social care
Richard Humphries is Senior Fellow in Social Care and Local Government at The King's Fund. Richard is leading the Fund's work on health and wellbeing boards and speaks for the Fund on the reform and funding of social care.
Read Richard Humphries' full biography
David Buck, Senior Fellow, Public health and inequalities
David Buck is Senior Fellow in Public Health and Inequalities at The King's Fund. David has written and commented on a wide range of issues around public health and inequalities.
Read David Buck's full biography
Chris Naylor, Fellow, Public Health
Chris Naylor is a Fellow in Health Policy at The King’s Fund. Chris leads the Fund's research on mental health, and also works on other policy issues including clinical commissioning, health system reform, and the development of integrated care.
Read Chris Naylor's full biography
Nigel Edwards, Senior Fellow, Leadership Development and Health Policy
Nigel Edwards is a Senior Fellow in Leadership Development and Health Policy at The King’s Fund. Nigel is a well-known media commentator, often in the spotlight debating key policy issues.
Read Nigel Edwards' full biography
Catherine Foot, Senior Fellow, Health Policy
Catherine Foot is a Senior Fellow in Policy at The King's Fund (currently on maternity leave). Catherine speaks for the fund on cancer policy, and she is managing a programme of work on quality and outcomes.
Read Catherine Foot's full biography
Nicola Hartley, Director, Leadership development
Nicola Hartley is Director of Leadership Development at The King's Fund. Nicola speaks for the Fund on issues of leadership in the NHS.