Publications

Bringing you the latest independent views on health and social care from The King's Fund, all of our reports and findings from our projects are available to buy or download.

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Spending on health care: How much is enough? publication conver

Spending on Health Care

How much is enough?
This government has significantly increased investment in the NHS; if pressure to spend more continues, how can we judge the health benefits of this extra spending?
Access to health care and minority ethnic groups publication cover

Access to health care and minority ethnic groups

How effective is the NHS in providing accessible health care for all Britons, regardless of their ethnic or religious background? This briefing sets out the background to some of the issues.
Where's the money going? briefing cover

Where's the money going?

John Appleby analyses new data to reveal how much extra NHS funding is absorbed by higher pay and other cost pressures, and how much is left over for other developments.
Where the patient was king? publication cover

Where the Patient was King?

A study of patient choice and its effect on five specialist HIV units in London
Ruth Thorlby
Explores the experience of patients and staff in five HIV/AIDS units to assess whether wide-ranging NHS reforms, including patient choice and payment by results, really make services more responsive.
Regulating health care: The way forward publication cover

Regulating Health Care

The way forward
Jennifer Dixon
How should the roles of government and independent regulators change in the context of NHS reforms?
How should we deal with hospital failure? publication cover

How Should we Deal with Hospital Failure?

Facing the challenges of the new NHS market
Keith Palmer
Financial instability is just one reason for failure in the NHS. This paper explores how failure can be prevented or managed, while protecting the quality of patient care and restoring viability.
The Future of Primary Care: Meeting the challenges of the new NHS market front cover

The Future of Primary Care

Meeting the challenges of the new NHS market
Richard Lewis, Jennifer Dixon
How will primary care be affected by the changing role of primary care trusts and the introduction of both practice-based commissioning and competition between providers?
Sustainable food and the NHS publication cover

Sustainable Food and the NHS

Karen Jochelson, Sally Norwood, Sabina Hussain, Baljinder Heer
How can hospitals manage food procurement sustainably and promote healthy eating? Includes a framework for assessing procurement and catering practices and offers recommendations for policies, menu designs and contract specifications.
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Public Views on Choices in Health and Health Care

A qualitative study
Rebecca Rosen, Natasha Curry, Dominique Florin
This report presents the key findings and emerging policy implications from ten focus groups that explored public views about choice in health and health care.
Trends in the London care market 1994-2024

Trends in the London Care Market 1994-2024

William Laing
We look at London's care market, examining trends in its population profile and in the resources and services available for older people in our paper.
Putting health in local hands publication cover

Putting Health in Local Hands

Early experiences of Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Richard Lewis, Lisa Hinton
Reveals how one of the first foundation hospitals implemented its governance arrangements, and explores the emerging role of trust members and governors and their relationship with the board of directors.
Nanny or steward? The role of governmnet in public health publication cover

Nanny or Steward?

The role of government in public health
Karen Jochelson
What actions can governments take to influence individual and collective behaviour to reduce health risks, and how does state intervention impact on public health?
Incentives for reform in the NHS publication cover

Incentives for Reform in the NHS

An assessment of current incentives in the south-east London health economy
Jenny Grant
This paper examines whether incentives are helping or hindering progress. Its findings are based on interviews with health sector representatives in south-east London.
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Internationally Recruited Nurses in London

Profile and implications for policy
Jim Buchan
Explores the experiences and aspirations of 380 international nurses working in London, and gives an overview of trends and policy on international recruitment.
A question of numbers: The potential impact of community-based treatment orders in England and Wales

A Question of Numbers

The potential impact of community-based treatment orders in England and Wales
Simon Lawton-Smith
How many people in England and Wales could become subject to community treatment orders if the draft Mental Health Bill 2004 becomes law?
NHS Market Futures: Exploring the impact publication cover

NHS Market Futures

Exploring the impact of health service market reforms
Richard Lewis, Jennifer Dixon
Offers a critical analysis of the introduction of market reforms into the health service, and examines whether these policy developments can meet the core aims of the NHS.
The war on waiting for hospitals treatment publication cover

The War on Waiting for Hospital Treatment

What has Labour achieved and what challenges remain?
This report assesses the policy initiatives the government has taken to address waiting list numbers and waiting times, and explores what should be done next.
Self-management for long-term conditions publication cover

Self-management for Long-term Conditions

Patients' perspectives on the way ahead
Sara Corben, Rebecca Rosen
We review patients' perceptions about managing their own long-term conditions, and identify how primary care trusts and other health and social care providers can best support them in line with their individual needs.
The business of caring publication cover

The Business of Caring

The King's Fund inquiry into care services for older people in London
Janice Robinson, Penny Banks
Our briefing exposes major shortcomings in the current care system for older people in London and recommends ways to address them.
Understanding public services and care markets publication cover

Understanding Public Services and Care Markets

Ann Netten, Robin Darton, Vanessa Davey, Jeremy Kendall, Martin Knapp, Jacquetta Williams, Jose Luis Fernandez, Julien Forder
Does a mixed economy work in providing care to Londoners? This paper from The King's Fund recommends how policy and practice should develop in this area.

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