Public health

Comment & analysis

• Looking across the border on alcohol policy | David Buck

  David Buck asks whether the government should be looking towards Scotland and considering minimum pricing on alcohol.

• The King's Fund responds to the publication of the Public Health Outcomes Framework

  The Public Health Outcomes Framework begins to provide some welcome clarity about the government’s plans for public health. (Press release, 23 Jan 2012)

• How healthy are we?

  Created by David Buck, Senior Fellow in Public Health and Health Inequalities, this slidepack sets out some basic statistics on the state of the English population’s health, including life expectancy, health inequalities and tobacco and alcohol use.

• The King's Fund responds to The Health Select Committee's Report on Public Health

  David Buck welcomes the focus on health inequalities in the Health Select Committee's public health report. (Press release, 2 Nov 2011)

• Obesity and public health – a taxing issue

  David Buck questions whether a 'fat tax' would help or hinder the government's attempts to curb obesity in England. (Blog, 27 Oct 2011)

• Our response to the public health command paper

  The recent public health Command Paper, Healthy lives, healthy people: Update & way forward, was rather underwhelming in its recommendations, according to David Buck. (Blog, David Buck, 27 Jul 2011)

• Health inequalities policy: Spearhead or Public Health England?

  Will the health reforms and the formation of Public Health England help to address health inequalities in England? David Buck investigates in our blog. (Blog, David Buck, 6 Jul 2011)

• Our health depends on it: The Health Select Committee pauses for thought on public health

  With the Department of Health likely to publish their response to the consultations on 'Healthy Lives, Healthy People' before their summer recess the Health Select Committee has turned its light onto the public health reforms. What do they need to focus on? (Blog, David Buck, 26 May 2011)

• Incentivising public health in primary care: Learning from the QOF

  Good primary care is critical to public health and tackling inequalities. So how has the incentivisation scheme in primary care of, or QOF, impacted on public health? (Blog, David Buck, 21 Apr 2011)

• Shove and nudge: The Tobacco Control Plan and the Responsibility Deal

  What do the Tobacco Control Plan and the Responsibility Deal reveal about the government's strategies on public health? David Buck asks whether the nation is being nudged or shoved into making better health choices. (Blog, David Buck, 22 Mar 2011)

• Uncertain times ahead for charities amidst public sector cuts

  Lisa Weaks announces the ten winners of the 2011 GSK IMPACT Awards and explains why the awards are even more important as financial cuts bite. (Blog, Lisa Weaks, 28 February 2011)

• How will the Budget affect the state of our health?

• The Big Society: Nudging the public towards better health

  How important is changing social norms to the success of health behaviour change? David Buck discusses his findings from the last in our series of events on Health and the Big Society. (Blog, David Buck, 25 Jan 2011)

• Should clinicians be responsible for the population as well as individuals?

  Do clinicians have a responsibility to the health of the population as well as to individuals? Anna Dixon argues that as they take on commissioning powers, GPs will need to focus on public health issues too. (Blog, Anna Dixon, 2 Dec 2010)

• The King's Fund response to the public health White Paper

  Anna Dixon, Director of Policy at The King’s Fund responds to the public health White Paper, Healthy lives, healthy people. (Press release, 30 Nov 2010)

• Questions to ask about the public health White Paper

  The coalition government will shortly be publishing its public health White Paper, which should tackle the major public health problems – including obesity, alcohol-related hospital admissions and rates of liver disease – that remain in our society. (Blog, Anna Dixon, 26 Nov 2010)

• Public health: why GPs need to see the full picture

  Public health needs to move out of the lecture hall and into the living room, according to Anne Milton MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary (Public Health), speaking at The King’s Fund last week. She is right in one sense. (Blog, Anna Dixon, 3 Aug 2010)

• Reaching our limits on alcohol consumption

  In an area where policy has frequently feared to go, NICE has provided practical solutions in its new guidance to alcohol consumption. (Blog, Tammy Boyce, 2 Jun 2010)

• Professor Chris Ham, CEO of The King’s Fund, comments on the coalition agreement proposals on health

  Chris Ham gives The King's Fund response to the coalition agreement proposals on health. (Press release, 20 May 2010)

• The King's Fund comments on Andrew Lansley's appointment as new Secretary of State for Health

  Andrew Lansley has a deep understanding of our health system. His grasp of the key issues facing the NHS will enable him to hit the ground running, which is essential given it is facing the most significant financial challenge in its history. Chris Ham, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, responds to Andrew Lansley's appointment as Secretary of State for Health. (Press release, 12 May 2010)