About us and our strategy
Our vision is a world where everyone can live a healthy life.
For over a century, The King’s Fund has worked to improve people’s health and care.
Over the next five years we believe that we can deliver the biggest impact by using our independent voice to help tackle the thorniest questions facing our health and care system, and in turn society. We will do this through our research, analysis and insight; leadership and organisational development with health and care leaders; convening and events; and partnering with others.
Bold thinking for better health
At its heart, our strategy is about increasing the positive impact we can have to improve people’s health.
Our vision, mission and purpose
Our vision is a world where everyone can live a healthy life.
Our mission is to inspire hope and build confidence for positive change.
We achieve this through expert insights and original research, developing leaders and their organisations, convening, and strategic, collaborative partnerships.
Our purpose is to boldly reimagine a health and care system that is compassionate, equitable and fit for the future, with people at its heart.
We have identified four particular areas of priority focus for the coming strategy period that represent pressing issues where a big shift is required to deliver positive change for people.
People first. We will put people at the heart of what we do. Only by listening to those who use services and those who work in them can we design a health and care system that meets people’s needs and improve the health of the nation.
Creation of good health for all. We will work for the creation of good health across the life course, including the broader socio-economic, physical and policy environments that shape population health and inequalities in health.
Reimagine social care. We will value the vital role of social care in giving people the dignity and freedom to live a fulfilling life for longer. We will shine a light on solutions needed for meaningful reform.
Innovate now and for the future. We will take a longer-term view, identifying and modelling future trends to better comprehend the impact of demographic and technological changes. We will consider the huge potential of innovation across the life sciences, and of digital, AI and future technologies for health and care. We will support people to navigate these changes and learn from the best.
Join us to be part of our bold, visionary new work to reimagine health and care.
Our headline work
We are re-orientating the organisation to help us deliver our new strategy, and this will continue over the coming months and years. Our emerging work programme includes some headline work to drive our strategic priorities.
Reimagining the welfare state
As health inequalities widen and public finances strain, the sustainability of our health and care system is under real pressure. Through this work, we’ll uncover what it takes to create a system that meets the nation’s current and future health and care needs.
10 years, 10 people
A flagship long-term piece of ethnography and storytelling that will share the experiences of 10 people who work in or use the health and care system over the course of a decade.
Social care reform
The current social care system is not fit for purpose. By highlighting the human and societal impact, we will make the case for urgent reform.
International Alliance for Children’s Health
We’re bringing together a powerful alliance and drawing on international insight to confront the root causes of poor child health and improve outcomes for this generation and the next.
Digital and AI leadership
A leadership capability offer for health and care leaders navigating AI transformations. We’ll focus on the human side of innovative change, not just implementing technology.
More about the Fund
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Governance and our Royal Charter
The King's Fund is governed by the Board of Trustees, chaired by Lord Kakkar, and day-to-day management is delegated to a Senior Management Team.
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How we raise and spend our money
The King's Fund is an independent charity working to improve health and care in England. We fund our work through a variety of sources, find out more.
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Our independence
Our independence is important to us. To make the impact we seek in health and social care, people must be confident in the objectivity of our research and analysis and our freedom to det...
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Equity, diversity and inclusion
The King’s Fund is committed to supporting equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), both in our own work and across health and care systems. This is essential to deliver our vision and mis...
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The King’s Fund’s links with colonialism and slavery
Read about The King's Fund's links with slavery and colonialism and our commitment to addressing this part of our organisation's history.
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The history of The King's Fund
Find out more about the history of the Fund, from our establishment in 1897 through to the present day.
Our people and careers
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Jobs at The King's Fund
Find out more about current opportunities to join The King's Fund team.
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Our people
Find out more about our colleagues working at The King's Fund.
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Work with us
There are lots of different ways you and your organisation can work with The King’s Fund. Find out more about the services we offer.
Press
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Press centre
Information about The King's Fund's press and public affairs work.
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Insight and analysis
Explore our independent insight and analysis of health and care in England. Delve into our in-depth reports and research on pressing issues, make sense of what's going on with our explai...
Contact us
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Contact us and visiting our building
Find out how to contact us by email, phone or post.
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Venue hire at The King's Fund
The King's Fund's venue, No.11 Cavendish Square, offers 30 event spaces for meetings, conferences, private dinners and receptions including a 248-seater lecture theatre.