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Spring Budget 2021: what’s in store for health and care?

With funding settlements and short-term boosts already provided, what will the upcoming Budget mean for health and care? Sally Warren considers how the system can support local economies while improving population health as the country responds to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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By Sally Warren - 24 February 2021 4-minute read
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Peering through the gloom: the near and medium-term future for public health funding

After a turbulent year, what’s next for public health funding in England? Dave Buck outlines how economic and political changes mean the future is still uncertain.
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By David Buck - 19 February 2021 3-minute read
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Collaboration, respect and humility: directors of public health responding locally to Covid-19

How have directors of public health been involved in the local response to the Covid-19 pandemic? Deborah Fenney and Clair Thorstensen-Woll outline some of the ways they’ve worked with wider system colleagues to support local communities.
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By Clair Thorstensen-Woll, Deborah Fenney - 29 January 2021 5-minute read
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2020: the health policy year in 12 charts

The wheels of health policy turn quickly. So, as 2021 begins Siva Anandaciva looks back at the key health policy moments of 2020 to consider the challenges and opportunities that the year brought.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 1 January 2021 26-minute read
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Newham Health Champions: a community-shaped response to Covid-19

How can councils work with communities to shape a local response to Covid-19 that meets local needs? Jason Strelitz, Director of Public Health for Newham, and Anne Bowers, Programme Lead for Newham Covid-19 Health Champions, outline what has been happening in Newham.
By Jason Strelitz, Director of Public Health for Newham, Anne Bowers, Programme Lead for Newham Covid-19 Health Champions - 15 December 2020 5-minute read
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Social prescribing and NHS facilities

How can NHS services use their facilities to better support social prescribing? Ben Collins highlights what’s needed to make NHS sites more welcoming spaces for individuals and communities.
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By Ben Collins - 4 December 2020 4-minute read
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What does the autumn 2020 Spending Review mean for health and care?

Who were the winners and losers in the Chancellor’s autumn Spending Review? Siva Anandaciva looks at what the government’s plans promise for health and care.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 27 November 2020 15-minute read
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The Spending Review and public health: the need for certainty in the shorter term and social value in the longer

David Buck considers how the upcoming Spending Review can provide stability for public health in the short term the and resources to create social value and reduce health inequalities in the long term.
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By David Buck - 28 October 2020 5-minute read
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Poor housing can no longer be swept under the carpet

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many of us to spend more time at home, but what does that mean for those living in poor housing conditions? Clair Thorstensen-Woll considers how where we live shapes our experiences and outcomes of Covid-19.
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By Clair Thorstensen-Woll - 22 September 2020 4-minute read
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Passion with no end: where next for our diversity and inclusion work?

In the third and final blog in the series on our collaborative research about working on diversity and inclusion in the Fund, Sue Hills and Shilpa Ross share how the experiences of the research process and the findings are shaping how we continue this work.
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By Shilpa Ross, Sue Hills - 11 September 2020 4-minute read
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Getting personal: why stories matter

In the second blog in the series about our collaborative research on working on diversity and inclusion in the Fund, members of the research group share how participating in this research has created a sense of community and changed their individual and collective relationships with each other.
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By Hong-Anh Nguyen - 8 September 2020 4-minute read
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Emotion, labour and the risks of speaking out: diversity and inclusion within The King’s Fund

Kiran Chauhan and Deborah Fenney share the findings of a collaborative research project into The King’s Fund’s own work on diversity and inclusion over the past decade.
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By Kiran Chauhan , Deborah Fenney - 1 September 2020 6-minute read
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The future of public health: many questions still to be answered

David Buck highlights the key questions surrounding the reorganisation of the public health system in England, from who holds responsibility to the relationship with local systems.
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By David Buck - 21 August 2020 5-minute read
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Strengthening health protection: right idea, wrong time

Nicholas Timmins reflects on the timing of the government’s decision to restructure England’s public health services and considers what is needed to make the new national Institute of Health Protection successful.
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By Nicholas Timmins - 20 August 2020 6-minute read
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It’s no longer enough to know, we must act: workforce race inequality in the NHS

While the NHS is making progress on closing some race inequality gaps, there is room for improvement. Habib Naqvi discusses opportunities to support work around the Workforce Race Equality Standard.
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By Dr Habib Naqvi - 15 July 2020 4-minute read
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Obesity: time for action

What should a new government strategy on obesity look like? David Buck outlines what is needed to ensure this attempt is successful.
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By David Buck - 14 July 2020 5-minute read
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Time to speak up: some necessary words about racism

It’s time to speak up and challenge the individuals and cultures that perpetuate racism and racial injustice. Tracie Jolliff calls for collective action to support change.
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By Tracie Jolliff - 9 July 2020 8-minute read
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A hopeful moment? Addressing race inequalities in the NHS workforce

The historical issues of institutional racism in the NHS have been brought sharply into focus by the Covid-19 pandemic and the recharged Black Lives Matter movement. Shilpa Ross outlines findings from our research into inequalities in the NHS and calls for action and allyship from white colleagues.
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By Shilpa Ross - 7 July 2020 5-minute read
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Addressing race inequalities in the NHS needs engagement, commitment and a plan

As the Fund prepares to publish its report on workforce race inequalities and inclusion, Richard Murray reflects on the work ahead for organisations tackling deep-rooted, long-standing inequalities.
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By Richard Murray - 1 July 2020 3-minute read
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Why are improvements in life expectancy slowing in the United Kingdom and across Europe?

In an international collaboration, The King's Fund and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development examine the role of cardiovascular disease in changes in life expectancy.
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By Veena Raleigh, Eliana Barrenho, Health Economist/ Policy Analyst, ELS, Health Division, OECD - 18 May 2020 4-minute read
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