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Tackling poor health outcomes: the role of trauma-informed care

People who have experienced trauma face a number of barriers to accessing health care. Deborah Fenney explains why a trauma-informed approach is essential for supporting a group that currently face poor health outcomes.

By Deborah Fenney - 14 November 2019

How town planning teams can help create healthier places

Julia Thrift, Projects Director for the Town & Country Planning Association, explores the relationship between town planning and population health, and how the lessons of NHS England’s Healthy New Towns programme should inform future developments to ensure people are able healthier lives and reduce health inequalities.

By Julia Thrift - 26 September 2019

Healthy New Towns: how the NHS can help create healthy places

As NHS England publish the key learnings from its Healthy New Towns Programme, Alex Baylis explains why The King’s Fund has been involved in this work and how it links with our vision for population health.

By Alex Baylis - 3 September 2019

Public health spending: where prevention rhetoric meets reality

As the government publishes its Green Paper on prevention, Dave Buck considers the impact of cuts to local government budgets on public health spending and the funding needed to ensure the commitments made can become a reality.

By David Buck - 23 July 2019

An open letter to the next Prime Minister

Chief Executive of The King’s Fund, Richard Murray, has written an open letter to the final two candidates in the race to become Prime Minister outlining the issues he believes require political action to support the health of the nation.

By Richard Murray - 8 July 2019

The prevention Green Paper: the right time to put it in its place?

David Buck considers what is likely to be in the government’s Green Paper on prevention – and what should be in it.

By David Buck - 24 May 2019

Understanding urban health: Thinking large and small

Improving population health in towns and cities requires both an overarching city-wide strategy, as well as a granular understanding of the needs of local neighbourhoods, as Chris Naylor and Kieron Boyle explain.

By Chris Naylor, Kieron Boyle - 8 May 2019

A lav affair: do we care enough about public toilets?

With spending on public toilets declining over the past decade, Deborah Fenney explores the impact this can have on individuals and why this lack of facilities matters for health care.

By Deborah Fenney - 26 April 2019

Hitting the sweet spot? multi-morbidity, the NHS long-term plan and population health

With its long list of commitments on specific clinical issues, did the NHS long-term plan miss a vital opportunity to address health inequalities? David Buck takes a look at what the plan could achieve for people with multi-morbidities, in a guest blog for the Richmond Group.

By David Buck - 15 April 2019

The NHS long-term plan: five things you need to know

The NHS long-term plan has been launched and long it indeed is, in every sense of the word, clocking in at a weighty 120 pages. Here’s my take on the top five things you need to know.

By Richard Murray - 8 January 2019

2019: handling the uncertainty

Richard Murray reflects on the opportunities and challenges that 2019 may bring, as well as the need for flexibility in the face of uncertainty.

By Richard Murray - 2 January 2019

Overcoming the challenges to improve health and wellbeing in care homes

David Oliver considers the role of care homes in the social care sector, and the challenges that need to be tackled while seeking to improve the health and wellbeing of care home residents.

By David Oliver - 21 October 2016

Local government public health budgets: a time for turning?

David Buck analyses the latest figures on local government's planned spending on public health, and considers whether the new Prime Minister might take an interest.

By David Buck - 19 August 2016

End-of-life care: getting it right for more people, more of the time

David Oliver considers some of the positive steps being made towards improving end-of-life care.

By David Oliver - 18 July 2016

The role of the NHS in reducing health inequalities: moving beyond fair access to care

With the publication of the first set of NHS equity indicators in January, David Buck considers what the NHS still needs to do to tackle inequalities in health.

By David Buck - 14 March 2016

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