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How do GP trainees see their future in general practice?

Aamena Bharmal reports on the findings from the 2020 survey of GP trainees – and is optimistic about the opportunities available in primary care.

By Aamena Bharmal - 29 March 2021

Covid-19 one year on: how can the health and care system recover?

As we reach the one-year anniversary of the start of lockdown in the United Kingdom, Richard Murray outlines how a whole-system response will best support staff and patients and help to tackle inequalities.

By Richard Murray - 23 March 2021 4-minute read

Building primary care teams remotely

Working out how to embed new roles into general practice teams will be crucial to staff recruitment and retention. Beccy Baird considers the opportunities and challenges remote working offers for achieving this.

By Beccy Baird - 15 March 2021 3-minute read

What enabled rapid digital change in primary care during the Covid-19 pandemic?

Primary care adopted digital technology at pace during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Beccy Baird reflects on research looking at why and how this was possible – and how positive changes can be sustained.

By Beccy Baird - 10 February 2021 3-minute read

General practice and the Covid-19 vaccine: putting local relationships at the heart of the vaccination programme

As the Covid-19 vaccine rollout gathers pace, Beccy Baird considers what has allowed general practice to meet the demands of this ambitious programme, and how community partnerships will be key to reaching those in need.

By Beccy Baird - 22 January 2021 4-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.

By Siva Anandaciva - 1 January 2021 26-minute read

What are we learning about leadership development in primary care networks?

What have we learnt from our work supporting the development of primary care networks across England? Beccy Baird, Kiran Chauhan and Tricia Boyle share their learning about what groups find useful and pose some questions for PCN leaders and clinical commissioning groups who are thinking about development needs.

By Beccy Baird, Kiran Chauhan , Tricia Boyle - 10 December 2020 5-minute read

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.

By Ben Collins - 4 December 2020 4-minute read

How should general practice be preparing for winter?

As the second wave of Covid-19 gathers pace, what role will general practice play, and how should the sector prepare for an increase in demand? Beccy Baird outlines the key challenges facing general practice as we head into winter.

By Beccy Baird - 13 October 2020 3-minute read

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.

By Shilpa Ross, Sue Hills - 11 September 2020 4-minute read

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.

By Hong-Anh Nguyen - 8 September 2020 4-minute read

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.

By Kiran Chauhan , Deborah Fenney - 1 September 2020 6-minute read

The new NHS and mental health: where are we going wrong?

Providing joined-up services that address people’s physical and mental health needs has long been a challenge. Jihad Malasi asks whether primary care networks could be the answer to providing holistic primary care mental health services.

By Dr Jihad Malasi - 23 July 2020 4-minute read

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.

By Dr Habib Naqvi - 15 July 2020 4-minute read

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.

By Tracie Jolliff - 9 July 2020 8-minute read

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.

By Shilpa Ross - 7 July 2020 5-minute read

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.

By Richard Murray - 1 July 2020 3-minute read

Resilience is much more than hospital beds

A resilient health and care system is about more than national action. Sally Warren shares a vision for building local resilience that would allow the health and care system to respond effectively to future crises.

By Sally Warren - 16 June 2020 5-minute read

Checking the system’s blind spots: prioritising the community response to Covid-19

Much media attention has been paid to how acute services are tackling Covid-19, but what about community health and care services? Anna Charles considers the impact of the outbreak on these often overlooked services and the role they might play in the next phase of the response.

By Anna Charles - 5 May 2020

Ethnic minority deaths and Covid-19: what are we to do?

Michael West and Suzie Bailey consider the disproportionate toll Covid-19 is taking on health and care staff from ethnic minority backgrounds and what it requires from us all to address this.

By Suzie Bailey, Michael West - 30 April 2020

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