Our health and care system is in crisis and at risk of becoming financially and operationally unsustainable. The King’s Fund supports the need for transformational shifts in how health and care services are planned, delivered and accessed.
The government has a mission to improve health, and as part of that is working to produce a 10 Year Health Plan for health in order to reform the health system, structured around three shifts: from a service treating sickness to one focused on preventing illness occurring in the first place; from delivering care in hospitals to delivering care closer to home, in communities and in primary care; and digital transformation of service delivery.
Here we explore how to make those shifts happen.
Implementing the 10 Year Health Plan
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The 10 Year Health Plan: our recommendations
In this long read, we set out the key recommendations The King’s Fund is making to the government to support the development of the 10 Year Health Plan and realise these shifts.
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The 10 Year Health Plan: what do we know about public perceptions of the three shifts?
What do the public think of the 'three shifts' proposed by the government upcoming 10 Year Health Plan? Find out more in this long read, written in collaboration with the team from Ipsos...
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Implementing a long-term plan for health: what can we learn from international examples?
As the government is working on its 10-year plan for health, we explore international case studies to see how other countries and regions have implemented their plans.
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Bringing out the best in humans: a worthy goal for the NHS
While the government’s plans for NHS reform are welcome, to be successful reform needs to be led locally not centrally, says Professor Sir Chris Ham
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Can this government really recover NHS performance standards within a single parliament? And what are the costs of trying?
Siva Anandaciva calls for the government to conduct a full review of performance targets, if it's serious about driving through reforms to the health care service.
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‘The synergy illusion’ – do all good things go together?
If to govern is to choose, then the government needs to clearly define and prioritise its goals in order to achieve meaningful progress, says Luca Tiratelli.
The case for reform and approach to it
The Darzi review showed that services are stretched to breaking point and that incremental improvement will not do. Radical change is needed.
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Five things the ‘biggest ever conversation about the future of the NHS’ needs to succeed
The government and NHS England have launched 'the biggest ever conversation about the future of the NHS'. Dan Wellings considers what it will take for Change NHS to succeed.
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The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, delivers first health and care speech since taking office at The King’s Fund annual conference
Read the response from Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of The King's Fund.
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The Darzi review of NHS performance signals why radical change is needed
As each month’s performance statistics show, poor performance continues to be an issue for the NHS – with today’s likely to follow the usual trends. But Lord Darzi’s review is an opportu...
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'Mandate for bold, decisive action' - The King's Fund responds to the Darzi review
Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive at The King's Fund, responds to Lord Darzi's independent review of the NHS.
From hospital to community services
The biggest improvements to health and care will come from prioritising services outside of hospital. That means greater investment in the primary and community services that support people before they end up needing hospital treatment.
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A ‘radically realistic’ vision for adult social care
Simon Bottery and Sally Warren set out a radical but realistic vision of the future of social care, built around four principles of a good care system: availability, personalisation, qua...
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Making care closer to home a reality
This report explores the factors that have prevented successive governments from putting primary and community services at its core and proposes several steps to begin this shift.
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Improving access to out-of-hospital care
This briefing focuses on how to improve access to out-of-hospital care, including GPs, social care, community services and community mental health services.
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Community-led approaches to health and wellbeing
Explore how to make communities true partners in improving health outcomes and how changes like neighbourhood health and devolution open new opportunities for local leadership.
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The government wants a ‘neighbourhood health service’. The first step is to agree what that means.
Does a neighbourhood health service mean different things to different people? Chris Naylor argues that there needs to be a common understanding of what the goal is.
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Neighbourhood health: the idea isn’t radical but implementing it would be
Following the recent publication of NHS England’s guidance on neighbourhood health, Anna Charles considers what this means and the opportunities and challenges it presents.
From treating sickness to preventing it
There needs to be political focus on public health strategies that keep people healthy and prevent illness in the first place.
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Tackling health inequalities: seven priorities for the NHS
Drawing on The King’s Fund’s five-year programme of work on health inequalities, this long read outlines what we think the anticipated 10-year health plan should focus on to help the NHS...
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Tackling the biggest risk factors affecting people’s health
This briefing focuses on how to tackle the biggest risk factors affecting people’s health.
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What are health inequalities?
This explainer provides an overview of how health inequalities are experienced in England’s population.
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Tackling health inequalities: mission possible?
Join us at our in-person event to explore the impact health inequalities are having on the nation's health. We'll hear about the strategies being adopted to tackle health inequalities at...
From analogue to digital
Digital technology can improve patient experience and outcomes. It can help deliver the long-held but unrealised ambition of moving care closer to home.
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Supporting digital inclusion in health care
We are undertaking a research project that aims to improve knowledge of the unique ways technology can exclude but also include people and communities.
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Adapt to thrive in digital health and care – community of interest
Explore how to adapt and thrive in the developing digital health and care system by joining our new community of interest, with an online platform and monthly online sessions.
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Admin matters: the impact of NHS administration on patient care
High-quality NHS admin processes can improve patient experience, help to address inequalities and promote better care. This long read suggests a framework for improving the quality of ad...
Making the 10 Year Health Plan a reality
Join us at our event in September to explore the choices and actions needed to transform the health service.
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