Press releases

‘The Secretary of State is right to emphasise the importance of leadership and culture but the challenge is to translate this ambition into reality' says Suzie Bailey.

Richard Murray, Director of Policy at The King’s Fund, comments on the Care Quality Commission's State of Care report.

CQC's ‘Ofsted-style’ inspection and rating regime is a significant improvement on the system it replaced, but it could be made more effective, according to the first major evaluation of the approach introduced in 2013 by The King's Fund and Alliance Manchester Business School.

'These latest findings, from one of the largest national patient surveys, show patient experience in hospitals is holding up remarkably well and has even seen some improvements since last year particularly around communication between staff and patients.'

Chris Ham comments on the National Audit Office report on sustainability and transformation in the NHS.

Mental health providers should adopt quality improvement to improve patient care, a new report from The King's Fund finds.

Chris Ham comments on Theresa May's announcement on social care costs.

Chris Ham comments on the health and social care proposals laid out by the Conservative Party's manifesto ahead of the general election.

Chris Ham comments on the health and social care proposals laid out by the Liberal Democrat Party's manifesto ahead of the general election.

Chris Ham comments on the health and social care proposals laid out by the Labour Party's manifesto ahead of the general election.

The complexity of the health system is holding back progress in meeting the needs of people with HIV, according to a new report from The King's Fund.

Chris Ham said: 'Sir Bruce is a respected leader who has ensured a clinical voice has been at the heart of policy-making...'

Responding to NHS England’s Next steps on the five year forward view, Chris Ham, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund, said: ‘We welcome the fact that this plan sets a clear course for the NHS over the next couple of years. We should, though, be under no illusions about how tough the going will be.

The British public’s satisfaction with the NHS remained steady in 2016, according to data published today by The King’s Fund.

Feedback from users of NHS maternity services has a key role to play in tracking quality of care and shaping service improvements, according to a new report published by The King's Fund.

Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have secured better engagement from GPs than previous forms of commissioning but still face numerous barriers to putting power in doctors hands, according to a new report published by The King's Fund and the Nuffield Trust.

The inpatient survey in England shows that over the past nine years trusts have seen only a modest improvement in quality of care as judged by patients, says a new report from The King’s Fund and Picker Institute Europe.

In future, 'family care networks' with GP surgeries at their heart should provide a wider range of services for patients outside hospitals, says a report on the future of primary care, published by the Fund.

Today's announcement is an important step forward in addressing the serious failings of care highlighted in the Francis report. Patient safety is more important than party politics and what is needed now is for everyone, from parliament to the front line, to unite around delivering the culture change needed.

Candace Imison responds to the Royal College of Physicians' report on future hospitals, welcoming the new model of care that puts patients at the centre.