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The King's Fund responds to new reports on mortality trends in the UK

Veena Raleigh, Senior Fellow at The King’s Fund, responds to new reports from The Health Foundation and London School of Economics on mortality trends in the UK.
14 November 2019
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The King's Fund responds to the Chief Medical Officer’s report and recommendations on childhood obesity

‘The government should make full use of all the levers at its disposal to tackle obesity,' says Sally Warren, Director of Policy.
10 October 2019
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Response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee report on local government funding

'Years of cuts to local government funding are having a real impact on services that support the wellbeing of the whole community,' says Sally Warren, Director of Policy at The King's Fund.
21 August 2019
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The King's Fund responds to the government’s open consultation ‘Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s’

David Buck, Senior Fellow at The King’s Fund, responds to the government’s open consultation ‘Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s’
23 July 2019
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Health charities make urgent call for £1 billion a year to reverse cuts to public health funding

The government must make a clear and urgent commitment to restoring £1 billion of real-terms per head cuts to the public health grant which enables local authorities to deliver vital preventive services that protect and improve health.
12 June 2019
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Suffolk charity named overall winner of the 2019 GSK IMPACT Awards

Suffolk Family Carers has beaten over 370 charities across the UK to win the overall 2019 GSK IMPACT Award.
17 May 2019
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Life expectancy in England ‘ground to a halt’ – The King's Fund responds to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures

‘Today’s figures show that in 2018 life expectancy gains in England ground to a halt,' says Dr Veena Raleigh, Senior Fellow at The King's Fund.
22 March 2019
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Health and wellbeing charities win prestigious GSK IMPACT Awards

Ten charities have been selected from more than 370 organisations across the UK to win a 2019 GSK IMPACT Award, run in partnership with The King’s Fund. 
12 March 2019
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The King's Fund welcomes the new contract for general practice

The King's Fund welcomes the new contract for general practice as a promising early sign that the government and NHS England are making good on the commitments in the NHS long-term plan.
31 January 2019
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The King's Fund response to the NHS long-term plan

This is an ambitious plan that includes a number of commitments which – if delivered – will improve the lives of many people. NHS leaders should be applauded for focusing on improving services outside hospitals and moving towards more joined-up, preventative and personalised care for patients. But some significant pieces of the jigsaw are still missing, and there should be no illusions about the scale of the challenge ahead.
7 January 2019
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The King’s Fund response to Public Health England's review of life expectancy

Dr Veena Raleigh, Senior Fellow at The King’s Fund, comments on Public Health England’s review of recent trends in mortality in England.
11 December 2018
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The King's Fund responds to ONS winter mortality statistics

'These figures are particularly worrying for the UK which, after decades of progress, is seeing life expectancy improvements grind to a halt', says Dr Veena Raleigh, Senior Fellow at The King’s Fund.
30 November 2018
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Radical changes needed to tackle stalling health improvements

Without radical change, progress in improving the population’s health is at risk of grinding to a halt, warns The King's Fund in a new report.
27 November 2018
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The King's Fund responds to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care's vision for prevention

Commenting on the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s vision for prevention, David Buck, Senior Fellow at The King’s Fund, said his emphasis on preventing ill health and the promise of a green paper are welcome.
5 November 2018
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Leadership support programme for health charities launched

The Cascading Leadership programme, a collaboration between The King’s Fund and the Big Lottery Fund using National Lottery money, has opened for applications today, Wednesday 24 October.
24 October 2018
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The King's Fund responds to 'disturbing drop-off' in UK life expectancy

Dr Veena Raleigh, Senior Fellow at The King's Fund, responds to the latest ONS data on UK life expectancy.
25 September 2018
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Government should do more to improve the public’s health

The government should look beyond the NHS and focus on a range of policies to improve the public’s health, including making effective use of tax and regulation, according to a new briefing from four leading research organisations.
27 June 2018
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The King's Fund responds to new government measures to tackle childhood obesity

The UK is the most obese nation in western Europe so we welcome the target to halve childhood obesity by 2030. The proposals to restrict the advertising of junk food and ban the sale of energy drinks to children signal a bolder and more active approach from the government.
24 June 2018
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Devolved powers could help make cities healthier

Metro Mayors and other city leaders should be empowered to take greater responsibility for improving the health of the nation’s cities, a new report by The King’s Fund argues.
15 June 2018
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Devolved powers could help tackle London's health inequalities

London’s leaders should be empowered to take stronger action to boost public health in the capital and reduce the city’s stark health inequalities, a new report by The King’s Fund argues.
15 June 2018
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