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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 today's Queen's Speech

Richard Murray, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, responds to today's Queen's Speech.
14 October 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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Social care system ‘no longer fit for purpose’ : The King's Fund responds to the ADASS budget survey

Sally Warren, Director of Policy at The King’s Fund, comments on the 2019 Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) budget survey,
26 June 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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The King's Fund responds to the announcement that Four Seasons Health Care has gone in to administration

‘The problems facing Four Seasons show the extreme pressure that the social care system in England is under,' says Simon Bottery at The King's Fund.
30 April 2019
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More people asking for social care support but fewer getting it as demand leaves social care system at crisis point

Rising disability among working-age adults and a growth in the number of people over 65 is putting rising pressure on the adult social care system in England, new analysis from The King's Fund finds.
26 April 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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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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Relentless staff shortage leaves home care sector struggling

Squeezed funding and staff shortages are severely affecting home care services in some areas, a new report from The King’s Fund and the University of York has found.
11 December 2018
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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 today's update on Allied Healthcare from the CQC

Responding to today’s update on Allied Healthcare from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Simon Bottery, Senior Fellow at The King’s Fund, said: 'Over 13,000 people who rely on Allied Healthcare for care and support will be wondering what today’s warning from the CQC means for them.'
6 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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The King's Fund responds to new figures from NHS Digital on adult social care

Simon Bottery, Senior Fellow at The King’s Fund, responds to new figures from NHS Digital on adult social care in England.
23 October 2018
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The King's Fund responds to the CQC's State of Care 2017/18 report

Richard Murray, Director of Policy at The King’s Fund, comments on the Care Quality Commission's State of Care report.
11 October 2018
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CQC inspection regime having an impact but there is room for improvement, landmark report finds

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.
27 September 2018
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