Press releases | The King's Fund

Rising spend on NHS medicines could jeopardise patients’ access to drugs, warns The King's Fund

NHS funding levels are failing to keep pace with growth in NHS spending on medicines, potentially compromising patients’ access to drugs, our research finds.

Half of NHS areas planning to cancel or delay spending because of financial pressures

The NHS is now planning to delay or cancel spending in half of local areas this year to meet financial targets, according to The King’s Fund’s latest quarterly monitoring report.

Politicians must be honest with the public about the NHS

The King's Fund is calling on the government to review its priorities for the NHS and be honest with the public about what the health service can deliver with its budget.