2017 marked the 120th anniversary of The King's Fund. We celebrated our rich history throughout the year with stories, blogs and other activities.
Your stories
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Patient involvement: Paul’s story
Paul Radin speaks to us about his experience of patient involvement at The King’s Fund.
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Making an impact: Matthew’s story
We talk to Matthew Lanham, Chief Executive of the Neuromuscular Centre – a charity that won a GSK IMPACT Award in recognition of its work to improve people's health.
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Enhancing the healing environment: Carrie’s story
Here we talk to Carrie Clarke, who received funding through our Enhancing the Healing Environment programme to transform a ward for people with dementia.
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Inspiring leadership: Kate’s story
We talk to Kate Bones, whose experience of taking part in our Athena programme has left a lasting impression.
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Bringing people together: Peter’s story
Here we talk to Peter Pritchard, who first became involved with the work of the Fund as GP in the early 1950s.
Blog series: the history of The King's Fund
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The creation of The King’s Fund: raising money for London hospitals
Nikki Smiton looks back to the Victorian era to explore how the Fund was created and how it raised and spent money in its early years.
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Funding health care in the Great War
Kathy Johnson considers the role of the Fund during World War 1.
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The Combined Hospital Appeal for London: saving our hospitals with cricket, eggs and stamps
Hong-Anh Nguyen explores the major fundraising campaign undertaken by the Fund during the 1920s to aid London’s hospitals with their post-war financial deficits.
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Raising the profile of London's hospitals: the role of the Propaganda Committee
Lynsey Hawker explores the work of the Fund's Revenue and Propaganda Committee from the late 1920s into the 1930s.
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Radium, recruitment and emergency beds: the work of the Fund in World War II
Nikki Smiton discovers the variety of work carried out by the Fund in the years leading up to and during World War II.
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New horizons: the birth of the NHS and the changing role of The King's Fund
Lynsey Hawker explores how the birth of the NHS created new opportunities for the Fund.
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Improving patient experience through design: The King's Fund in the 1960s
Nicholas Willsher looks at the Fund’s work in the late 1950s and early 1960s on improving patient experience and how the Fund developed its approach to design.
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Co-ordination, co-operation and reorganisation: the Fund’s national focus on health care in the 1970s
Deena Maggs explores the work of the Fund during a period of significant reorganisation in the NHS.
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London calling: health and inequalities in the capital
Kathy Johnson explores the London Programme: a co-ordinated programme of development work and grant giving set up by the Fund in 1979 with the aim of improving health care in the capital...
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More than the sum of its parts: the integration of The King’s Fund 1987–96
Lynsey Hawker looks at the work of the Fund during a period of significant change, both in health policy and within the Fund itself.
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The King’s Fund at the turn of the millennium
In the final blog in our series, Ruth Nitkiewicz looks at the Fund’s work from the late 1990s until recent years.
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Waiting times for elective (non-urgent) treatment: referral to treatment (RTT)
Waiting times consistently rank as one of the public’s main concerns with the NHS, and have a big impact on patient experience. Here we explore the data on how many people are waiting fo...
The missing millions from the NHS waiting list
Following the pandemic, the NHS waiting list – although large – is still not as high as once anticipated. While good news, could it be masking something more serious, asks Siva Anandaciv...
NHS reliant on beds in the independent sector for mental health care
Our analysis has found that around 28% of mental health care beds are found in the independent sector and not NHS trusts. We explore what this means mental health care.
The King’s Fund comments on new data from NHS England showing health inequalities on the waiting list
Siva Anandaciva comments on new data from NHS England that shows health inequalities on the waiting list.