Projects | The King's Fund

The evolution of NHS commissioning: evidence to support changes to local planning functions

This project seeks to support systems as their commissioning structures evolve by presenting evidence to inform decision-making.

Lessons from the Wigan Deal

The Wigan Deal is a social contract between the council and the community. This project will examine how and why the Deal was developed, how it has been put into practice, and what others might learn from it.

Inequalities and inclusion in NHS providers

Research shows that not enough progress has been made to address discrimination against black, Asian and minority ethnic staff in the NHS. This project will seek to understand what discrimination looks and feels like, and what impact it has on individuals, teams and organisations.

Integrated care systems and patient insight

As the health and social care system moves towards greater integration, the people best placed to tell us whether it is working are those it serves. We are looking to develop ways for integrated care systems to listen to and work with patients and users.

Mortality rates in the UK: why are improvements in life expectancy slowing down?

With life expectancy lower and improvements in mortality rates weaker in the UK than in many European countries, we want to establish what's happening, why and what can be done to reverse these trends.

Supporting the Healthy New Towns programme

We are working with NHS England and other partners to support the Healthy New Towns programme. The programme provides an important opportunity to learn how local areas can use major new housing developments as an opportunity to promote population health and deliver integrated care.

Big questions on integrated care

Integrated care happens when NHS organisations work together to meet the needs of their local population. On this page we pull together some of our core content and recent commentary to help make sense of the developments in integrated care.

Completed project

The NHS at 70

The National Health Service turns 70 on 5 July 2018. To commemorate this anniversary, we will be exploring the relationship between the public and the NHS, and will also be looking back at the history of the NHS and engaging in discussion about its future.

GSK IMPACT Awards

The GSK IMPACT Awards recognise and reward charities that are doing excellent work to improve people's health.

Completed project

Integrated care systems: how are they emerging in England?

This project aims to bring together information on how integrated care systems are developing in England; to identify learning for local and national leaders and share examples of good practice.

Completed project

Payment systems for accountable care in the NHS

A project to clarify the choices commissioners face in relation to payment systems for integrated care.

Information overload: reporting requirements on NHS trusts

A project to examine how information is used, what for and what value it delivers within an organisation.

Leadership behaviours in high-performing acute NHS providers

This project aims to provide leaders from across the NHS with a perspective on what it takes to deliver successful outcomes.

Completed project

Innovative models of care delivery in general practice

We look at innovative models of general practice from the UK and other countries and identify key design features we believe will be important in designing effective GP services in the future.

Transformational change in health and social care

This research project will help us understand how transformational change programmes are experienced by individuals and highlight key considerations for those involved in future health and care transformation.

Completed project

A vision for population health in England

This project aims to set out a vision for the public health system and population health, which we will use to inform and influence the debate about the future of public health.

The public and the NHS

The relationship between the NHS and the public is complex. Although surveys show us that people are proud of the NHS and most are satisfied with the services they receive, it’s sometimes said that public expectations of the NHS are rising. Against this background we have been undertaking work to explore the relationship between the public and our national health service.

Governing for health in global cities: lessons for, and from, London

This project aims to support leaders in London and elsewhere to develop successful approaches for population health improvement in complex urban environments.

Completed project

Embedding enhanced health care in care homes

This project aims to help providers and commissioners to develop local approaches to improving integration of health and care services in care homes.

Completed project

Practical approaches to delivering better value in the NHS

A project to understand the challenges that frontline clinical, operational and managerial leaders encounter in pursuing better-value health care.