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What are health inequalities?
Long read

What are health inequalities?

This explainer provides an overview of how health inequalities are experienced in England’s population.
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By Ethan Williams et al - 17 June 2022
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Long read

Social care 360

Our latest 360 review outlines and analyses 12 key trends in adult social care in England over recent years, encompassing the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic. Using a variety of publicly-available data, it provides a uniquely rounded – ‘360 degree’ – view of the sector.
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By Simon Bottery et al - 1 March 2022
What are health inequalities?
Long read

What are health inequalities?

This explainer provides an overview of how health inequalities are experienced in England’s population.
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By Ethan Williams et al - 17 June 2022
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Long read

The Health and Care Act: six key questions

The Health and Care Act, which introduces significant reforms to the organisation and delivery of health and care services in England, received Royal Assent in April 2022. In this long read, we explain what the changes brought in by the Act mean in practice.
17 May 2022 10-minute read
Three pillars of added value through volunteering in NHS trusts
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Adding value: a strategic vision for volunteering in NHS trusts

These reports explore how NHS trusts can develop a strategic approach to volunteering and move volunteering from an ‘added extra’ to an integral contribution to the delivery of health care.
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By Helen Gilburt et al - 10 May 2022
Evidence and consultation

Health and Social Care Committee workforce inquiry: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care

The 2019 Conservative Party manifesto included pledges to deliver 50,000 more nurses, 6,000 GPs and 6,000 other primary care professionals. Two years on, no plan to address workforce shortages has been published, funding for the training and development of staff was conspicuous by its absence from the Spending Review and the measures in the Bill relating to workforce remain weak.
6 April 2022 15-minute read
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Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2021: Results from the British Social Attitudes survey

Overall satisfaction with the NHS fell to 36 per cent – an unprecedented 17 percentage point decrease on 2020.
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By Dan Wellings et al - 30 March 2022
Evidence and consultation

Health and Care Bill briefing: consideration of amendments

The King’s Fund supports the main thrust of the Health and Care Bill which will remove clunky competition rules and enable greater collaboration between health and care organisations to deliver integrated care. This briefing focuses on three key improvements to the Bill made in the House of Lords.
23 March 2022
Long read

Equity and endurance: how can we tackle health inequalities this time?

There have been many attempts to tackle health inequalities over the past three decades, but none has resulted in the lasting change that is needed. This long read draws out what can be learnt from the past and makes the case for developing a long-term approach to tackling health inequalities that endures.
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By Toby Lewis et al - 16 March 2022 22-minute read
Two older people stood outside of a care home.
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Social care 360

Our latest 360 review outlines and analyses 12 key trends in adult social care in England over recent years, encompassing the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic. Using a variety of publicly-available data, it provides a uniquely rounded – ‘360 degree’ – view of the sector.
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By Simon Bottery et al - 1 March 2022
Evidence and consultation

Briefing on the Health and Care Bill: House of Lords Report stage

The King’s Fund supports the main thrust of the Health and Care Bill which will remove clunky competition rules and enable greater collaboration between health and care organisations to deliver integrated care. However, there are aspects of the Bill that we believe should be changed.
25 February 2022
Report

The Covid-19 vaccination programme: trials, tribulations and successes

The Covid-19 vaccination programme has been one of the key successes of the UK's response to the pandemic. Based on interviews with a wide range of people involved in the programme, this report sets out what the roll-out in England has achieved.
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By Nicholas Timmins et al - 30 January 2022
Evidence and consultation

Briefing on the Health and Care Bill: House of Lords Committee stage

This briefing focuses on Parts 1 and 6 of the Bill, which deal with the NHS and its relationships to other parts of the system, including the powers of the Secretary of State, plus changes to the cap on social care costs.
7 January 2022
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Getting the Right Medicines? Putting public interests at the heart of health-related research

Examines the long-established relationship between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry, and highlights potential conflict between the drive for profits and the public interest while suggesting ways forward.
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By Tony Harrison - 1 December 2003
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Financing Mental Health Services in London: Central funding and local expenditure

This working paper asks how spending patterns have changed since 1997, finding some positive outcomes, such as mental health grants allocation being linked to deprivation.
By Fayaz Aziz et al - 1 November 2003
Report

Government and the NHS: Time for a New Relationship?

Considers the case for setting up a new arm's-length NHS agency to improve service provision while freeing up government to consider the broader aspects of health care.
By Steve Dewar - 1 October 2003
Report

In Capital Health? Creative solutions to London's NHS workforce challenges

London's population is growing but the NHS is having difficulty recruiting, retaining and deploying its health care workforce. How can it overcome these challenges?
By James Buchan et al - 1 July 2003
Report

What is the Real Cost of More Patient Choice?

This paper explores the policy issues, history and consequences of the government's move towards promoting choice for NHS patients.
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By John Appleby et al - 1 June 2003
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Future Directions for Primary Care Trusts

The government wants stronger market incentives and decentralisation of budgetary power. How can primary care trusts meet this challenge?
By Richard Lewis et al - 1 May 2003
Report

Can Market Forces be Used for Good?

This report explores the trade-offs between equity of access and more patient choice, and opens up debate on how market forces could help shape the new NHS.
By Jennifer Dixon et al - 1 May 2003
Commissioned report

Sustaining Reductions in Waiting Times (interim report) Identifying successful strategies

Some trusts have been particularly successful at meeting government targets to reduce inpatient waiting times. This interim report considers the characteristics they share, and how they could be transferred to other trusts.
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By John Appleby et al - 1 April 2003
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Nurse-led Primary Care Learning from PMS pilots

Describes the experiences of nine nurse leads as they develop nurse-led personal medical services pilots.
By Richard Lewis - 1 July 2001
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