Publications

Evidence submission from The King's Fund to the House of Lords Select Committee on the long-term sustainability of the NHS.

Download The King's Fund submission to the VCSE Review’s discussion paper on challenges and solutions to better investment in and partnership with the VCSE Review.

Our response to this Inquiry concludes that the future of general practice rests on a combination of investment and reform.

This paper is a response to the New Horizons consultation, which outlines the need for quality improvement in primary mental health care services.

Independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs) provide services to NHS patients but are owned and run by organisations outside the NHS. This briefing paper explains why ISTCs were introduced, and how they are funded, staffed and regulated.

This briefing sets out how general practice is organised, contracted and financed; analyses the impact of recent government policy; and looks at future trends.

This paper is a response to the Marmot Review Consultation. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the proposals to reduce health inequalities and a range of evidence to underpin future health policy.

This paper responds to the NHS Next Stage review, which aims to improve the quality of care provided by the NHS.

This paper is a formal response to the Department of Health's draft guidance on NHS patients who wish to pay for additional private care.

This consultation response focuses on the safety of intrapartum care and draws on the findings of a year-long inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England to make some recommendations.

This paper is a response to the Health Select Committee's inquiry, conducted by Professor Mike Richards, into the consequences of additional private drugs for NHS care.

Patient choice has been a major theme of the Labour government's public sector modernisation programme. This briefing looks at the development of reforms to give patients a choice of provider for their planned hospital care.

A formal response to the Health Select Committee's consultation on co-payments and charges in the NHS, including whether charges for some services are equitable and appropriate.