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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
Evidence and consultation

Submission to the Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry into the future of general practice

Our submission to the Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry into the future of general practice focuses on the main barriers to accessing general practice, and the changes needed to the current model to tackle these and put general practice on a more sustainable footing for the future.
6 April 2022 15-minute read
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
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
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
Evidence and consultation

Briefing on the Health and Care Bill: House of Lords second reading

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.
2 December 2021
Evidence and consultation

The value of investing in social care

This joint briefing from The King's Fund, Nuffield Trust and the Health Foundation makes the economic, social and political case for further investment in social care and aims to move the argument on from the cost of social care to its value.
21 October 2021
Evidence and consultation

Health and Care Bill: Public Bill Committee submission from The King's Fund

The Health and Care Bill introduces new measures to promote and enable collaboration in health and care. Our evidence submission focuses on Parts 1, 2, and 3 of the Bill, which deal with the NHS and its relationships to other parts of the system.
14 September 2021
Evidence and consultation

Briefing on the Health and Care Bill: House of Commons Second Reading

This briefing has been produced to inform Second Reading of the Bill in the House of Commons and focuses on the main sections of the Bill, which deal with the NHS and its relationships to other bodies, including the Secretary of State.
12 July 2021
Evidence and consultation

House of Commons debate on the address: A plan for the NHS and social care

The Queen’s Speech included commitments to strengthen the health and care system, support health and wellbeing, and increase NHS funding. This briefing outlines The King’s Fund’s response ahead of the debates on the Queen’s Speech in parliament. 
19 May 2021
Evidence and consultation

The King's Fund's response to plans for the future public health system in England

In a letter to Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and Professor Chris Witty, Chief Medical Officer, we set our views on plans for the future public health system in England.
26 April 2021
Evidence and consultation

The King’s Fund response to proposals for reform of the Mental Health Act

Read our submission to the open consultation on the government’s proposals for reform of the Mental Health Act.
21 April 2021
Evidence and consultation

The King’s Fund response to the Mayor of London’s draft health inequalities strategy

We find that the draft strategy is a good start, but we believe as it is finalised its commitments need to be more tightly focused on inequality reduction than they currently are.
1 December 2017
Evidence and consultation

Briefing: House of Commons debate on the address: health, social care and security

Ahead of debates on the address on Wednesday 28 June in the House of Commons and Thursday 29 June in the House of Lords, The King's Fund has produced this written briefing on the key issues for health and social care in the new parliament.
27 June 2017
Evidence and consultation

Submission to the VCSE Review’s discussion paper on challenges and solutions to better investment in and partnership with the VCSE Review

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.
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Evidence and consultation

Health Committee Inquiry into the challenges affecting primary care services: Evidence submission

Our response to this Inquiry concludes that the future of general practice rests on a combination of investment and reform.
22 September 2015
Evidence and consultation

Spending Review submission: health and social care funding: The short, medium and long-term outlook

The King's Fund's submission to the 2015 Spending Review argues that if the government is serious in its commitment to health and social care, it must ensure that adequate funds are available both in this parliament and longer term.
14 September 2015
Evidence and consultation

Briefing: The Budget - health and social care funding

The King's Fund's written briefing on health and social care funding in advance of the Budget, on 8 July 2015.
3 July 2015
Evidence and consultation

Health Select Committee's inquiry into public expenditure on health and social care: Evidence submission

The King's Fund's written response to the Health Select Committee's inquiry into public expenditure on health and social care (11 November 2014).
11 November 2014
Evidence and consultation

Smoke-free premises and vehicles Consultation response

This paper responds to questions in the consultation on smoke-free premises and vehicles, the exemption of the smoking ban in treatment facilities, and ensuring protection from secondhand smoke.
9 October 2006
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