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Evidence and consultation

The King's Fund submission to the Public Accounts Committee inquiry into NHS backlogs and waiting times

The situation for elective care has significantly deteriorated, and will continue to worsen, as more people wait for treatment and wait longer than they did before the pandemic. The Public Accounts Committee inquiry into the NHS backlog and waiting times is therefore timely and important.
16 December 2021
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

The King's Fund submission to the Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry into clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic

Elective waiting lists were growing and performance targets being routinely missed prior to the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, the situation has significantly deteriorated.
15 September 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

Response to the Health and Social Care Committee inquiry into the Integration and Innovation White Paper

In our written submission to the Inquiry, we respond to the proposals to enable more integrated working across health and care, reduce bureaucracy, and enhance the Secretary of State’s powers and accountability.
26 February 2021
Evidence and consultation

Response to NHS England and NHS Improvement on proposed changes to integrated care systems

Read our written submission to NHS England and NHS Improvement on the proposed changes to integrated care systems across England.
13 January 2021
Evidence and consultation

Response to the Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry into workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care

In this written submission to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee, we provide an overview of the resilience of the NHS and social care workforce, including the impact of Covid-19.
16 October 2020
Evidence and consultation

Ethnicity coding in health records

In October 2020, The King’s Fund and UCL Institute of Health Equity submitted a paper to NHS England and NHS Improvement highlighting the limitations in both the coverage and quality of ethnicity recording of people using NHS health and care services in England and suggesting how this can be improved.
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Response to the Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry on social care: funding and workforce

Our submission highlights some of the key pressures and challenges the social care sector is facing and sets out some reforms the government could make to address these issues.
18 June 2020
Evidence and consultation

NHS Funding Bill House of Commons Second Reading: briefing

The King's Fund produced this briefing ahead of the second reading of the NHS Funding Bill in the House of Commons.
3 February 2020
Evidence and consultation

Network contract directed enhanced service: draft outline service specifications

The urgent action needed to stabilise general practice, by addressing workload and workforce issues, raises important questions around the timing, implementation and pace of these new service specifications even though the overall direction they set out is the right one.
17 January 2020
Evidence and consultation

Implementing the NHS long-term plan: written submission to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee

Successful implementation of the NHS long-term plan depends on adequate funding for social care and public health, NHS education and training, and capital investment.
7 November 2019
Evidence and consultation

Our response to the Migration Advisory Committee consultation

The King’s Fund response to the Migration Advisory Committee’s call for evidence on salary thresholds and a points-based system in immigration controls highlights two considerations that we believe should be taken into account for the health and social care sectors: the importance of the context provided by workforce projections and the need for policy decisions to be part of a much broader policy response to the workforce crisis in health and social care.
6 November 2019
Evidence and consultation

NHS long-term plan: legislative proposals inquiry: Written submission to the Health and Social Care Committee

Our response to the Health and Social Care Committee's legislative proposals inquiry. We support the spirit of these proposals, which are intended to make it easier for local NHS bodies to work together to improve the health and care of their populations.
24 April 2019
Evidence and consultation

White Paper on care outside hospitals: Consultation response

This paper responds to the government's White Paper that aims to redesign community health and social care services.
7 November 2005
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