Publications

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.

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.

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.

Read our submission to the open consultation on the government’s proposals for reform of the Mental Health Act.

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.

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.

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