Publications

In 2009, the English NHS introduced a world-leading initiative in the pursuit of quality health care: the measurement of patients’ views about their own health became a routine part of the delivery of NHS-funded services. So how has this laudable initiative progressed since its initial success? The answer is, sadly, barely at all.

The King's Fund's written briefing in advance of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement to parliament, calling for an additional £2 billion in funding for the NHS to prevent a financial crisis in 2015/16.

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).

This report describes how CCGs in England are innovating with alternative approaches to commissioning and contracting as a way of driving integrated care.

Our latest survey of finance directors reveals the highest level of pessimism about the financial position of health organisations since we began surveying in the autumn of 2011.

The LGA and ADASS invited senior figures from across the care and support sector to provide their perspective on some of the issues covered in their report, Adult social care funding: 2014 state of the nation. This is Richard Humphries' viewpoint.

The recent party conference season saw a flurry of pledges from the main parties, and we now have a much clearer idea of some of the commitments that will make up their manifestos. So where do the three main parties stand now that the conference season is over?

We explore the current financial state of the NHS, the approaches used to avert financial failure and how to deal with it once it occurs.

Richard Murray looks at the issues to consider when designing a better approach to financial failure.

The predictable and understandable reluctance to talk about higher taxation before the election means that the funding challenge facing the NHS is not being adequately addressed.

With the general election coming at a pivotal time for health and social care, we set out our view of the key challenges and priorities for the next government.

The final report from the Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England.

Rachael Addicott, Ruth Robertson and Shilpa Ross, along with Kieran Walshe and Alan Boyd at Manchester Business School discuss the findings of their report on the CQC's new inspection regime.

We speak to Vijaya Nath, Assistant Director in Leadership Development at The King's Fund. about our study on the impact of medical revalidation.

Our twelfth Quarterly Monitoring Report features survey results from finance directors and interactive charts on selected NHS performance data.

As part of the Local Government Association's new campaign, Investing in our nation’s future: the first 100 days of the next government, Richard Humphries details what the Fund would like from the next government in its first 100 days in office.

Ahead of the Dalton review, which is examining ways to encourage the best providers to support those that are struggling, our paper with the Foundation Trust Network explores some of the organisational models that providers could use to meet their current strategic and financial challenges.

There are a range of models being explored by the Dalton review to improve NHS provider models in future. Health care management is complex and mulifaceted, so needs to successfully meet varying local health needs, argue Chris Ham and Chris Hopson.

Staff are beginning to question how much longer they can stave off the consequences of unprecedented financial pressure.

John Appleby assesses whether the policy of charging for prescriptions in England is helping or harming the NHS.