Publications Independent research and analysis on health and social care Search Apply Listing Content Type Viewing: All publications All publications Reports Long reads Articles Evidence and consultations Share this content Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Print this page Topics Health and care services (-) Adult social care Community services Emergency care End-of-life care General practice Hospital care (-) Long-term conditions Maternity services Mental health New models of care Public health Leadership, systems and organisations Clinical commissioning groups Clinical leadership Equality and diversity Health and wellbeing boards Integrated care Local service design Quality improvement Sustainability and transformation plans System leadership Voluntary and community sector Workforce and skills Patients, people and society Carers Children and young people Health inequalities Older people Patient experience Patient involvement Patient safety Population health Public opinion (-) Technology and data Policy, finance and performance Access to care (-) Commissioning and contracting Devolution Governance and regulation Health and Social Care Act 2012 NHS finances NHS five year forward view Performance Productivity Social care finances Year 2000 2004 (-) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 (-) 2010 2011 (-) 2012 2013 2014 (-) 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Article Where does the spending review leave social care? The short term hotchpot of measures taken by the government does nothing to stem the growing pressures on social care, says Richard Humphries. Report Place-based systems of care: A way forward for the NHS in England Our report looks at how NHS organisations can move towards place-based systems of care, in which NHS organisations and services work together to address the challenges they collectively face. The report suggests 10 principles to guide the development of such systems. Report Statement from the Barker Commission: The future of health and social care A statement from the Barker Commission to the Chancellor ahead of the Spending Review on the state of social care and its funding. Article Integrated commissioning: Beyond Barker The current fragmented system of commissioning is clearly unsustainable. While the idea of integrated commissioning is an old one, the approach to achieving it must be decidedly new, writes Lillie Wenzel. Article Integrated health and social care in England: progress and prospects Richard Humphries reviews recent policy initiatives to achieve the closer integration of health and social care. Article Leading the technology revolution We speak to Tim Kelsey, National Director for Patients and Information at NHS England, about the role of technology in improving care. Report Transforming our health care system: Ten priorities for commissioners Health care commissioners will need to deliver a sustainable system in the face of the most challenging financial and organisational environment seen in decades. Here, we set out ten priorities for commissioners to help them drive forward the changes needed. Article Integration with health could be staging post to devolved public service budgets As the post-election dust settles, the Queen’s speech confirms that the integration of health and social care continues as a headline policy commitment, with the better care fund and ‘DevoManc’ as flagship policies intended to make this happen. But will they be enough? Article Integrated care must start with a new single national framework Rather than prescribe a one size fits all solution, an approach agreed locally by CCGs and local authorities is the best way forward for integrated care, says Richard Humphries. Report Options for integrated commissioning Beyond Barker With support for health and social care to have a single ring-fenced budget and a single local commissioner growing, this report looks at the options available for integrated commissioning. Article We cannot keep ignoring the crisis in social care Social care for older people will be increasingly important as our population ages. So why the silence from politicians? Article Dementia: a carer’s perspective We speak to writer Nicci Gerrard about her father's hospital care, and her campaign – John's Campaign – that calls for the families and carers of people with dementia to be allowed to remain with them in hospital for as many hours of the day and night as necessary. Article Commissioning in the spotlight New models of care have been introduced by the NHS five year forward view, but where do commissioners fit in? Report Procurement and competition rules: Can the NHS be exempted? In this briefing, The King’s Fund seeks to clarify whether a new government could extract the NHS from European Union procurement and competition rules. Report Implementing the NHS five year forward view: Aligning policies with the plan Our report calls for fundamental changes to how health services are commissioned, paid for and regulated to deliver the vision of the NHS five year forward view. Long read The future is now Featuring the voices of patients, volunteers, clinicians and managers, our new digital report explores future ways of changing health and health care for the better. Report Health policy under the coalition government: A mid-term assessment Written halfway through the 2010–2015 parliament, this review considers how the NHS is performing under the coalition government, following on from The King’s Fund’s major review of NHS performance from 1997 to 2010. Article Hard times and great expectations Richard Humphries reflects on the themes from this year's annual National Children and Adult Services Conference. Evidence and consultation Consultation response: Draft mandate for the National Health Service Commissioning Board This document sets out our thoughts on the Department of Health’s consultation on the draft mandate for the National Health Service Commissioning Board. Article Public service is not about heroic individualism Are we asking the right questions about what public services can learn from the Olympic and Paralympic Games? Subscribe to our Weekly Update newsletterHealth and care explained: Making sense of the health and care system This selection of content aims to make sense of the health and care system – including videos, articles, illustrated summaries and more. Got a question? Ask a librarian
Article Where does the spending review leave social care? The short term hotchpot of measures taken by the government does nothing to stem the growing pressures on social care, says Richard Humphries.
Report Place-based systems of care: A way forward for the NHS in England Our report looks at how NHS organisations can move towards place-based systems of care, in which NHS organisations and services work together to address the challenges they collectively face. The report suggests 10 principles to guide the development of such systems.
Report Statement from the Barker Commission: The future of health and social care A statement from the Barker Commission to the Chancellor ahead of the Spending Review on the state of social care and its funding.
Article Integrated commissioning: Beyond Barker The current fragmented system of commissioning is clearly unsustainable. While the idea of integrated commissioning is an old one, the approach to achieving it must be decidedly new, writes Lillie Wenzel.
Article Integrated health and social care in England: progress and prospects Richard Humphries reviews recent policy initiatives to achieve the closer integration of health and social care.
Article Leading the technology revolution We speak to Tim Kelsey, National Director for Patients and Information at NHS England, about the role of technology in improving care.
Report Transforming our health care system: Ten priorities for commissioners Health care commissioners will need to deliver a sustainable system in the face of the most challenging financial and organisational environment seen in decades. Here, we set out ten priorities for commissioners to help them drive forward the changes needed.
Article Integration with health could be staging post to devolved public service budgets As the post-election dust settles, the Queen’s speech confirms that the integration of health and social care continues as a headline policy commitment, with the better care fund and ‘DevoManc’ as flagship policies intended to make this happen. But will they be enough?
Article Integrated care must start with a new single national framework Rather than prescribe a one size fits all solution, an approach agreed locally by CCGs and local authorities is the best way forward for integrated care, says Richard Humphries.
Report Options for integrated commissioning Beyond Barker With support for health and social care to have a single ring-fenced budget and a single local commissioner growing, this report looks at the options available for integrated commissioning.
Article We cannot keep ignoring the crisis in social care Social care for older people will be increasingly important as our population ages. So why the silence from politicians?
Article Dementia: a carer’s perspective We speak to writer Nicci Gerrard about her father's hospital care, and her campaign – John's Campaign – that calls for the families and carers of people with dementia to be allowed to remain with them in hospital for as many hours of the day and night as necessary.
Article Commissioning in the spotlight New models of care have been introduced by the NHS five year forward view, but where do commissioners fit in?
Report Procurement and competition rules: Can the NHS be exempted? In this briefing, The King’s Fund seeks to clarify whether a new government could extract the NHS from European Union procurement and competition rules.
Report Implementing the NHS five year forward view: Aligning policies with the plan Our report calls for fundamental changes to how health services are commissioned, paid for and regulated to deliver the vision of the NHS five year forward view.
Long read The future is now Featuring the voices of patients, volunteers, clinicians and managers, our new digital report explores future ways of changing health and health care for the better.
Report Health policy under the coalition government: A mid-term assessment Written halfway through the 2010–2015 parliament, this review considers how the NHS is performing under the coalition government, following on from The King’s Fund’s major review of NHS performance from 1997 to 2010.
Article Hard times and great expectations Richard Humphries reflects on the themes from this year's annual National Children and Adult Services Conference.
Evidence and consultation Consultation response: Draft mandate for the National Health Service Commissioning Board This document sets out our thoughts on the Department of Health’s consultation on the draft mandate for the National Health Service Commissioning Board.
Article Public service is not about heroic individualism Are we asking the right questions about what public services can learn from the Olympic and Paralympic Games?
Health and care explained: Making sense of the health and care system This selection of content aims to make sense of the health and care system – including videos, articles, illustrated summaries and more.
