Publications

Nuffield Trust, the Health Foundation and The King’s Fund are urging the government to address the critical state of health and social care in its forthcoming Autumn Budget. 

The outcome of the general election will mean more of the same for the NHS and social care in the short term, and huge uncertainty on two fronts in the medium term, says Chris Ham.

Ahead of our Digital Health and Care Congress in July, we speak to Helen Arthur about how the vanguards are applying technology and what other areas can learn from them.

All political parties agree that social care funding needs reform, but none of the proposed solutions deal fully with the problem, says Richard Humphries.

Get diagnosed with cancer or stroke and you will be looked after by the NHS, but suffer from dementia and you are on your own, says Chris Ham.

In a letter to the Editor of The Times, Richard Humphries argues that the Conservative manifesto's response to rising social care costs is inadequate.

Ahead of the general election, we explore whether the government met its pledge to cap social care costs.

This report explores whether machine learning can help find wider meaning in millions of unstructured online conversations about mental health.

The government has bought some time to find a sustainable solution for social care, say Chris Ham and Richard Humphries.

Chris Ham reflects on Simon Stevens challenge to the government either to find more money for the NHS and social care, or be honest with the public about the consequences.

The King's Fund has come together the Nuffield Trust and the Health Foundation to publish a briefing on the impact of the Spending Review on health and social care.

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.

A statement from the Barker Commission to the Chancellor ahead of the Spending Review on the state of social care and its funding.

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 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.

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

We speak to Tim Kelsey, National Director for Patients and Information at NHS England, about the role of technology in improving care.

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.