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Healthy places podcast
Report

Creating healthy places: perspectives from NHS England’s Healthy New Towns programme

Creating healthy places: perspectives from NHS England’s Healthy New Towns programme provides personal insights from those involved in the programme, illustrating how powerful a coherent local approach to improving population health can be.
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By Chris Naylor - 26 September 2019
Long read

The NHS long-term plan explained

On 7 January, the NHS long-term plan was published setting out key ambitions for the service over the next 10 years. In this explainer, we set out the main commitments in the plan and provide our view of what they might mean, highlighting the opportunities and challenges for the health and care system as it moves to put the plan into practice.
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By Anna Charles et al - 23 January 2019
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
What's your problem, social care? The eight key areas for reform
Long read

What’s your problem, social care? The eight key areas for reform

Different people have different ideas about what’s ‘wrong’ with social care. This long read outlines the eight key issues and the options cited to tackle them.
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By Simon Bottery - 5 November 2019
Evidence and consultation

Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s consultation

Our response to the government's consultation paper on prevention focuses on the additional areas we would like future government policy to cover.
14 October 2019
Healthy places podcast
Report

Creating healthy places: perspectives from NHS England’s Healthy New Towns programme

Creating healthy places: perspectives from NHS England’s Healthy New Towns programme provides personal insights from those involved in the programme, illustrating how powerful a coherent local approach to improving population health can be.
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By Chris Naylor - 26 September 2019
Long read

Five numbers to sum up the Spending Round for health and social care

Siva Anandaciva takes a look at the key numbers mentioned in the Spending Round (and those that weren’t) add up, and the implications they have for health and social care.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 6 September 2019
Article

The impact of a no deal Brexit on health and care: an open letter to MPs

The King's Fund, alongside the Health Foundation and Nuffield Trust, summarise the four major areas where the impact of a no deal Brexit could be felt most sharply in health and care. 
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By Richard Murray et al - 3 September 2019
Commissioned report

Volunteering in ambulance services: developing and diversifying opportunities

Commissioned by the Office for Civil Society, this report explores the role and value of volunteering within ambulance services in England and identifies examples of different ways in which volunteering opportunities are being developed.
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By Helen Gilburt - 30 May 2019
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Clicks and mortar: Technology and the NHS estate

Financial pressures and growing demand mean that health and social care services will need to work differently. This report reviews how technology in the NHS estate is currently being used, and imagines how the 'estate of the future' might look.
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By Lillie Wenzel et al - 21 May 2019
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Investing in quality: The contribution of large charities to shaping future health and care

This commissioned report explores how the work of the National Garden Scheme and its beneficiaries contributes to supporting and shaping health and care.
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By Helen Gilburt et al - 15 May 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

Sexual health inquiry: Written submission to the Health and Social Care Committee

Funding cuts to England's sexual health service are having an impact on provision. Against this background, the Health and Social Care select Committee’s inquiry is extremely timely, and we welcome the opportunity to contribute to this.
1 February 2019
Long read

The NHS long-term plan explained

On 7 January, the NHS long-term plan was published setting out key ambitions for the service over the next 10 years. In this explainer, we set out the main commitments in the plan and provide our view of what they might mean, highlighting the opportunities and challenges for the health and care system as it moves to put the plan into practice.
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By Anna Charles et al - 23 January 2019
Report

The Spending Review – what does it mean for health and social care?

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.
17 December 2015
Evidence and consultation

Submission to the VCSE Review’s discussion paper on challenges and solutions to better investment in and partnership with the VCSE Review

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.
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By Lisa Weaks et al - 26 November 2015
Commissioned report

The district council contribution to public health: A time of challenge and opportunity

This report, commissioned by District Councils' Network, focuses on district councils role in promoting public health through some of their key functions and enabling roles.
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By David Buck et al - 19 November 2015
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.
8 November 2015
Evidence and consultation

Spending Review submission: health and social care funding: The short, medium and long-term outlook

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.
14 September 2015
Article

Should there be more discussion about the quality of leadership in the third sector?

Is enough emphasis and thought devoted to leadership styles, the culture this creates and whether this fully reflects the organisation’s aims and ethos?
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By Lisa Weaks - 1 September 2015
Report

Inequalities in life expectancy: Changes over time and implications for policy

This report from David Buck and David Maguire explores how the relationship between income deprivation and life expectancy has changed over time and looks at the impact of other variables such as employment, housing deprivation, binge drinking and diet.
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By David Buck et al - 11 August 2015
Article

The health inequality challenge

With the right local leadership and central government support, localism could help address the broad range of factors that drive health inequalities in a particular area, writes David Buck.
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By David Buck - 14 July 2015
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