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What is happening to life expectancy in England?

Veena Raleigh examines trends in life expectancy at birth up to 2021 and the impact of Covid-19 in 2020 and 2021, gender differences, inequalities, causes of the changing trends since 2011, and how the UK’s life expectancy compares with other countries.
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By Veena Raleigh - 10 August 2022
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Social care 360

Our latest 360 review outlines and analyses 12 key trends in adult social care in England over recent years, encompassing the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic. Using a variety of publicly-available data, it provides a uniquely rounded – ‘360 degree’ – view of the sector.
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By Simon Bottery et al - 1 March 2022
Long read

What is happening to life expectancy in England?

Veena Raleigh examines trends in life expectancy at birth up to 2021 and the impact of Covid-19 in 2020 and 2021, gender differences, inequalities, causes of the changing trends since 2011, and how the UK’s life expectancy compares with other countries.
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By Veena Raleigh - 10 August 2022
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How to make change happen in general practice

The growing crisis facing general practice, where demand is outstripping available workforce, means that as integrated care systems (ICSs) take on responsibility for NHS resources, understanding how to make change happen in general practice is vital.
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By Andy Brooks et al - 4 August 2022
Long read

Health and social care in England: tackling the myths

The health and care system is under intense pressure and as a result, patient and public satisfaction with services has dropped significantly, prompting discussion about the future of services. In what can feel like a heated political discussion, we have taken five myths that sometimes feature in this debate and debunked them.
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By Charlotte Wickens - 3 August 2022 12-minute read
Evidence and consultation

Health and Social Care Committee workforce inquiry: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care

The 2019 Conservative Party manifesto included pledges to deliver 50,000 more nurses, 6,000 GPs and 6,000 other primary care professionals. Two years on, no plan to address workforce shortages has been published, funding for the training and development of staff was conspicuous by its absence from the Spending Review and the measures in the Bill relating to workforce remain weak.
6 April 2022 15-minute read
Evidence and consultation

Submission to the Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry into the future of general practice

Our submission to the Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry into the future of general practice focuses on the main barriers to accessing general practice, and the changes needed to the current model to tackle these and put general practice on a more sustainable footing for the future.
6 April 2022 15-minute read
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Report

Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2021: Results from the British Social Attitudes survey

Overall satisfaction with the NHS fell to 36 per cent – an unprecedented 17 percentage point decrease on 2020.
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By Dan Wellings et al - 30 March 2022
Evidence and consultation

Health and Care Bill briefing: consideration of amendments

The King’s Fund supports the main thrust of the Health and Care Bill which will remove clunky competition rules and enable greater collaboration between health and care organisations to deliver integrated care. This briefing focuses on three key improvements to the Bill made in the House of Lords.
23 March 2022
Long read

Equity and endurance: how can we tackle health inequalities this time?

There have been many attempts to tackle health inequalities over the past three decades, but none has resulted in the lasting change that is needed. This long read draws out what can be learnt from the past and makes the case for developing a long-term approach to tackling health inequalities that endures.
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By Toby Lewis et al - 16 March 2022 22-minute read
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Integrating additional roles into primary care networks

How well are staff employed under the new Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme being embedded within general practice teams? In this report we consider the experience of staff working in these roles and explore what might be done to address any challenges.
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By Beccy Baird et al - 4 March 2022
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Long read

Social care 360

Our latest 360 review outlines and analyses 12 key trends in adult social care in England over recent years, encompassing the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic. Using a variety of publicly-available data, it provides a uniquely rounded – ‘360 degree’ – view of the sector.
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By Simon Bottery et al - 1 March 2022
Evidence and consultation

Briefing on the Health and Care Bill: House of Lords Report stage

The King’s Fund supports the main thrust of the Health and Care Bill which will remove clunky competition rules and enable greater collaboration between health and care organisations to deliver integrated care. However, there are aspects of the Bill that we believe should be changed.
25 February 2022
Evidence and consultation

Briefing on the Health and Care Bill: House of Lords Committee stage

This briefing focuses on Parts 1 and 6 of the Bill, which deal with the NHS and its relationships to other parts of the system, including the powers of the Secretary of State, plus changes to the cap on social care costs.
7 January 2022
Evidence and consultation

Practice-based commissioning briefing

This briefing explores some of the questions and issues relating to practice-based commissioning in England, examines the pace of implementation and offers some analysis of the impact – current and future – on NHS services.
By Natasha Curry et al - 30 November 2007
Report

Improving Chronic Disease Management An Anglo-American exchange

The King's Fund and Commonwealth Fund sponsored a seminar bringing together leading policymakers, clinicians and academics from England and the USA to share experiences.
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By Anna Dixon et al - 28 November 2007
Article

Stark Wanless warning ahead of CSR

Just ahead of the political conference season, Niall Dickson reflects on the likely consequences of Sir Derek Wanless's review of NHS funding and performance.
By Niall Dickson - 13 September 2007
Report

Our Future Health Secured? A review of NHS funding and performance

Since the Wanless review of 2002, Securing our Future Health, NHS spending has increased by nearly 50 per cent. Our report looks at where that money has been spent, what it has achieved and whether government policy has promoted effective use of resources.
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By John Appleby et al - 11 September 2007
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Conservative party health policy

This briefing analyses and comments on the key proposals contained in the policy document NHS Autonomy and Accountability, which was released by the Conservative party in June 2007.
By Ruth Thorlby - 7 September 2007
Article

The new political reality facing the NHS

At the dawn of a new political administration, The King's Fund Chief Executive Niall Dickson examines the issues likely to dominate health debate in the coming months.
By Niall Dickson - 3 July 2007
Evidence and consultation

Department of Health consultation on options for the future of Payment by Results: 2008/9 to 2010/11: Consultation response

This paper supports the challenges set out by the Department of Health for Payments by Results, but asks if its goals are likely to conflict in practice.
22 June 2007
Report

Windmill 2007: The future of health care reforms in England

What next for the NHS reforms? Based on a simulation event and extensive discussions with stakeholders, this paper offers insights into the health system of the future.
By Sarah Harvey et al - 19 June 2007
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