Publications

An independent report giving fresh analysis of the challenges faced by general practice in London, and the improvements that will be needed to address them.

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.

The lasting impact of the reforms on mental health services and the people who use them will depend not simply on the legislation itself, but on how it is implemented, says Chris Naylor.

Using data for more than 8,000 general practices in England, this paper examines the association between patients’ perceptions about the non-clinical aspects of care and practice performance on measures of clinical quality.

Richard Humphries reflects on the themes from this year's annual National Children and Adult Services Conference.

We set out our thoughts on the Communities and Local Government Committee inquiry on the role of local authorities in health issues.

This quarter's report finds that NHS performance is holding up well, but there is concern that quality of care may suffer as financial pressures bite from next year.

Are we asking the right questions about what public services can learn from the Olympic and Paralympic Games?

This paper explains why a failure regime is required in the NHS, outlines how the failure regime for NHS trusts (currently being applied in South London) works and how the failure regime for foundation trusts introduced by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 will work in future.

This paper explores how the current health and social care delivery system has failed to keep pace with the population's needs and expectations.

One of the principal aims of England’s Health and Social Care Act 2012 is to distance politicians from the day to day management of the NHS. This aim is being pursued by the creation of the NHS Commissioning Board, which will take responsibility for allocating resources to clinical commissioning groups and commissioning some services directly.

Chris Ham and Anna Dixon put forward that case that urgent action is needed to change how health and social care are delivered.

This document sets out our thoughts on the Department of Health’s consultation: Liberating the NHS: No decision about me, without me.

The King's Fund has contributed to a series of products for health and wellbeing boards, including a strategy guide, self assessment toolkit and briefings.

Richard Humphries discusses the government’s progress report on the funding of care and support.

The topline results and satisfaction trends relating to the NHS and health care issues from the British Social Attitudes survey 2011.

In the absence of a clear framework for local authorities, NHS partners and private individuals to plan ahead, social care funding pressures will only get worse.

Nicholas Timmins speaks to the Health Service Journal about his new book: Never Again? The story of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

Written by Nicholas Timmins, this book explains why and how the Health and Social Care Act became law.

Implementation of reforms to the hallowed health service is likely to prove messy, says Nick Timmins in the Financial Times.