Publications

This report looks at experiences so far in the areas of England working on delivering enhanced health in care homes.

Services are at full stretch and struggling to maintain standards, says Chris Ham.

Ahead of debates on the address on Wednesday 28 June in the House of Commons and Thursday 29 June in the House of Lords, The King's Fund has produced this written briefing on the key issues for health and social care in the new parliament.

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.

One is heavily rationed and means-tested, the other free at the point of use and tax-funded. And when assets are involved, the issue becomes politically toxic, says Richard Humphries.

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.

Letter from Kate Barker to the Editor of The Times regarding the link between pensions and social care.

This debate provided an important opportunity to discuss the pressures facing social care following the Autumn Statement.

If silence speaks volumes then this year's Autumn Statement sent a deafening message to the NHS and its partners in social care, says Chris Ham.

The King's Fund welcomed this debate which provided an important opportunity to discuss the pressures facing social care.

Written evidence submitted by The King's Fund and the Nuffield Trust to the Communities and Local Government Committee inquiry into adult social care.

Evidence submission from The King's Fund to the House of Lords Select Committee on the long-term sustainability of the NHS.

In recent years, the digital agenda in health care has been the subject of an array of promises and plans. Following on from the Wachter review of health technology, our new briefing assesses the progress made and what needs to happen next.