Publications

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.

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

Ministers need to be honest with the public about the consequences for patient care, says Chris Ham.

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 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.

We speak to writer Nicci Gerrard about her father's hospital care, and her campaign – John's Campaign – that calls for the families and carers of people with dementia to be allowed to remain with them in hospital for as many hours of the day and night as necessary.

Whilst there is now broad consensus across the political and policy firmament that integration is the right direction of travel, past progress and future prospects are beset with obstacles arising from differences in the organisation, funding, governance, accountability and modus operandi of the two systems.

Featuring the voices of patients, volunteers, clinicians and managers, our new digital report explores future ways of changing health and health care for the better.

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.

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

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.

Our discussion paper looks at the practicalities and controversies surrounding rationing of resources, and identifies what is known about how it works in practice.

In this briefing for the Debate in the House of Commons, we set out our thoughts on the future of social care, the Dilnot Commission and how the integration of health and social care could be implemented.

Our report, published jointly with Centre for Mental Health, reviews the evidence on the interaction between mental health and long-term physical health conditions and offers examples of innovative practice to combat the problems associated with co-existing conditions.

A formal response to the Health Select Committee's consultation on co-payments and charges in the NHS, including whether charges for some services are equitable and appropriate.

We review patients' perceptions about managing their own long-term conditions, and identify how primary care trusts and other health and social care providers can best support them in line with their individual needs.

John Appleby explores the extent to which poor performance by individual clinicians could be reflected in data available from routine NHS statistics.

This paper from The King's Fund identifies policies and strategies for achieving and sustaining reductions in NHS waiting times at local levels.