Access to care

Our work on rationing and other ways of controlling access to NHS, health and care services

Why can't I get a doctor's appointment? Solving the complex issue of GP access

Public satisfaction with general practice is lower now than it has ever been, while the number of people reporting difficulties in booking appointments continues to grow. We run through the proposed solutions to issues around GP access and consider their potential effectiveness.

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The rising cost of medicines to the NHS: what’s the story?

In the face of rising costs, the NHS is grappling with how to provide access to medicines in an affordable way. Our new briefing explores the NHS’s approach to managing its spending on medicines and choices that policy-makers are likely to face in future.

Financial pressures in the NHS reading list

A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library.

NHS finances: Our work on NHS funding, budgets and finances

Productivity: Our work on efficiency, value for money, supply and demand in the NHS