NHS finances

Responding to NHS England’s Next steps on the five year forward view, Chris Ham, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund, said: ‘We welcome the fact that this plan sets a clear course for the NHS over the next couple of years. We should, though, be under no illusions about how tough the going will be.

The British public’s satisfaction with the NHS remained steady in 2016, according to data published today by The King’s Fund.

Chris Ham, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, gives his response to the Spring Budget 2017.

Sicker patients with more complex conditions are the main reason for worsening performance in A&E departments, according to The King’s Fund’s latest quarterly monitoring report.