NHS five year forward view

Our work looking at the vision for the future of the NHS, health and care

The NHS 10-year plan: how should the extra funding be spent?

The government has announced increases in NHS funding and has asked the NHS to come up with a 10-year plan for how this funding will be used. After eight years of austerity, there is now an opportunity to tackle the issues that matter most to patients and communities and to improve health and care.

How does the NHS in England work?

How does the NHS in England work? An alternative guide

Watch our animation for a whistle-stop tour of how the NHS works in 2017 and how it’s changing.

Five year forward view

Policy changes to implement the NHS five year forward view: a progress report

Two years on from the publication of the NHS five year forward view, we assess how much progress has been made and what still needs to be done to align policies with the plan.

Implementing the NHS five year forward view: Aligning policies with the plan

Our report calls for fundamental changes to how health services are commissioned, paid for and regulated to deliver the vision of the NHS five year forward view.

What should the NHS long-term plan say about STPs and ICSs?

Is the integration of health and social care moving too fast for the current legal framework? Chris Ham identifies five steps to support the continuing transformation by aligning regulation, policy and practice.

Evidence and consultation

APPG on Mental Health inquiry: into the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health

This consultation response is our contribution to the APPG on Mental Health inquiry into the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health.

An open letter: a long-term funding settlement for the NHS

An open letter to the Prime Minister from The King's Fund, The Nuffield Trust and The Health Foundation about a long-term funding settlement for the NHS.

Health and care explained: how the system works and how it is changing

How does the NHS work? A never-ending story

Our new six-and-a half-minute animation explains how the NHS works. Katie Mantell looks at how and why we produced it.

Health and care explained: how the system works and how it is changing

The general election, the NHS, and social care: a less damaging deal on Brexit and more funding may result

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.

Next steps on the NHS five year forward view: ambitions in the plan will be challenging to deliver

In this article published in the British Medical Journal, Chris Ham reflects on the ambitions outlined in the NHS delivery plan.

2017 is a make-or-break year for the Forward View

An epic struggle is occurring within the NHS to sustain current services and at the same time transform how care is delivered to better meet changing needs, says Chris Ham.

Mainstreaming primary and acute care systems and multispecialty community providers: Sharing the learning

Mental health in primary care

Two years on from the Forward View, is there hope for sustainability and transformation in the NHS?

Tom Buckley considers key policy changes in the two years since the publication of the NHS five year forward view, looking at the progress made and the challenges that lie ahead.

Lack of investment in new services puts NHS plan at risk

The absence of ring-fenced funding for investing in new services could jeopardise plans to improve patient care outlined in the NHS five year forward view (Forward View), according to a new report from The King's Fund.

The NHS five year forward view

The NHS five year forward view set out a positive vision for the future based around seven new models of care. Here we highlight our research, analysis, events and other content relevant to the main themes in the report.

Marginal gains secured by new care models offer a glimpse of the future

Chris Ham reflects on our work with vanguard sites in the new care models programme, in partnership with NHS England and other national bodies, to improve and transform care.

Governance of new care models: approaches being taken in the vanguards

A look at some of the innovations at the vanguards studied for our research into governance and organisational form for new care models.

Completed project

The evolving NHS

The NHS is evolving. Following the publication of the NHS five year forward view, a number of vanguard sites are developing new models of care in which commissioners and providers are working together in different ways to achieve closer integration of services. This change is happening quickly and has significant implications for the health and care system.

Matthew Swindells: The importance of digital health in the implementation of the NHS five year forward view

Matthew Swindells, National Director for Commissioning Operations and Information at NHS England, gives his view on the importance of technology and data in the implementation of the NHS five year forward view.

Multi-specialty community providers and primary and acute care systems: Lessons on developing these new care models

Tackling the growing crisis in the NHS: An agenda for action

Drawing on our previous work and a lecture given by Chris Ham to the Cambridge Whitehall Group, we offer some practical solutions to help the NHS address one of the biggest crises in its history.

New models of care: Our work on PACS, MCPs and other new care models being developed by vanguards and others

Sustainability and transformation plans: Our work on plans to bring NHS, councils and others together as STPs to deliver place-based care

General election 2017: Our work on health and social care issues in the 2017 general election

Our work on health and social care issues in the 2017 general election.