Performance

Our work on performance against NHS targets and the ways in which success is measured

Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2018

Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2018: Results from the British Social Attitudes survey

Public satisfaction with the NHS overall continued to fall in 2018. Overall satisfaction was 53 per cent – a 3 percentage point drop from the previous year and the lowest level since 2007.

How is the NHS performing? June 2018

How is the NHS performing? June 2018 quarterly monitoring report

Although we have technically moved out of winter, the latest performance data paints a picture of continuing pressure on NHS staff and services. While A&E departments understandably received much of the focus over the winter months, a quieter decline continues in waiting times for planned (elective) care.

Trolleys and targets: a never-ending winter for hospitals

Trolleys and targets: a never-ending winter for hospitals?

A podcast about big ideas in health and care. Episode two: Does winter ever end for the NHS these days? Helen McKenna talks about winter pressures in A&E with Siva Anandaciva and Matthew Kershaw.

What is happening to waiting times in the NHS?

We examine the big issues and recent NHS performance on waiting times.

NHS performance: bad, better or both?

In light of rising demand for NHS services how should we talk about performance against targets? Deborah Ward takes a different view of the data.

Mortality rates in the UK: why are improvements in life expectancy slowing down?

With life expectancy lower and improvements in mortality rates weaker in the UK than in many European countries, we want to establish what's happening, why and what can be done to reverse these trends.

What is happening to life expectancy in the UK?

2010 marked a turning point in long-term mortality trends in the UK, with improvements tailing off after decades of steady decline. Veena Raleigh examines the data.

The King's Fund responds to new NHS figures

The government must look at what the NHS needs to do to change how care is delivered and to guarantee that the right workforce is available into the future

The NHS at 70: blow out the candles and make a wish

The NHS at 70: blow out the candles and make a wish

A podcast about big ideas in health and care. Episode four: as the NHS turns 70, what state is it in? What will it look like in another 70 years? Helen McKenna talks about how the NHS is changing with Don Berwick, Ceinwen Giles and Siva Anandaciva.

The changing shape of NHS finances

As austerity and widespread staffing shortages began to bite over the past decade, the finances of NHS providers often took a familiar shape each year. But more recently this pattern of financial performance has been increasingly pulled out of shape and distorted.

Is the problem of excessive winter deaths unique to the UK?

Veena Raleigh assesses patterns in the latest mortality data for European countries.

The NHS at 70: How good is the NHS?

An investigation into three key aspects of a good health care system – comparing access, efficiency and outcomes in the UK to 18 similar countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.

NHS receives mixed scorecard in major analysis of international health systems

Findings of a landmark new analysis of the NHS in an international context, published for the BBC as part of their programming for the NHS’s 70th birthday.

New NHS funding must focus on services outside hospitals

New funding must focus on services outside hospital including social care and community health services, according to NHS finance directors surveyed for the latest quarterly monitoring report from The King’s Fund.

The King's Fund response to the latest NHS performance statistics

Today’s figures show it was yet another dismal month for patients, with one in six now waiting longer than six months to begin treatment, says Richard Murray.

The King's Fund response to March NHS performance data

Siva Anandaciva, Chief Analyst, comments on the latest NHS performance data.

The perpetual winter’s tale

Matthew Kershaw looks at the ongoing pressure on NHS performance and calls for action to ensure that the situation during the winter crisis does not become the new normal.

The NHS: are you satisfied with your health service?

The NHS: are you satisfied with your health service?

A podcast about big ideas in health and care. Episode one: Do we expect too much – or too little – from the NHS? Should taxes increase to fix its problems? Helen McKenna talks about public satisfaction with the NHS with Ruth Robertson and Dan Wellings.

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How is the NHS performing? March 2018 quarterly monitoring report

We find that more patients are facing long waits for hospital treatment, with many of those experiencing the longest waits often most in need. And with demand for services continuing to rise it's very unlikely that meeting waiting time targets will become more achievable.

The King's Fund response to the latest NHS England monthly statistics

The proportion of people waiting more than four hours in A&E is the highest on record, and this shows that pressure on A&Es in February was the worst it has been for well over a decade.

Waiting times targets failing the sickest patients

The King’s Fund is calling on the NHS to ensure that the way waiting time targets are implemented prevents increasing numbers of patients from facing long waits for hospital treatment.

Achieving a balance between quality, access and money

Focusing on just one of these priorities can seem more straightforward, but that is not the reality of life for NHS leaders and is not the right approach, says Matthew Kershaw.

Siva Anandaciva: know your reviews - from Carter to Berwick

Siva Anandaciva highlights six major recent reviews of the health care system and explains why we should care.

Public satisfaction with GP services drops to lowest level in 35 years

Ruth Robertson considers why public satisfaction with GP services has dropped to its lowest level in 35 years.

International health care comparisons reading list

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

Statistics and data reading list

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

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