The King’s Fund Library
The library will be closed from Wednesday 25 September to Friday 27 September for essential building maintenance works.
We'll be open again on Monday 30 September but in the meantime, we will still be answering enquiries via email: [email protected].
The King's Fund Library service provides a unique and free source of information on health and social care policy and management. The library houses our extensive and unique collection of resources, including an archive of government publications, major journals and magazines.
A space for study and remote work, with wifi, printing and photocopying facilities is available for visitors' use.
If you need any help, specialist advice and support is available from our team of librarians. We can help with literature searches, research support and information queries.
Our library services
If you’ve got a question about health and care, or simply need a fact checking, you can send it to our team free of charge. If you need more in-depth research, you can commission our team to carry out a literature or evidence search for you or your organisation. We also offer a range of services to support students in further education and colleges.
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Ask a librarian and literature search services
The King’s Fund Library team can help you answer questions about health and care, as well as carry out in-depth research for you. They offer a free ‘ask a librarian’ service as well as a...
Use our Library collections
Content from our library team
Delve into our rich digital archive collection as we tell some of the stories hidden inside. Our blogs and exhibitions use material from The King’s Fund archive to reflect on the development of the English health system from the late 19th century, through the birth of the NHS, and right up to present day.
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Library blog
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Better patient information, better patient outcomes: the role of health libraries
As Health Information Week gets underway, Deena Mags explores how health libraries are helping patients and the public to be better informed, and some of the challenges around providing ...
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Health and care: no stupid questions
If you could ask any question about health care, what would it be? Deena Maggs gives an insight into the enquiries that our Information and Knowledge Services team receive.
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The King’s Fund at the turn of the millennium
In the final blog in our series, Ruth Nitkiewicz looks at the Fund’s work from the late 1990s until recent years.
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More than the sum of its parts: the integration of The King’s Fund 1987–96
Lynsey Hawker looks at the work of the Fund during a period of significant change, both in health policy and within the Fund itself.
Library newsletters and book group
You can stay up to date with the latest from The King’s Fund library service by subscribing to our email bulletins and Bertie's book group below. You can also follow the library team on X (formerly Twitter) to get the latest news and insight.
Visiting the library
Our opening hours are 10.00am–4.00pm, Monday–Friday.
If you would like to use the library space you can book in advance. Spaces can be booked an hour before you visit and up to 60 days in advance.
How to find us
The King's Fund library is situated in central London, a stone’s throw away from Oxford Circus Underground station, Soho and the Royal Colleges.
The King's Fund Library
11–13 Cavendish Square
London W1G 0AN
Tel: 020 7307 2400
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Travel information
Nearest underground stations
Oxford Circus (Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines) Exit 4 (corner near H&M store)
Bond Street Elizabeth line station, entrance/exit at Hanover Square
Bus routes
A large number of bus routes pass close to our office. Please check Google Maps, Citymapper or TFL Travel to find the best route.
Cycling
There are several points in Cavendish Square where bicycles can be secured to a barrier.
Parking
Cavendish Square Car Park, Harley Street Car Park (enter from Chandos Street).