The data shows that the NHS estates maintenance backlog is eye-wateringly large. The really worrying thing, though, is that ...

Our health and care system is in crisis and at risk of becoming financially and operationally unsustainable. The King’s Fund ...

The change in government has brought renewed political energy to the challenges in health and care, and there’s been no shortage of ‘hot takes’ on the issues or repairs required to mend what is, in ...

On 29 November, Kim Leadbeater MP’s Bill to legalise assisted dying for some terminally ill people passed its second reading in the House of Commons. This was a historic moment, the first time MPs ...

There are reports that the government is willing to think differently about NHS waiting time targets and their relative priority. But if it is serious about driving through reforms to the health care ...

Responding to the latest monthly NHS performance data and latest NHS weekly winter sit reps, Danielle Jefferies, Senior Analyst at The King’s Fund, said: ‘The situation in the NHS is fraught as it ...

Commenting on new data from the ONS on life expectancy in local areas, Veena Raleigh, Senior Fellow, The King’s Fund, said: ‘The data continues to show the geographical divide in health that has ...

In the lecture she gave on receiving the Nobel Prize in 2009, Elinor Ostrom argued that research over several decades showed that ‘a core goal of public policy should be to facilitate the development ...

At The King’s Fund, we partner with you to tackle the complex challenges facing your organisation. Our experienced OD consultancy team will work through a tailored organisational development (OD) ...

Natalie is Senior Adviser to the Chief Executive of The King’s Fund. She has worked in health and social care policy, research and leadership development at a national and local system level and with ...