Good regulation drives better services and ultimately helps people live healthier lives. But what does good regulation look ...

Despite having a diverse workforce, ethnic minority staff in the NHS continue to experience worse levels of bullying and a lack of opportunities for career progression. This report looks at how three ...

How is the NHS funded? The vast majority of public NHS funding comes from general taxation and National Insurance contributions. A small proportion of funding (1% of the total Department of Health and ...

The NHS in England spends at least £300 million each year (probably significantly more) on medicines that end up being thrown ...

People who sleep rough have some of the worst health outcomes in England. We explore how four local areas are delivering effective health and care services to people sleeping rough and what other ...

What we did We wanted to understand the development of ICSs through the eyes of people involved in the workforce agenda, exploring the successes and challenges they have encountered in attempting to ...

Why we did this research During the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a huge augmentation and expansion of community champions programmes in England, enabled by the availability of national funding. This ...

What impact will 'Fit for the Future: The 10 Year Health Plan for England' have for people, patients, staff and the health and care system? We analyse the key areas of the government's plan.

Younger workers are under-represented in social care: only 8% of the workforce is under 25. The King’s Fund spoke to people from 11 social care providers about their organisations’ experience of ...

This explainer looks at provider collaboratives in England, the opportunities they provide and the unresolved questions to consider when thinking about their role in the changing health and care ...

This report explores public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2024. Just 1 in 5 people in 2024 said they were satisfied with the NHS. This is the lowest level of satisfaction recorded since ...

We need to move away from a system just focused on diagnosing and treating illness towards one that is based on promoting wellbeing and preventing ill health. Our report sets out a new vision for ...