The ‘sick man of Europe’, an epithet sometimes applied to the UK in the economic context, is used increasingly to describe the health of its population. The latest data from the Organisation for ...

The upcoming cancer plan is a chance to turn ambition into real progress. Will it improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and put people at the heart of cancer care?

Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, responds to Sir James Mackey's keynote speech made at The King's Fund annual conference 2025.

Professor Judith Smith, Suzie Bailey and Professor Sir Chris Ham explore why strong, well-trained NHS management is essential to delivering the ambitions of the 10 Year Health Plan.

In the shadows of the health and care system lurk leadership ideas that refuse to die. Join us for a free, interactive session exploring these ‘zombie’ ideas from a bygone world; ideas that infect ...

The Personal Impact and Influence programme is highly interactive and experiential and is designed to help you develop the flexibility to adapt your behaviour in different situations, rather than ...

A year after the Prime Minister spoke these words on our stage at our 2024 Annual Conference, health and care face some of their toughest tests yet. Too many people are still struggling to access the ...

We know the NHS is facing workforce challenges – but who works in the NHS, what are their roles, and how have numbers changed over time? The NHS workforce is growing, but demand for care is also ...

Improving NHS admin isn’t easy – but some solutions are surprisingly simple. Julia Cream looks at two real life examples of admin done differently.

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 ...

Unaudited figures indicate that NHS commissioners (clinical commissioning groups and NHS England) and providers in aggregate ended 2015/16 in deficit for the second year running. This briefing draws ...

Community champions are typically members of the community who volunteer to promote health and wellbeing or improve conditions in their local community. The community champion approach is one of many ...