Following the announcement that NHS England is to be abolished, Siva Anandaciva considers the implications and why at the ...

Responding to today's announcement, Sarah Woolnough, CEO of The King's Fund, says that the government must be clear why this significant structural change at this time is necessary, and how it fits ...

Does a neighbourhood health service mean different things to different people? Chris Naylor argues that there needs to be a common understanding of what the goal is.

The increasing cost of paying staff has ultimately led to a fall in the number of people receiving publicly funded long-term care, says a new report from The King’s Fund. Social Care 360 analyses ...

Loading unfunded costs on care providers ultimately leads to fewer people receiving social care support. That’s the key lesson in this year’s Social care 360 review, both for the government and the ...

This is a guest blog. Guest authors bring different perspectives and diverse voices to our blog. They do not always represent the views of The King’s Fund. Well, that’s that then. The end of a near 12 ...

In 1991, the German political economist Albert Hirschman published a short book called The rhetoric of reaction. In it, Hirschman categorised what he saw as the foundational argumentative styles of ...

Responding to the announcement that Amanda Pritchard will step down as Chief Executive of NHS England, Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund, said: ‘Leading the NHS is one of the most ...

NHS community work is diverse, with a varied range of activities. It is also demanding, with more than 200,000 patient contacts taking place each day. Working outside of a hospital setting means that ...

Neighbourhood is the health policy buzzword of the moment. ‘Neighbourhood health service’, ‘integrated neighbourhood teams’, ‘neighbourhood working’ – these are just a few of the ways it’s being used.