The ‘sick man of Europe’, an epithet sometimes applied to the UK in the economic context, is used increasingly to describe ...

The upcoming cancer plan is a chance to turn ambition into real progress. Will it improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and ...

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

Professor Judith Smith, Suzie Bailey and Professor Sir Chris Ham explore why strong, well-trained NHS management is essential ...

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 ...

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 ...

Research demonstrates that not enough progress has been made to address discrimination against NHS staff from ethnic minority backgrounds. The King’s Fund produced a report on the scale of the issue ...

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

Another year brings another visit from ERIC (Estates Return Information Collection) – the important annual national report on the condition of NHS buildings, estate and equipment. The news isn’t good.

The government has put a ‘neighbourhood health service’ at the heart of its vision for the NHS, aiming to help people to live well in their local areas and reduce their need for care delivered in ...

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A national framework for action on improvement and leadership development in NHS-funded services was published by NHS Improvement in December 2016, sponsored by key national organisations with NHS ...