Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive, comments on the the announcement of a commission on social care from the Department of Health and Social Care.

Siva Anandaciva and Danielle Jefferies look back on the health and care trends, key figures, news stories and policy changes that happened in 2024.

Siva has been appointed Director of Policy, Events and Partnerships and will soon take up that new post. Before being appointed Director, Siva was the Chief Analyst in the policy team, leading on ...

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 supports the need for transformational shifts in how health and care ...

Sarah is the Chief Executive of The King’s Fund, an independent think tank working to improve health and care across England. Previously, Sarah was the Chief Executive of Asthma + Lung UK, the ...

I recently had the privilege of joining a shift with the London Ambulance Service. I learnt a lot about how the service is trying to improve its operations and culture, and could write a blog on the ...

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 ...

Across every area of England, many parts of the NHS estate are in need of more capital investment. Yet many NHS leaders are struggling to understand and access the funding available to deliver their ...

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 ...

The NHS needs to transform the way it works with people and communities by focussing on listening, building trust and sharing power, and moving away from 'power over' to 'power with' communities. This ...

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 ...