People power: lessons from the health care response to the Grenfell Tower fire
This report from UK think tank The King's Fund records lessons from the health care response to the Grenfell Tower fire. The fire in Grenfell Tower in June 2017 was a preventable tragedy that claimed 72 lives. The event has had a devastating impact, not just in terms of the number of deaths but also...
Changemakers or troublemakers: what do social care providers think of younger workers?
This report from UK think tank The King's Fund recommends that social care has a wider workforce that includes younger people within it. Social care has a problem with young people. In the overall economy, under-25s make up 11% of the workforce, and in some sectors younger people are the backbone of the workforce (around...
Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2023
This report from UK think tank The King's Fund discusses the results of the British social attitudes survey. The 2023 survey recorded the lowest levels of satisfaction since the survey began in 1983 – only 24% of the public are satisfied with the NHS, and only 13% are satisfied with social care. Despite low levels...
Illustrating the relationship between poverty and NHS services
This report from UK think tank The King's Fund illustrates the relationship between poverty and NHS services. Currently it is estimated that more than one in five people in the UK are living in poverty. Living in poverty has a profound impact on people’s health and how they use NHS services. From greater prevalence of...
Social Care 360
This report from UK think tank the King's Fund states that there is little to suggest that social care has turned a corner. 2022/23 saw a possible change to a recent trend in publicly funded adult social care. Since 2015/16, more people have been asking for social care support but fewer people have been getting...
Making care closer to home a reality
This report from UK think tank the King's Fund sets out the wholesale shift in focus needed to bolster primary and community care. The health and care system in England must shift its focus away from hospital care to primary and community services if it is to be effective and sustainable. Despite successive governments repeating...
Hospital discharge funds: experiences in winter 2022–23
This report from UK think tank The King's Fund looks at the experiences of hospital discharge funds during winter 2022-2023. Delayed discharges from hospital are a widespread and longstanding problem that can have a significant impact on both patients’ recovery and the efficiency and effectiveness of health and care services. In England, it has become...
How does the NHS compare to the health systems of other countries?
This report from UK think tank the King's Fund reviewed the academic literature, analysed quantitative data on health system performance, and interviewed experts in comparative health policy. For our research, we reviewed the academic literature on previous attempts to compare health care systems, analysed quantitative data on health system performance, and interviewed experts in comparative...
Actions to support partnership
This report from UK think tank The King's Fund looks at addressing barriers to working with the VCSE sector in integrated care systems. This report provides an overview of the key actions required to tackle barriers and challenges to better partnership working between integrated care systems (ICS) and the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE)...
The rise and decline of the NHS in England 2000–20
This report from UK think tank The King's Fund looks at how political failure led to the crisis in the NHS and social care. Multi-year funding increases and a series of reforms resulted in major improvements in NHS performance between 2000 and 2010, but performance has declined since 2010 as a result of much lower...