The King's Fund knowledge service provides specialist research support in the field of health and care policy and management.

An NHS initiative designed to provide timely, accessible care for patients with urgent or minor eye conditions.

This long-read summarises the 10-year health plan's proposals for more autonomy, flexibilities and freedoms for providers, with in-depth feedback from NHS trusts.

Hear how this OD-led programme tackles organisational culture head on, equipping staff at all levels to speak out on issues in the workplace.

Read about our consultation on proposals to evolve and improve our approach to assessing and rating health and care providers. This consultation is open between 16 October and 8 December 2025.

NHS England » Research matters: enabling and sustaining a research-positive culture for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals

This briefing provides an overview of the government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England, published in July 2025. It also includes a summary of some of the key stakeholder responses and analysis, and up...

Our report looks at how liabilities for clinical negligence have changed over time, and what is behind those changes.

Older people take on varied roles in their communities but frequently come up against barriers of ageism, digital exclusion and cutbacks in local amenities and services.

Read about our consultation on proposals to evolve and improve our approach to assessing and rating health and care providers. This consultation is open between 16 October and 8 December 2025.

Community services are under growing strain, with more than 1.1 million people waiting for care, and the steepest rise among children and young people. Focus to date has largely been on efforts to imp...

The Big Mental Health Report from Mind is for anyone looking for trusted information on how mental health problems affect people in England and Wales.

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This report, jointly produced with PA Consulting, highlights the urgent need for capital investment in the NHS.

The introduction of a national prostate cancer screening programme targeted at men at highest risk is practical, affordable, and will save thousands of lives, according to a major new report due to be...

Addressing demand and capacity challenges in secondary care by monitoring low-risk cases in the community.

Guidance developed with allied health professional (AHP) leaders to support the promotion of work as a health outcome.

Splitting county councils into multiple small unitary councils could hit millions of vulnerable people with a triple whammy of worse services, higher costs for care, and not enough staff to deliver su...

This research report explores the risks associated with Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) approaches in adult social care and recommends improvements measures to address the risks.

The government has been locked in a dispute with pharmaceutical companies for a number of months over how much the NHS pays for new branded medicines. Sally Gainsbury and Huseyin Naci set out the issu...

The World Health Organization’s guidance on alcohol is clear: there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. Alcohol is known to cause at least seven types

Guidance, case studies and key principles to support designing and implementing new payment mechanisms, as set out in the 10 Year Health Plan.

Proposal to make a permanent order to prevent new patients aged under 18 from beginning to take puberty blockers for the purposes of gender incongruence and/or gender dysphoria, under the care of priv...

Add your evidence and priorities for the Tuberculosis National Action Plan 2026 to 2031.

Different people have different opinions about what’s ‘wrong’ with social care and how to fix it. This long read outlines the six key issues and the options cited to tackle them.

Why investing in pharmacies will yield huge rewards for the NHS 

This case study describes how digital observations can improve patient safety in an inpatient setting

This report explores how board members can support their digital leads to realise the benefits of digital transformation.

This guide explores what is meant by health literacy, the benefits of applying interventions, recommendations and case studies from trusts that have effectively embedded interventions.

Why investing in pharmacies will yield huge rewards for the NHS 

Consultation about the fair pay agreement process in adult social care.

Principles, expectations and safeguards to ensure AI is used in ways that are ethical, inclusive, transparent and anchored in trust.

The NHS produces 156,000 tonnes of clinical waste per year in England alone, a figure that is significantly heightened by single-use medical products. The Design for Life Roadmap is a plan to create a...

A new report is calling for changes to adult social care to improve working conditions and widen access to training for the workforce.

This call for evidence seeks views to inform the development of the 10 Year Workforce Plan.

Our report looks at Labour's record so far and offers an overall assessment of government's reform agenda on the NHS and social care.

The Cold-Health Alerting system and action cards provide suggested actions to protect health and reduce cold-related harms.

An overview of the health of England’s population, including trends over time and geographical variation.

NHS continuing health care provides funded health and social care support for people with very complex needs outside hospital. Yet our comprehensive new report shows this system is highly inconsistent...

We look back at what progress has been achieved in Labour’s first year in power and update our waiting list projections to see whether the government is on track to meet its aim.