Young people are less satisfied with the NHS, but does that mean they are losing faith in it? We explore how attitudes to the NHS differ across generations.

The financial cost of delayed discharges has risen to £2.7bn in 2025/26, up 7.5% in just one-year, new King's Fund analysis has found. It comes as the NHS is expected to release the latest figures for ...

This research was commissioned by The Health Foundation and delivered jointly by The King’s Fund and the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. The research, analysis and writing were conducted ...

A year on from our December 2024 poll, our latest research shows no improvement in people’s experiences of NHS admin. NHS admin plays a central role in shaping how people experience and perceive the ...

NHS admin – how the NHS communicates with people about their appointments and care – is a fundamental aspect of a patient’s access to and experience of health care. This briefing sets out 10 actions ...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the main regulator of health and social care quality in England. It is currently rebuilding its regulatory model following several reviews that were critical of ...

Our experts take a closer look at the new neighbourhood health framework: the opportunities, the gaps, and the hard questions about capacity, priorities and national alignment.

Likewise, there’s plenty else happening across government that will impact health and care. The latest immigration measures, for example, will almost certainly put more pressure on an already depleted ...

The 10 Year Health Plan is hugely ambitious in scope, and its success depends on robust and strategic workforce planning, with clearly defined actions and responsibilities at local, regional and ...

This long read is a joint publication from The King’s Fund and the University of Birmingham’s Health Services Management Centre. High-calibre, well-trained management and clinical leadership are ...

Labour’s health mission is to improve health and health equity in England by improving healthy life expectancy overall and halving the gap between regions. It aims to do this by building ‘an NHS fit ...

With a health and care system at breaking point, does the government’s 10 Year Health Plan offer hope to staff, patients, and the public that things will get better? New podcast episode out now.