The data shows that the NHS estates maintenance backlog is eye-wateringly large. The really worrying thing, though, is that ...

Commenting on the latest Estates Returns Information Collection data for 2023/24, Charlotte Wickens, Policy Adviser at The King’s Fund, said: ‘Many patients and staff alike will be familiar with the ...

Our health and care system is in crisis and at risk of becoming financially and operationally unsustainable. The King’s Fund ...

Dave Buck explores what recent work on population health means for implementation of the government’s 10-year plan and health ...

Reflecting on the patients she met on a shift with the London Ambulance Service, Sarah Woolnough considers what it will take ...

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 ...

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 ...

The change in government has brought renewed political energy to the challenges in health and care, and there’s been no shortage of ‘hot takes’ on the issues or repairs required to mend what is, in ...

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 ...