Kate Jopling and Simon Bottery reflect on early steps to bring adult social care leaders together to work towards reform.

It's widely acknowledged that social care reform is essential. In this report we explore why public opinion and attitudes ...

Baroness Casey’s analysis highlights deep, long‑standing problems in social care and The King’s Fund urges swift, well‑funded ...

Beccy Baird, Senior Fellow at The King's Fund, responds to the GP contract for 2026/27, saying it is clear prevention has ...

Social care touches millions of lives – yet reform has stalled for decades. Despite repeated commissions, white papers and promises, the system remains fragile, underfunded and undervalued. For people ...

This three-day training programme is designed to support new leaders at the start of their leadership journey. Through a range of group exercises, this programme will introduce you to a range of ...

This question changed in 2021. In previous years the question specified social care provided by local authorities. In 2021 the reference to local authorities was removed and instead the question asked ...

Source: The King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust analysis of NatCen’s BSA survey data 2022 sample size = 3,362. This question was not asked in 1985, 1988 and 1992; ‘don’t know’ and ‘refusal’ responses are ...

Why we did this research There is little information available nationally about place-based partnerships – how they are set up, what they do, what resources they have, and what factors facilitate or ...

People who sleep rough have some of the worst health outcomes in England. We explore how four local areas are delivering effective health and care services to people sleeping rough and what other ...