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

Baroness Casey’s analysis highlights deep, long‑standing problems in social care and The King’s Fund urges swift, well‑funded, cross‑party reform to deliver meaningful change before the next election.

Beccy Baird, Senior Fellow at The King's Fund, responds to the GP contract for 2026/27, saying it is clear prevention has been centralised, but questions remain about how achievable these ambitions ...

It's widely acknowledged that social care reform is essential. In this report we explore why public opinion and attitudes towards social care are a key barrier to change.

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 ...

Prevention remains a central aspect of the government’s reform story for health and one of the three shifts the 10 Year Health Plan set out. One useful yardstick of how rhetorical commitments to ...

Public spending on health is the largest single item of public spending in the UK. Public spending on health has taken up an increasing share of GDP, tripling from 2.8% in 1955/56 to 8.3% in 2022/23.

Responding to the latest NHS waiting list figures, Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund, said: ‘Getting the waiting list down to the lowest level in nearly three years is a real ...