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.

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 towards social care are a key barrier to change.

Simon leads The King's Fund's work on adult social care, which includes the annual Social Care 360 report on the key trends in the sector and research areas including access to social care, the care ...

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 ...

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 ...

What impact will 'Fit for the Future: The 10 Year Health Plan for England' have for people, patients, staff and the health and care system? We analyse the key areas of the government's plan.

Digital technologies can enable better collaboration between health and care partners, but what's needed to progress interoperability in an integrated care system? Our new report looks at the role of ...

The 2022 Health and Care Act introduced new legislative measures that aim to make it easier for health and care organisations to deliver joined-up care for people who rely on multiple different ...

Headlines Finance When it comes to NHS finances, as one finance director notes, ‘red is the new black’. In 2018/19 support from central sustainability funding pots has risen to £2.45 billion for ...

wider determinants of health, for example quality of housing. This explainer provides an overview of how health inequalities are shaped and experienced in England’s population. Where possible, we use ...

Health care commissioners will need to deliver a sustainable system in the face of the most challenging financial and organisational environment seen in decades. Here, we set out ten priorities for ...