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Our response to Don Berwick's report on patient safety 6 Aug 2013 | 07:59 pm
6 Aug 2013 Commenting on the report Catherine Foot, Assistant Director of Policy at The King’s Fund said: “We welcome this strong and insightful report. Many of the principles and recommendations ar...
Conflicting opinions among CCG leaders and GP members over who 'owns' new commissioning groups, report suggests 22 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
22 Jul 2013 New research into the early development of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), a cornerstone of the coalition government's NHS reforms, suggests that many GPs do not currently have a st...
Women continue to face barriers to taking senior leadership positions in the NHS, new research finds 18 Jul 2013 | 02:43 pm
18 Jul 2013 The results of a new survey, published today, suggest women are still facing barriers to becoming senior leaders in the NHS. Just under a half (49 per cent) of women who responded to a su...
Our reponse to Sir Bruce Keogh's review of hospitals with high mortality rates 16 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm
16 Jul 2013 Responding to the publication of Sir Bruce Keogh’s review into the quality of care and treatment provided by 14 hospital trusts in England, Chris Ham, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund s...
The King's Fund's response to the publication of NHS England's national call to action 11 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
11 Jul 2013 Responding to the publication of NHS England’s national call to action, Chris Ham, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund, said: 'The call to action signals a welcome willingness to initiate...
Prestigious health charity awards application process opens 1 Jul 2013 | 08:37 pm
1 Jul 2013 The application process for the 2014 GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) IMPACT Awards opened today for charities that have made outstanding contributions to improving health and wellbeing. Along with t...
Our response to the announcement of the Spending Review 26 Jun 2013 | 09:23 pm
26 Jun 2013 Responding to the announcement of the Spending Review, Chris Ham, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, said: ‘While the NHS budget remains protected, it is under intense pressure. The add...
Patient care under threat as pressures mount on London's NHS 26 Jun 2013 | 04:00 am
26 Jun 2013 London's NHS faces growing pressures, with services in urgent need of change, according to a new report published today by The King's Fund. The report, Leading health care in London: Tim...
New Commission launched on the future of health and social care 18 Jun 2013 | 04:00 am
18 Jun 2013 The King's Fund has launched a new Commission to consider whether the post-war settlement, which established separate systems for health and social care, remains fit for purpose. Huge so...
New analysis confirms government target missed as A&E waiting times hit nine-year high 4 Jun 2013 | 04:01 am
4 Jun 2013 New analysis of data for the final quarter of 2012/13 shows that nearly 6 per cent of patients waited four hours or longer in A&E departments, the highest level since 2004. The latest qua...
