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Latest NHS performance data shows health services in the depths of annual winter crisis
Sarah Arnold, Senior Policy Lead, responds to the latest monthly NHS performance data. With depressing predictability, health ...
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Are elective recovery targets achievable? A look at the evidence
The newly released elective care plan sets some bold targets for reducing elective waiting times. But can these goals ...
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The health and care outlook for 2025
As 2025 gets underway, Sarah Woolnough takes a look at some of the key issues that will shape the health and care landscape ...
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The changing landscape of specialised commissioning: reasons to be optimistic?
A recent roundtable at The King’s Fund explored the challenges and opportunities presented by the delegation of specialised services to integrated care boards. Charlotte Wickens outlines the main ...
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The King’s Fund responds to Department of Health and Social Care announcement of a Commission on Social Care
Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive, comments on the the announcement of a commission on social care from the Department of ...
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Limited NHS capacity to tackle increased seasonal pressures
Commenting on the latest weekly NHS performance data, Sarah Arnold, Senior Policy Lead at The King’s Fund, said: ‘The NHS in England, already under-bedded and under-staffed in comparison to similar ...
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The health policy year in twelve charts 2024
Perhaps January is the cruellest month. The NHS began 2024 without any planning guidance for 2024/25, a further junior doctors strike, and parliamentarians observing that dental appointments were ...