Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, comments on the first NHS situation report data of 2026. The service is ...

Siva Anandaciva and Danielle Jefferies look back on the health and care trends, key figures, news stories and policy changes ...

Report from the scoping phase of an evaluation of the CQC’s regulatory model ...

Our experts dissect the NHS planning guidance for 2026/7 to 2028/29.

The UK’s health is in trouble, and it’s holding us back. The evidence is stark and consistent: more people are living with long-term illness, working-age health is declining, improvements in life ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of economic inactivity and is responsible for around a quarter of all premature deaths in England (around 38,000 deaths each year) – up to 80% of which ...

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.

Basic infrastructure challenges are holding back the potential for AI to improve health and care services. These challenges erode staff enthusiasm for AI and contribute to a demoralised workforce.

A year can be a long time in politics. Over the past twelve months, the government has made some big calls on health and care funding. Some decisions tightened the purse strings – for example, ...

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 ...

‘Previous experience shows that a focus on cutting costs makes collaboration – key to strategic commissioning – harder’ Lillie Wenzel It appears that ICBs’ role as commissioners will be the main ...

This report explores public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2024. Just 1 in 5 people in 2024 said they were satisfied with the NHS. This is the lowest level of satisfaction recorded since ...