In a recent speech, Wes Streeting talked about devolving power to the NHS. While a good idea in theory, can it work without ...

What effect does the language of a ‘broken NHS’ have on its staff? Sam Scott and Anoushka Murray consider this.

Real-terms increase in core local government spending power of around 3.2%, including £600 million of new grant funding to support social care (for both adults and children’s services) and a £86 ...

Greater Manchester (GM) has been the ‘poster child’ for devolution in England, and alongside it, in the health world, the leading light in efforts to improve population health at scale. This report ...

‘This Budget has been delivered among a backdrop of dire NHS performance and extremely tight public finances. 'The Chancellor has said that ‘change must be felt’, but the health spending announced ...

The King’s Fund 2024 annual conference brought together leaders from across the health and care system to explore the challenges the system is facing and what change is needed. We were delighted to ...

The landscape of commissioning, its arrangements and responsibilities are regularly shifting and can be complex. The terminology used may change but whether it is called commissioning, strategic ...

A new royal commission on social care will need to make a better fist of reforming the mean test than its predecessor, says ...