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NHS ‘close to breaking point’
April 30, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing BMJ, Godlee, Kings Fund, NHS, king's fund
England’s NHS is ‘stretched close to breaking point’ and the next five years are likely to be the most challenging …
NHS reform was ‘distracting and damaging’
February 6, 2015Sales and Marketing CDF, Cameron, NHS, UK, coalition, healthcare, king's fund
Healthcare think tank The King’s Fund has said through a report that organisational changes to the NHS under the coalition …
Hunt sets out plans for expanded NHS budget
December 3, 2014Sales and Marketing Budget, Hunt, NHS, UK, election, health, king's fund
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has laid out his plans for the future of the NHS in a speech to parliament, …
NHS needs £2 billion more in funding
November 26, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cameron, Hunt, Kings Fund, NHS, Osborne, king's fund, statement
Healthcare think tank the King’s Fund has called for an additional £2 billion to be injected into the NHS in …
Government ‘joins-up’ system
May 15, 2013Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, government, king's fund
The government has launched its plans to create ‘a truly joined-up system’ for the provision of health and social care …
The King’s Fund’s Anna Dixon joins Department of Health
February 27, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dixon, NHS, king's fund
Director of Policy at The King’s Fund Dr Anna Dixon will be joining the Department of Health in early May …
NHS ‘entering treacherous waters’
December 3, 2012Sales and Marketing Ham, NHS, coalition, king's fund, reforms
A leading think tank has marked the coalition government’s health policy with what amounts to a C+ in its mid-term …
NHS patient care ‘will worsen’
October 4, 2012Sales and Marketing A&E, MRSA, NHS, king's fund
Patient care will worsen over the next few years and the NHS will not meet its £20 billion productivity target …
Social care plan criticised
July 13, 2012Sales and Marketing Kings Fund, NHS, king's fund, reform, social care
A leading health think-tank has criticised what it calls the ‘financial vacuum’ at the heart of the government’s plans for …
NHS confidence in ‘freefall’
June 12, 2012Sales and Marketing NHS, freefall, government, king's fund, reforms
The Department of Health has disputed a report which says that people’s confidence in the NHS is in freefall. British …
Ovarian cancer charity wins GSK/King’s Fund award
May 21, 2012Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GSK, awards, charity, king's fund, ovarian cancer
A charity which aims to increase the chances of survival for patients with a poorly-treated form of cancer is to …
New health boards met with cautious optimism
April 16, 2012Sales and Marketing NHS, king's fund
The new joined-up health and wellbeing boards have been well received by The King’s Fund, but the think tank warns …
Government touts telehealth scheme
March 9, 2012Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, king's fund, telecare, telehealth
The government has said that telehealth and telecare technology could save the NHS £1.2 billion over the next five years. …
Debts will force hospitals to close
December 15, 2011Sales and Marketing NHS, hospitals, king's fund
Around twenty hospitals in England may have to merge or close because of major financial problems, according to a committee …
Monitor needs more clarity or risks failure – King’s Fund
November 10, 2011Sales and Marketing Monitor, NHS reform, king's fund
The watchdog that will oversee competition and co-operation within the NHS needs to have a clearer remit or could face …
