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The King's Fund is an independent charity working to improve people's health. Our vision is a world where everyone can live a healthy life. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · Jul 29

Change is constant in health and care. Leaders face huge pressures – but many still hold hope for better. Whether you’re new or seasoned, in hospitals or communities, you're key to progress. With space to reflect and connect, you can keep driving change: www.kingsfund.org.uk/leadership-d...

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 10m

Care closer to home means more than moving services; it’s about rethinking how we support people and communities. Today at The King’s Fund, our conference explores how to make this shift a reality.

Follow the conversation: #KFCloserToHome

Promotional image for a conference by The King's Fund featuring a healthcare professional and an elderly individual in a discussion, with text about moving care closer to home and building healthier communities.

The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 14h

75 years ago, the #Windrush generation answered Britain’s call, and helped build the NHS we know today.

This #BlackHistoryMonth, we honour their legacy, their struggles, and their extraordinary contribution to health and social care. Read more: https://bit.ly/4qddc56

You called and we came: Windrush and the NHS

Our exhibition uses interviews with NHS staff past and present to bring to life the voices and stories from the Windrush Generation who contributed so much to the NHS.

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 19h

Our online learning community, ShiftWorks, aims to democratise leadership development.

We’re challenging the status quo with an affordable, inclusive platform.
Find out how we’ve done this, and join our ever-growing health and care community here: https://bit.ly/4oVbKna

Promotional graphic for 'Systems Go!' by The King's Fund, featuring a stylized illustration of a robot watering a flower, symbolizing cross-sector partnering for healthier communities.

The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 1d

Pain is about more than symptoms.

Our latest blog explores how a ‘do with’ approach could help prevent complex, multiple conditions - and why pain might hold the key to better prevention.

Read now: https://bit.ly/3IQ0IPZ

Rethinking Pain: Can A ‘Do With’ Approach Prevent Complex Multiple Conditions?

Adam Lent And Laura Finucane Outline How An Innovative Project Is Exploring Whether Early Pain Intervention And A 'Do With' Approach Can Help Prevent Serious Health Conditions.

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 2d

This week, the government launched its review into how GP funding is distributed - known as the Carr-Hill formula.

For more detail on how the Car-Hill formula currently works, you can read our GP funding and contracts explained: https://bit.ly/4pRAkG3

GP Funding And Contracts Explained | The King's Fund

This explainer sets out how general practices are contracted and paid in England, looking at the services they are contracted to deliver, and the different streams of funding they receive.

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 3d

Ahead of our November conference with Barnardo's two young people share how digital care could better meet their needs.
https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-analysis/blogs/digital-generation-young-people-health-care-technology?utm_term=thekingsfund&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

The Digital Generation | Young People On Health And Care Tech | The King's Fund

Ahead of our conference with Barnardo’s in November, two young people tell us how they use technology to engage with health care.

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 4d

The latest #NHS performance data shows while there have been slight improvements in patient experience surveys, wider efforts to tackle waiting lists remain shaky. Read our full response 🔽 https://bit.ly/42y9bOj

Latest NHS Performance Stats Show Green Shoots Of NHS Recover Remain Fragile | The King's Fund

Danielle Jefferies, Senior Analyst at The King's Fund, responds to the latest monthly NHS performance data.

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 5d

The Conservative Party were in 'listening mode, but interested in finding solutions to deliver long-held ambitions' such as shifting from hospital to community care.

Sarah Woolnough shares some of her reflections after two days at the Conservative Party conference. #CPC2025

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 6d

The social care system is not fit for purpose. Many people can't access the care and support they need and others are left facing catastrophic costs. Our new long read outlines the six key issues and the options cited to tackle them. https://bit.ly/3VPOdH3

Fixing Social Care: The Six Key Problems And How To Tackle Them

Different people have different opinions about what’s ‘wrong’ with social care and how to fix it. This long read outlines the six key issues and the options cited to tackle them.

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 6d

'One of the most powerful metaphors from the roundtable was the idea of ‘guerilla leadership’, bold, adaptive and locally driven.'

Clinical directors reflect on the future of clinical leadership: https://bit.ly/4o63Bv2

Clinical Leadership in Transition: Reflections on The 10 Year Health Plan

What Does The Future Of Clinical Leadership Look Like In The Face Of Bold Ambitions And Fragile Foundations? Sharon Nash Shares Reflections From A Recent Roundtable With Clinical Directors.

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David Buck @davidjbuck.bsky.social · 6d

1/3. A ground-breaking paper, & commentary, on @thekingsfund.bsky.social website today - using linked data on the connection between #health & #economy from @nhsengland.bsky.social & ONS on the economic #payback from meeting waiting list targets. Paper assets.kingsfund.org.uk/f/256914/x/6...

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 6d

Is a healthier nation a wealthier nation?

For the first time, the ONS and NHS England, have linked millions of pseudonymised patient-level data on hospital waiting lists with individual-level data from HMRC.

Siva Anandaciva explores the findings. https://bit.ly/4gYwkze

Can Tackling Waiting Lists Get Britain's Economy Moving Again? | The King's Fund

New analysis from the Office for National Statistics and NHS England explores whether reducing waiting lists could help more people return to work and boost productivity.

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 7d

📢 We're hiring! We're on the look out for two Marketing and Digital Communications Executives to join our team.

Help us create inspiring campaigns that drive action, bring in income and increase our impact. Find out more about the roles and how to apply. https://bit.ly/42qeHm5

Marketing And Digital Communications Executive | The King's Fund

We're looking for two Marketing and Digital Communications Executives who will be at the heart of giving colleagues and customers a consistent, joined-up experience and play a key role in our marketin...

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 7d

Book your place for next week's free online event on delivering the future of cancer care from 1–2pm on 16 October.

At our event, sponsored by MSD, senior leaders will talk about the forthcoming cancer plan and how it can build on the vision of the 10 Year Health Plan: https://bit.ly/3K1mhgE

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 8d

There have been 2 turning points in life expectancy trends in England this century:
1️⃣ From 2011, increases in life expectancy slowed after decades of improvement
2️⃣ In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic caused a sharp fall in life expectancy
Find out more 🔽 https://bit.ly/4nzoNtx

What Is Happening To Life Expectancy In England? | The King's Fund

Veena Raleigh examines trends in life expectancy at birth up to 2022, the impact of Covid-19 on life expectancy, gender differences and inequalities in life expectancy, causes of the changing trends s...

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 9d

This week, Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally DBE was announced as the new Archbishop of Canterbury.

Earlier this year she joined us on our podcast to talk about faith, hope and health inequalities. You can listen back to the episode here: https://bit.ly/4gTwS9P

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 9d

About half the money a general practice receives is from the global sum payment, this is money for delivering the core parts of it contract. This sum is calculated using a number of factors. Find out more about what these are in our explainer. https://bit.ly/4pRAkG3

GP Funding And Contracts Explained | The King's Fund

This explainer sets out how general practices are contracted and paid in England, looking at the services they are contracted to deliver, and the different streams of funding they receive.

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 10d

There's just a few days left to send in your application for our AI and automation Technical Lead.

Join us and be at the heart of our digital transformation, helping us to foster a culture of AI and digital experimentation. https://bit.ly/3Ipu1bV

Technical Lead - AI And Automation | The King's Fund

We're looking for an AI and automation specialist to be at the heart of our digital transformation.

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 12d

What impact do life sciences have? Our new explainer looks at life sciences’ impact in health and care – including the response to Covid-19 – and economic impact too: https://bit.ly/3Iv9JOa

This explainer is part funded by @abpi.bsky.social and the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association.

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 13d

After a jam-packed couple of days at Labour Party conference, our CEO, Sarah Woolnough, shares some of her reflections on the conversations she's been having about the future of health and social care. #Lab25 https://t.co/HHGf7RXez2

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Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) @rcpch.bsky.social · 13d

RCPCH President Professor Steve Turner on our joint panel today with @barnardos.org.uk and @thekingsfund.bsky.social on how to raise the healthiest generation of children ever. #Lab25

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 13d

Join us on 25 Nov for Creating the Healthiest Generation of Children with Barnardo's & Professor Sir Michael Marmot on early childhood health.

https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/events/children-young-people?utm_term=thekingsfund&utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social

Promotional image for The King's Fund conference featuring a speaker, titled 'Sir Michael Marmot: addressing the social determinants of health in early childhood'. Event date is 25 November, Session 3. The image includes a portrait of Sir Michael Marmot against a pink background with purple accents.

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 13d

This afternoon at Labour Party conference, we hosted a session with @nuffieldtrust.org.uk. Our CEO @swoolnoughtkf.bsky.social joined a panel to discuss the ways Labour could meet clashing voters' demands. #Lab25

Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 13d

@lewisatkinson.bsky.social MP tells our panel on public attitudes to the health service, 'Those of us who worked in the NHS knew things were getting worse. But if we get the policy right, in time, it gets to good politics'

The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 13d

There have been a number of health and social care announcements at this year's Labour Party conference. Read our CEO @swoolnoughtkf.bsky.social response to these: https://bit.ly/4701S4u #Lab25

Response To Health And Care Announcements | Labour Party Conference 2025 | The King's Fund

Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, responds to government announcements of an 'NHS online' service and a Fair Pay Agreement for social care.

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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 15d

Public satisfaction with the #NHS hit a new low in 2024. How can the government win back confidence?

TOMORROW: Join us at #Lab25 where we will be delving into the findings of the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey with @thekingsfund.bsky.social.

📅 Register here: buff.ly/VROxxNj

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