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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.

'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

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...

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.

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

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...

📢 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

An image for an online event titled 'From ambition to impact: delivering the future of cancer care' scheduled for 16 October. The event will explore topics such as neighborhood health services, equitable access to care, and improvements in patient pathways and outcomes. The image includes bulleted information and The King's Fund logo, noting MSD's sponsorship but that editorial decisions sit exclusively with The King's Fund.

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

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...

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

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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

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.

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

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.

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

Infographic showing contributions of the UK life sciences sector to the Covid-19 response, featuring images of a Covid-19 test kit, virus structure, Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, and medical professionals in masks. Includes text about manufacturing, sequencing variants, vaccine development, and treatment trials, with logo for The King's Fund.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

The government has set out its intention to improve health and care – but are they enough?

Join leaders from health, care, government and beyond at our annual conference to tackle the big questions and shape the future together. buff.ly/yo1wQcK

Life Sciences Explained | The King's Fund This Explainer Looks At The Role Of Life Sciences In England's Health And Care System, And Why They Matter.

‘For patients and the public, the promise of life sciences lies in earlier diagnosis, more personalised care and improved outcomes. But these benefits must be delivered equitably, transparently and safely.’

Our life sciences explainer is out now: https://bit.ly/3Iv9JOa

Promotional graphic for The King's Fund's leadership course titled 'Circles: Step forward with unshakeable confidence: a transformational leadership programme for women.' Features a central pink circular design surrounded by keywords like 'solidarity,' 'intersectional,' and 'radical.' Text indicates the course will take place in February 2026.

Confidence doesn’t arrive by chance – it’s something you grow with intention. Join Circles February 2026.
https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/leadership-development/courses/circles-leadership-programme-for-women?utm_term=thekingsfund&utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social

#WomenInLeadership

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.

We're looking for an AI and automation expert to join us as at The King's Fund.

You'll lead AI & automation projects, enhance colleagues' skills, help to foster a culture of AI & digital experimentation & be at the heart of our digital transformation. https://bit.ly/46luchF

How Can Labour Meet Voters' Clashing Demands On The NHS?

At our #Lab25 fringe with @thekingsfund.bsky.social, we'll explore insights from the British Social Attitudes Survey, the gold-standard for public opinion.

🗓️ Tuesday 30 September - 12-2pm - RIBA North

Register 👉 buff.ly/VROxxNj

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Community Pharmacy Explained | The King's Fund This explainer looks at the community pharmacy sector in England, explaining how pharmacies are contracted and funded, the types of services they provide and future trends in the sector.

Today is #WorldPharmacistDay. Community pharmacies & pharmacists play a huge role in England's primary care. But often this role is poorly understood.

In our explainer we explore how community pharmacy works, how it's funded & what the future might hold. https://bit.ly/4mh7Gev

Delivering The Future Of Cancer Care | Free Webinar | The King's Fund Join us at this free online event as we explore what neighbourhood health services, innovation and national policy changes might mean for the future of cancer care.

What does a neighbourhood health service mean for people in the cancer community? Join the conversation about the future of cancer care at our free online event, sponsored by MSD, on 16 October. Sign up now: https://bit.ly/3K1Hveo

The latest @nhsengland.bsky.social board papers are worth reading, especially the update on #healthinequalities and the NHS Race and Health Observatory. And in particular this para on #accountability #yes www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/he...

Unleashing The Power Of Communities | The King's Fund With shrinking budgets but increasing demand, neighbourhood health needs to find radical ways to meet local needs. Adam Lent and Minal Bakhai explore how some places are doing just that.

'With shrinking resource and growing demand, there is no option but to augment public sector effort with the energy, assets and insight offered by individuals, families and communities.' Read our blog on unleashing the power of communities: https://bit.ly/3KbxrPM

Infographic titled 'Who is involved in life sciences?' It shows a spider diagram of key players and partners including government departments and bodies, regulatory bodies, the health and care system, industry and others such as universities, health innovation networks and charities. It has The King's Fund's branding at the bottom: our logo of intersecting beams, and two pink beams in the corner.

What are life sciences? Who are the key players and partners? What are the main opportunities and challenges for the future?

Our new explainer, part funded by @abpi.bsky.social and the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association, is out now: https://bit.ly/3Iv9JOa

This explainer was part funded by @abpi.bsky.social sky.social and the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association. The research, analysis and writing were conducted independently by The King’s Fund. Case studies were provided by @healthinnovnetwork.bsky.social etwork.bsky.social.

Life Sciences Explained | The King's Fund This Explainer Looks At The Role Of Life Sciences In England's Health And Care System, And Why They Matter.

A thriving life sciences sector can enhance the nation’s health and economic prosperity. Our new explainer explores:

➡️ what life sciences are and why they matter
➡️ key players and partners in the sector
➡️ opportunities and challenges for the future.

Read it now: https://bit.ly/4nF8sTF

The Implicit Bias Of Sickle Cell Disease | The King's Fund Why is sickle cell disease so poorly understood within the health service? CJ Nwasike explores some of the contributing factors.

September is #SickleCellAwarenessMonth. In his blog, CJ Nwasike looks into the reasons behind poor understanding of the condition. Despite outcomes for those with sickle cell improving, it's one of the fastest growing genetic conditions in England. https://bit.ly/4gjlMdZ