Today we've launched a report with University of York, York St John University on ‘Right Care, Right Person’, aimed at reducing avoidable police involvement in incidents where there is a mental health need. It explores health & care staff views on its implementation. york.ac.uk/media/healthsc…

"We need to ensure people’s right to live well, too." My latest blog: kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an… #AssistedDying #SocialCare #PalliativeCare

'The 18-week target is an important hospital milestone, but it is not a milestone for our overall health service,' says Sarah Woolnough, responding to the Prime Minister's speech on its Plan for Change and the #NHS waiting list 'milestone'. Read more: kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

“To coincide with Disability History Month 2024, this exhibition opens up The King’s Fund’s archive & explores some of TKF past work on disability research. Remembering & learning from past is essential to continue tackling inequalities in health and care” features.kingsfund.org.uk/ordinary-life-…

Concerns raised by MH organisations about the potential loss of the MH Investment Standard. The standard isn't flawless, but as our previous work shows, it's a key mechanism for holding the system to account on parity kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

🧵Today, we’re delighted to announce the names of the 15 successful charities that have secured a place on the GSK Community Health programme. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

💡 Last year, we published a report which outlines six leadership practices key to successful collaboration. Read the full report, where we outline how we can create a stronger collaborative ethos across health and care: kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

Our 2025 NCISH report is published today. It presents new figs on suicide by mental health patients, inc inpatients. It identifies key risks that should be the target of prevention. There is a focus on •bipolar disorder •patients who are losing contact •bereavement.

Research from IpsosUK shows that over 54% of Britons said that mental health is the biggest health problem. In our long read, we explore public perceptions of the government's upcoming plans for health & care & where they think efforts should be focused. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

1 in 4 women in England is from an ethnic minority group and they are a growing proportion of the population. We explore the importance of tailoring health services to the needs of individual groups in our new long read. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

CQC report makes for stark reading. Nothing new - but coalition of issues from delayed admission, poor environment, low staffing, early discharge & lack of community support - speaks to systemic failure unlikely to be solved by focus on individual services cqc.org.uk/publications/m…

The government has announced proposals to make it harder for people to claim for benefits for health-related reasons, while addressing those needs through health services and employment support. Helen Gilburt considers the impact of the this approach. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

The Lampard Inquiry is investigating the deaths of mental health inpatients in Essex between 2000 and 2023. Helen Gilburt has recorded a seminar to support the inquiry on the national context of mental health policy. You can watch the presentation here: lampardinquiry.org.uk/seminars/

Anyone know of any good alternatives to CPA - or examples of good practice that are emerging post-CPA? Alan Simpson 💙?

🚨 New Published Paper - Understanding barriers and facilitators to delivering peer support effectively: a qualitative interview study Proud to share our latest research, led by academic and lived experience researchers. 🔗 Read in full: bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… #MentalHealth

Volunteers play a unique and complimentary role in ambulance services - bridging communities and the health and care system. Our own report outlines some of the ways that volunteers contribute - kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

'It’s very stressful, and my anxiety is bad because of it, scared I’ve missed something and will be kicked off the list.' Deborah Fenney explores the reality of waiting for an NHS adult ADHD assessment in England in a new blog. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

🧵New analysis from SCIE highlights consistent problems with implementation of the Mental Capacity Act. This is something we have shone a light on with previous work. Read the SCIE analysis here ⬇️ scie.org.uk/news/detail/me…

🧵NHS mental health services have a long-standing relationship with the independent sector. Our recent analysis shows that in March 2025, over 28% of NHS-funded mental health bed availability was in the independent sector.

Today we published new analysis which highlights the extent of NHS reliance on independent sector beds to provide mental health care kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…