The Latest Breaking News from King Fund

Community diagnostic centres ‘may struggle to live up to ministers’ promises’

The Government has committed £2.3 billion for the launch of up to 160 of the ‘in the community’ centres by March 2025.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Hundreds of deaths in Wirral show 'grim toll' of pandemic

Experts have warned excess deaths could rise across England and Wales this winter

Liverpool Echo · Sep 23, 2022

£500 million social care discharge fund ‘not enough on its own’

Charities, social care providers and councils welcomed the cash injection but said it will not ‘touch the sides’ of what the struggling sector needs.

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Patients find it ‘too difficult’ to book GP appointments

The annual GP Patient Survey for England involved 719,000 people.

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Public satisfaction with NHS at lowest level for 25 years

Just 36% of people said they were satisfied with the service in 2021, the lowest since 1997

Wales Online · Mar 30, 2022

Public satisfaction with NHS at lowest point for 25 years, survey finds

It comes following a ‘decade-long funding squeeze’, according to a member of the group behind the study

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022