Don’t fall into the trap of being data rich and insight poor. The numbers tell us the who and where but stories tell us the “why”. Samira Ben Omar #KFAnnual The King's Fund Barnardo's Health

Great conversation about what it means to embed anti-racist practice in organisations, including NHS Race & Health Observatory anti-racism principles. As brap Joy Warrington says, this work isn’t a tick box exercise, it’s sustained development that can & will improve health

A focus on early years really matters for health & development. We need to reinvigorate our national strategy & ambitions to support early years #KFAnnual

In her response to Lord Darzi's review into NHS performance, Sarah Woolnough says it's 'more than just a gloomy assessment of how long it will take to recover services, it is a mandate for government to take bold, decisive action'. Read the full statement ⬇️ kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

The King's Fund CEO, was speaking to Sarah Woolnough on LBC News this morning about Lord Darzi's review into NHS performance. You can read her response in full on our website: kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

"We have to fix the plumbing before we turn on the [spending] taps" the Prime Minister says at The King's Fund speech this morning #NHS

What a day to be off sick & miss the The King's Fund #KFAnnual and not see Sir Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting MP. Strongly recommend the panel session this afternoon on community-led approaches with Helen Gilburt, Sarah Sweeney (on Core20PLUS Connectors) & Daniel Shurlock, Surrey CC

Great to welcome Lord Ara darzi, along with Wes Streeting MP and many of the other Department of Health and Social Care ministers to The King's Fund this morning. They joined our #KFAnnual conference delegates to hear Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer deliver his speech on the Darzi review.

In addition to UK Prime Minister we were also delighted to welcome Wes Streeting MP and his full ministerial team Department of Health and Social Care to The King's Fund where they met with expert policy colleagues including Dan Wellings David Buck Siva Anandaciva Lillie Wenzel Beccy Baird Chris Naylor

Delighted to welcome the Prime Minister UK Prime Minister, SoS for Health & Social Care Wes Streeting MP alongside ministerial colleagues & Lord Darzi to The King's Fund. There’s a burning need to transform health & social care for patients. We welcome govt commitment to do so.

🧵 'Both patients and those working in health and care services will take some hope from the Prime Minister's promise of bold action' says Sarah Woolnough in her response to UK Prime Minister's speech this morning at The King's Fund. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

You can read Sarah Woolnough's response to the Prime Minister's speech at The King's fund in full here ⬇️ kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

Great panel closing #kfannual . Joined by Steve Russell, Chief Delivery Officer, NHS England; Richard Hughes, Chair, OBR; Patricia Hewitt, NHS Norfolk and Waveney; Mark Britnell, UCL & The King's Fund (remotely) chaired by Dan Wellings. Been a fantastic two days!

Great to join Cathy Newman on Channel 4 News this evening to reflect on the Darzi investigation into #NHS and govt response. It's going to be tough, require commitment, focus & boldness, but we are hopeful govt will improve health & care. For patients & public, it must 👇

A wonderful two days The King's Fund Annual Conference. Yesterday, we started with powerful stories of lived experience from those working in & receiving health & care. Today we heard from UK Prime Minister about the Govt's response to Lord Darzi's report & plan for reform #KFAnnual

We said this in 2018, and a lot of change since then. But this is still true. We will be saying more over coming months, inc sharing how some have really picked up this mantle. But how hard it is made to do so. Following encouraging govt response Darzi report, now time to get on.

Look forward to joining

In a piece for Health Service Journal, Shilpa Ross explores how the health care response to the Grenfell Tower fire exposed critical lessons for services on listening to communities and collaboration. You can read our report into these lessons in full here: kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…