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The King's Fund Library Service @kingsfundlibrary.bsky.social · Aug 29
From 1 September 2025 our library services will change.

This means our library space & access to the library collection will close. We’ll also be stopping some of the library newsletters to focus on the Health Management & Policy Alert.

Find out more: www.kingsfund.org.uk/work-with-us...
Changes to the library services at The King's Fund
kingsfundlibrary.bsky.social
Policy alert: Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES), www.nhsconfed.org/case-studies...
Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES)
An NHS initiative designed to provide timely, accessible care for patients with urgent or minor eye conditions.
www.nhsconfed.org
October 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Policy alert: Reinventing FTs and creating IHOs: autonomy, accountability and flexibility, nhsproviders.org/resources/re...
Reinventing FTs and creating IHOs: autonomy, accountability and flexibility
This long-read summarises the 10-year health plan's proposals for more autonomy, flexibilities and freedoms for providers, with in-depth feedback from NHS trusts.
nhsproviders.org
October 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Policy alert: Active bystanders: promoting inclusion, civility and respect, www.nhsemployers.org/case-studies...
Active bystanders: promoting inclusion, civility and respect
Hear how this OD-led programme tackles organisational culture head on, equipping staff at all levels to speak out on issues in the workplace.
www.nhsemployers.org
October 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Policy alert: Better regulation, better care: consultation on improving how we assess and rate providers, www.cqc.org.uk/about-us/how...
Better regulation, better care - Care Quality Commission
Read about our consultation on proposals to evolve and improve our approach to assessing and rating health and care providers. This consultation is open between 16 October and 8 December 2025.
www.cqc.org.uk
October 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Policy alert: Research matters: enabling and sustaining a research-positive culture for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals, www.england.nhs.uk/publication/...
NHS England » Research matters: enabling and sustaining a research-positive culture for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals
NHS England » Research matters: enabling and sustaining a research-positive culture for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals
www.england.nhs.uk
October 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Policy alert: The 10 Year Health Plan for England, commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
The 10 Year Health Plan for England
This briefing provides an overview of the government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England, published in July 2025. It also includes a summary of some of the key stakeholder responses and analysis, and up...
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
October 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Policy alert: Costs of clinical negligence
www.nao.org.uk/reports/cost...
Costs of clinical negligence - NAO report
Our report looks at how liabilities for clinical negligence have changed over time, and what is behind those changes.
www.nao.org.uk
October 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Policy alert: The state of ageing 2025
@ageingbetter.bsky.social
ageing-better.org.uk/society-stat...
Society | The State of Ageing 2025
Older people take on varied roles in their communities but frequently come up against barriers of ageism, digital exclusion and cutbacks in local amenities and services.
ageing-better.org.uk
October 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Policy alert: Causes of trauma from children's healthcare
@starlightuk.bsky.social
www.starlight.org.uk/assets/docum...
www.starlight.org.uk
October 17, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Policy alert: Care Quality Commission consultation - Better regulation, better care
www.cqc.org.uk/about-us/how...
Better regulation, better care - Care Quality Commission
Read about our consultation on proposals to evolve and improve our approach to assessing and rating health and care providers. This consultation is open between 16 October and 8 December 2025.
www.cqc.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
kingsfundlibrary.bsky.social
Policy alert: How will waiting times in community health services affect the shift towards neighbourhood health?
@nuffieldtrust.org.uk
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/how...
How will waiting times in community health services affect the shift towards neighbourhood health?
Community services are under growing strain, with more than 1.1 million people waiting for care, and the steepest rise among children and young people. Focus to date has largely been on efforts to imp...
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Policy alert: The big mental health report 2025
www.mind.org.uk/about-us/our...
The Big Mental Health Report
The Big Mental Health Report from Mind is for anyone looking for trusted information on how mental health problems affect people in England and Wales.
www.mind.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Policy alert: State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England 2025
@skillsforcare.bsky.social
www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Adult-Social...
The 'State of' report
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www.skillsforcare.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Policy alert: Investing in the NHS: empowering the sector to drive productivity, renewal and growth
@nhsproviders.bsky.social
nhsproviders.org/resources/in...
Investing in the NHS: empowering the sector to drive productivity, renewal and growth
This report, jointly produced with PA Consulting, highlights the urgent need for capital investment in the NHS.
nhsproviders.org
October 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Policy alert: Prostate cancer screening: the impact on the NHS, www.prostate-cancer-research.org.uk/life-saving-...
Life-saving targeted prostate cancer screening would cost just 0.01% of annual NHS budget, reveals new report
The introduction of a national prostate cancer screening programme targeted at men at highest risk is practical, affordable, and will save thousands of lives, according to a major new report due to be...
www.prostate-cancer-research.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Policy alert: Healthcare professionals report 2025: UK healthcare workers’ experiences, confidence and comfort supporting trans patients, transactual.org.uk/healthcare-p...
Healthcare Professionals Report 2025 – TransActual
transactual.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Policy alert: Community-based glaucoma monitoring services, www.nhsconfed.org/case-studies...
Community-based glaucoma monitoring services
Addressing demand and capacity challenges in secondary care by monitoring low-risk cases in the community.
www.nhsconfed.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Policy alert: Promoting work as a health outcome: guidance for AHP leaders, www.gov.uk/government/p...
Promoting work as a health outcome: guidance for AHP leaders
Guidance developed with allied health professional (AHP) leaders to support the promotion of work as a health outcome.
www.gov.uk
October 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Policy alert: Voices of homecare: workforce, www.homecareassociation.org.uk/resource/voi...
Voices of Homecare: Workforce
www.homecareassociation.org.uk
October 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Policy alert: Local government reorganisation: analysing the impact on people services, www.countycouncilsnetwork.org.uk/make-or-brea...
‘Make or break’ for social care as councils warn of a ‘triple whammy’ of risks from government reorganisation plans - County Councils Network
Splitting county councils into multiple small unitary councils could hit millions of vulnerable people with a triple whammy of worse services, higher costs for care, and not enough staff to deliver su...
www.countycouncilsnetwork.org.uk
October 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Policy alert: The state of bring your own devices (BYOD) in the adult social care sector, www.digitalcarehub.co.uk/resource/the...
The State of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in Adult Social Care 2025 - Digital Care Hub
This research report explores the risks associated with Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) approaches in adult social care and recommends improvements measures to address the risks.
www.digitalcarehub.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Policy alert: The tough choices at the heart of the government’s dispute with big pharma
@nuffieldtrust.org.uk
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/th...
The tough choices at the heart of the government’s dispute with big pharma
The government has been locked in a dispute with pharmaceutical companies for a number of months over how much the NHS pays for new branded medicines. Sally Gainsbury and Huseyin Naci set out the issu...
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
October 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Policy alert: Taking stock: counting the economic costs of alcohol harm
@ippr.org
www.ippr.org/articles/tak...
Taking stock: Counting the economic costs of alcohol harm | IPPR
The World Health Organization’s guidance on alcohol is clear: there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. Alcohol is known to cause at least seven types
www.ippr.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Policy alert: Reforming financial flows: lessons from systems
@nhsconfed.org
www.nhsconfed.org/publications...
Reforming financial flows
Guidance, case studies and key principles to support designing and implementing new payment mechanisms, as set out in the 10 Year Health Plan.
www.nhsconfed.org
October 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Policy alert: Consultation outcome: proposed changes to the availability of puberty blockers for under 18s
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Proposed changes to the availability of puberty blockers for under 18s
Proposal to make a permanent order to prevent new patients aged under 18 from beginning to take puberty blockers for the purposes of gender incongruence and/or gender dysphoria, under the care of priv...
www.gov.uk
October 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM