King's Fund
The King's Fund is a think tank in England, which is involved with work relating to the health system in England. It organises conferences[1] and other events.[2]
Since 1997, they have combined with GlaxoSmithKline to fund a yearly award system. They reward small to medium-sized health charities who are improving people's heath.[3]
The Chief Executive is Chris Ham and the Chief Economist, Health Policy is John Appleby (economist)
History
Founded as the Prince of Wales's Hospital Fund for London in 1897,[4] the fund changed its name in 1902 to King Edward's Hospital Fund after the accession to the throne of King Edward VII.[5] In 1907, Parliament incorporated the fund as the King's Fund.
George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen worked closely with the future George V in building the charity's endowment fund. Lord Mount Stephen was the charity's most important benefactor, having made gifts to the amount of £1,315,000.[6]
The fund was originally set up to contribute to London's voluntary hospitals. It later started to inspect hospitals. After the NHS was created in 1948, the fund became a think tank.[5]
Independence
Former NHS Trust Chief Executive Officer Gary Walker has claimed that the King's Fund has received over £511,000 from the Department of Health since 2010, (as of 10 April 2014).[7]
See also
References
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