King's Fund

The King's Fund is a charitable foundation in England. Founded as the Prince of Wales Hospital Fund for London in 1897, the fund changed its name in 1902 to King Edward's Hospital Fund with the ascension to the throne of King Edward VII. In 1907 Parliament incorporated the fund as the King's Fund. The fund concerns itself with improving health and health care, with a particular focus on London.
The organisation carries out research, policy analysis and development activities, by working independently, in partnerships, and through funding. It also serves as a resource to people working within health, including the National Health Service, offering leadership development, seminars and workshops, an information and library service and conference facilities. 
==People==
*Chris Ham, CEO
===Management Committee=== 
* Chairman Professor Sir Cyril Chantler
* Vice Chairman Professor Adrian Eddleston
* Treasurer Anthony McGrath
* Professor Elizabeth Anionwu CBE
* Professor Howard Glennerster
* Penny Dash
* Simon Stevens
* Sir William Wells
===Board of Directors=== 
* Niall Dickson, Chief Executive
* Steve Dewar, Director of Funding and Development
* Dr Jennifer Dixon, Director of Policy
* Michelle Dixon, Director of Communications
* Frank Gargent, Director of Finance and ICT
* Karen Lynas, Director of Leadership Development
===Senior Associates=== 
* Di Barnes, Research Fellow, Durham Centre for Applied Social Research
* Stuart Bell, Chief Executive, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
* Professor John Billings, Associate Professor, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University, and Director of the school's Center for Health and Public Service Research
* Mark Britnell, Chief Executive, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust
* Baroness Cumberlege of Newick, Conservative Party Peer and former Health Minister
* Professor Nancy Devlin, Head of the Economics Department at City University, and a senior member of the City Health Economics Centre team
* Dr Michael Dixon OBE, general practitioner and Chair, NHS Alliance
* Yohannes Fassil, Project Manager, Equalities and Human Rights Group, Department of Health, and HIV and Sexual Health Strategy Lead for Black and Minority Ethnic Communities, North West London Sector HIV Consortium
* Professor Julien Forder, Professor of Care Economics and Deputy Director of PSSRU, University of Kent and London School of Economics
* Tom Hughes-Hallett, Chief Executive, Marie Curie Cancer Care
* Beverley Hunt, independent consultant
* Professor David Knowles, Associate Professor, University of Lancaster
* Professor Julian Le Grand, Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics
* Alasdair Liddell CBE, independent consultant
* Keith Palmer, Non-Executive Director, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, and Chair, Camden and London LIFT Strategic Partnering Board
* Dr Chai Patel CBE, Chief Executive, Priory Healthcare
* Rebecca Rosen, Medical Director, Humana UK
* Julia Unwin OBE, freelance consultant and Deputy Chair, Food Standards Agency
* Sir Derek Wanless, former Chief Executive, Natwest Group
== External Links ==
Kings Fund Website
== References ==
#King's Fund 2007 Governance and Management
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