The King's Fund Annual Conference 2026 takes place on 17–18 November 2026 at The King's Fund in London under the theme "good health for all". It brings together leaders from health and social care, government and other sectors to examine the choices needed to improve health and reshape services, asking what achieving good health for everyone by 2040 would mean in practice.
Themes
The conference draws on The King's Fund project "Good health for all: reimagining the welfare state", placing health and care reform within the wider relationship between people, communities and the state. Technology and AI, changing public expectations, workforce pressures, finances and health inequalities frame the discussion.
Day one — "The future is now": delegates imagine that good health for all has been achieved in 2040, exploring new models of care, technology, international learning, funding and reform, and the role of the state.
Day two — getting there: government ambitions and spending plans, the politics of sustained reform, social care, children and young people, patient voice and experience, performance improvement at scale, and the role of neighbourhoods and communities.
Formats include plenaries, themed sessions, panels, case studies and interactive workshops.
Speakers include Joseph R. Betancourt (The Commonwealth Fund), Pedro Delgado (IHI), Basirat Sadiq (Homerton Healthcare), Professor Oonagh Smyth (Skills for Care), Dr Dominique Allwood (Imperial College Health Partners), Professor Bobby Duffy (King's College London) and Mubasshir Ajaz (West Midlands Combined Authority).
Tickets (GBP, + VAT; one day / two days)
- Community groups or charities (under £100k turnover): £100 / £200
- Full-time students and those in their first 3 years in health and care: £130 / £200
- Charities (under £1m turnover): £225 / £350
- Public sector, charity or university (over £1m): £265 / £400
- SMEs: £445 / £670
- Large commercial organisations: £605 / £905
A £20 (+VAT) invoice fee applies per order. A limited number of free places for people with lived experience are available by application.
Sponsors: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Eli Lilly and Company, and Sanofi. No CME accreditation is published.
