May 2026: The King's Fund Guest Blog - we need to 'softwire' health and care

In May 2026, The King's Fund published a guest blog by Susannah Howard. The blog focused on the pace of current change underway across the NHS, local government and other parts of the health and care system. Drawing on learning from the Suffolk and North East Essex ICS this short piece reminds everyone that althought this could potentially be "a unique opportunity to rethink how we work together. This must begin with meaningful investment in how our health and care systems are softwired."

What We Learned As An ICS – 'Softwiring' Health And Care Systems | The King's Fund