The King's Fund: Talking about men’s health (17 June 2026)

Summary

Over the past year, The King’s Fund has been running a project exploring how different groups of men think about their health and how they experience health services. The work was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research as part of wider work on the Men’s Health Strategy for England, which sets out a vision and a national commitment to address men’s poorer health outcomes and lower engagement with services.

Chris Branson, Fellow at The King's Fund, shares six key insights from conversations with men about their health – and how to shape more effective future services.