Two-thirds fewer people are waiting more than two years for elective care, new figures have shown. Our national director Louise Ansari highlights that low income, gender and ethnicity affect people’s experience of waiting.
Social care support changes people’s lives but sadly, not everyone gets the support they need. We want to understand what life is like when you can’t get support or if the support you get just isn’t enough.
The current hospital backlog has had a huge impact on many patients waiting for treatment. But if you are a woman, on a low income or from an ethnic minority background, you are more likely to have a worse experience of waiting for care.
NHS England has published a final report of the stocktake on integrating primary care, looking at what is working well, why it’s working well and how we can accelerate the implementation of integrated primary care. Read our response.
Following the emergence of the COVID-19 virus, a new condition known as Long Covid has emerged. Find out what people told us about their experiences of getting treatment for this new condition.