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Restoring public faith in the NHS’s willingness to listen
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Has the public fallen out of love with the NHS?
Overall satisfaction with the NHS fell to 36 per cent – a fall of 17 percentage points from 2020 to 2021. This was the lowest level of satisfaction recorded since 1997. Satisfaction with individual services fell to their lowest levels recorded since the survey began in 1983. The sharpest decline was seen in satisfaction with GP services which fell to 38 per cent – a 30 percentage point decrease compared to 2019. Survey after survey conducted since has told a similar story.
Redesigning the Cancer Patient Experience Survey
Today sees the publication of hospital trust and CCG-level data from the Cancer Patient Experience Survey (CPES). These findings, along with the national findings published on 7 June, provide important baselines from which to measure the successful delivery of the national cancer strategy.
Public perceptions of the NHS in 2020
During October and November 2020 NatCen asked 1,275 members of the public about their satisfaction with the NHS overall.
Understanding integration: how to listen to and learn from people and communities
The move towards integrated care has been the defining policy in health and care over the past decade and will continue to gather pace with the development of integrated care systems (ICSs). The aim of integrated care is to improve people’s outcomes and experiences of care by bringing services together around people and communities. This means addressing the fragmentation of services and lack of co-ordination that people often experience by providing person-centred, joined-up care.
Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2019
Key findings Satisfaction with the NHS overall in 2019 After falling for the past two years, public satisfaction with the NHS overall rose significantly in 2019. Overall satisfaction was 60 per cent – a 7 percentage point increase from the previous year. Older people were more satisfied than younger people: 68 per cent of those aged 65 and over were satisfied with the NHS compared to 58 per cent of those aged 18–64.
A citizen-led approach to health and care: Lessons from the Wigan Deal
The need for radical change The relationship between public services and the people who use them needs to be transformed to allow people to take greater control of their health and wellbeing. Existing ways of delivering services can sometimes disempower the people they are there to help, leaving people feeling unable to make positive changes in their lives and their communities.
The big population health conversation
Speakers include: 10.00-11.00am Networking: chat to our experts and view resources 11.00am-12.00pm Session one: Involving others and joining the dots The session will provide guidance on how leaders can enable a culture to develop that allows patients, service users and communities to be involved as active partners in improving health and care.
Building the dementia pathway
Event partner This event is being held in partnership with Alzheimer's Society. Sponsorship and exhibition Engage with leaders and decision-makers from across the health and care sector by sponsoring or exhibiting at this event. To find out more, please email Danielle Roche or call her on 020 7307 2482.
Lessons from the Wigan Deal
The role of communities in improving health is receiving increasing attention from policy makers and NHS leaders. An important part of this involves using ‘strength-based’ or ‘asset-based’ approaches, which nurture the strengths of individuals and communities to build independence and improve health.
Does the public see tax rises as the answer to NHS funding pressures?
Calls for an increase in funding have come from across the political spectrum. Much of this discussion has focused on so-called ‘hypothecation’ – ringfencing taxes for a specific purpose. For example, earlier this year, an expert panel established by the Liberal Democrats called for the introduction of a ring-fenced health and care tax built around reforms to National Insurance.
How have public attitudes to the NHS changed over the past three decades?
Most people responding to the survey have supported the concept of a health service that is not means-tested. Over the years, two-thirds of respondents have consistently opposed the suggestion that the ‘NHS should be available only to those with lower incomes’ (see Figure 4). Source: The King’s Fund analysis of NatCen’s British Social Attitudes survey data Question asked: ‘It has been suggested that the NHS should be available only to those with lower incomes.
Public engagement - pitfalls, barriers and benefits
Public engagement – pitfalls, barriers and benefits By Dan Wellings2017-10-10T09:51:00 Dan Wellings explains the importance of and ways to effectively engage people with the NHS
What does the public think about the NHS?
Key messages Below is a brief summary of the key messages from this piece. As the NHS approaches its 70th birthday, it is facing significant challenges. Despite this, it continues to enjoy unwavering support among the public which endures across the generations. Seventy-seven per cent of the public believe the NHS should be maintained in its current form. This level of support has remained consistent over almost two decades despite widespread social, economic and political change.
Caring to change
The CQC Inspect Institutions, Dementia Homes, many failing, 'Requires improvements' and 'closed down' but who is 'LOOKING' out for these 'invisible' 'vulnerable' individuals? I have been a Deputy for the COP for nearly a year, including a RPR for DoLS, during this time i have been able to look into how their 'Care Plan' should look? only those with experience in Mental Health (like myself) can see why everything is 'failing' the CQC are not 'fit for purpose' ? we ask why?
Public satisfaction with the NHS in 2016
The survey also includes a set of questions that explore the public’s views on specific health and social care services. When interpreting this data, it is important to remember that this is a summary of the views of the public rather than of patients, and many respondents will not have recently used the particular service they have been asked to comment on.
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