News and reports

Karen saw a dentist before the first Covid-19 lockdown, but now she can't find any dental surgeries in the local area that treat NHS patients.

We want to know more about your experience of referral for specialist treatment. Share your views in our confidential survey.

Millions of people in England have experienced trauma, now or in the past. Our latest findings show trauma can affect people’s ability to get care – and that a simple innovation could be part of the solution.

Nearly a fifth of people who have experienced trauma say they often avoid health services. We have called on the NHS to adopt pocket-sized trauma cards for patients to show during appointments, following a successful pilot in Essex.

Lorna is campaigning for better access to cancer screenings for disabled people in England.

Find out about the eighteen projects chosen for their work to improve care using your feedback.

This Share for Better Care Week (24 February – 2 March), we have teamed up with Dr Ranj and Care Quality Commission (CQC) to urge people across England to take three spare minutes to feed back on their recent health and social care experiences.

We have joined The King’s Fund and National Voices in highlighting the scale and impact of poor NHS administration and patient communications.

Poor access to GP care is affecting Leonora's health.

The government's Tobacco and Vapes Bill promises to create a "smoke-free generation", but can more be done to educate young people on the risks of smoking and vaping?

Get involved in a national week of action to help more people have a stronger voice in their care.

Every winter, the NHS is under pressure to free up beds. However, getting hospital discharge wrong can harm both patients and services. We look at what people have told us about leaving hospital, and the lessons the NHS can learn to improve the support patients get.