News and reports

Take a look at our supporting papers for the May 2025 committee meeting.

Our latest research found that costs for additional services when visiting opticians are a barrier to care for people on low incomes.

Our new report warns long waits for eye care are having a huge impact on people's daily lives.

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.

Our new report warns people face many barriers to making a complaint about NHS healthcare.

Our 2023 – 24 annual report outlines how the public’s stories have changed care for the better, and the work we’re doing to make sure that the health and social care system puts patients at its very heart.

This document brings together new findings on access to NHS dentistry.

Our new briefing provides the first geographical breakdown of pharmacy closures in England.

Our report unpacks women's experiences of cervical screening and sets our recommendations for healthcare leaders.

Take a look at our supporting papers for the September 2024 committee meeting.

Our research unpacks people's experiences of using Community Diagnostic Centres and lessons for expanding community-based care.

Social care support can be transformative for disabled people – but as many as 1.5 million working-age Disabled people in England may not be getting the care they’re eligible for.