The Patient Experience Library

Horsham District Women's Health Survey, Access to Health Care for Women - Full Report

Women have talked of the increasing challenges they face in accessing health care in the Horsham area. In discussion with many local people, clinicians and the community, the problem appears to have worsened in recent years due to increased demand for appointments at GP practices and a deskilling of staff during the Covid pandemic, for example, for coil fittings

Horsham District Women's Health Survey, Access to Health Care for Women - Summary Report

Women have talked of the increasing challenges they face in accessing health care in the Horsham area. In discussion with many local people, clinicians and the community, the problem appears to have worsened in recent years due to increased demand for appointments at GP practices and a deskilling of staff during the Covid pandemic, for example, for coil fittings

Horsham Women's Health Hub survey, Sexual Health

Information on sexual health extracted from the Horsham Women's Health Hub survey

Horsham Women's Health Hub survey, Domestic Abuse

Information on domestic abuse extracted from the Horsham Women's Health Hub survey.

What Are the Barriers and Supports to a Return to Health From Long COVID? A Qualitative Study Designed, Developed, and Conducted by Individuals With Lived Experience of Long COVID

Long COVID is a debilitating and persistent illness that affects individuals in multiple and dynamic ways. Because of the significant physical, emotional, and economic impacts long COVID holds on individuals, their families, and society more broadly, it is imperative that a multi-faceted approach is taken to the long COVID research that aims to improve outcomes for those affected. Expertise about the barriers and supports to accessing appropriate, patient-centered care is best provided by those with lived experience. A Patient and Community Engagement Research (PaCER) team of student researchers, all with lived experience of long COVID, conducted a qualitative study to understand barriers and supports to a return to health for those living with long COVID. This online study was informed by Canada-wide participants all living with long COVID. Patient experience and perspective data were collected through peer-to-peer focus groups and semi-structured interviews. The team used a thematic and a thematic and narrative analysis approach to identify six themes: Challenges Within Medical Systems to Keep Pace With Novel Condition, Impact of Long COVID Condition on Mental Well-Being, Money Matters, Managing Personal Energy Capacity, Resources and Supports for Long COVID Care and Recovery, and Disregard Participants Felt Toward Their Health and Well-Being. They identified 21 subthemes. This patient-directed study yielded essential recommendations to supporting a return to health for those living with long COVID to enable them to re-engage with their previous family, social, employment, and other relational activities. In addition to demonstrating more inclusive approaches to including long COVID patients in the research that impacts them, the study results can inform more appropriate person-centered healthcare, planning, and policy for those living with, and for those who will be living with, long COVID going forward.

The UK wellbeing report 2025

The World Wellbeing Movement defines the happiness poverty line as those who rate their satisfaction with life at five or below on a zero to ten scale. Using the latest annual life satisfaction data made available by the Office for National Statistics, this report estimates that an additional 650,000 adults in the UK have fallen below the happiness poverty line compared to the previous 12 months.

Report of the independent ADHD Taskforce, part 1

The independent ADHD Taskforce was commissioned by NHS England in 2024, as part of a series of measures to address concerns about timely access to diagnosis and support, and the impact of unsupported ADHD on individuals, services and the wider economy. This report provides initial evidence-informed recommendations to be addressed now and in the longer term. These align with the government's three key health priorities (hospital to community, prevention and digitalisation) and wider missions.

The sleep gap, 'the overlooked factor costing lives, time, and trust in care'

This White Paper, published by Care England in partnership with Ally Cares, reveals an often overlooked issue in care delivery: the chronic lack of sleep experienced by older adults in care homes across the UK. It draws on research and data from over 5,000 care home residents, showing that many are getting fewer than five hours of uninterrupted sleep per night, with consequences for their health, safety and quality of life. The findings link poor sleep with increased risk of falls, infections, malnutrition, cognitive decline, and early hospital admissions. The report calls on care providers and policy-makers to treat sleep with the same urgency and priority as nutrition, mobility and medication.

Rebuilding public health, restoring the foundations of prevention

This report states that public health in the UK must be revitalised if the government hopes to cut waiting lists and tackle health inequality. Diminished public health services alongside a decade of austerity and the Covid-19 pandemic, have resulted in greater levels of ill-health across society. The report puts forward a strategy for addressing the crisis in public health totalling 14 recommendations relating to funding and workforce.

Who is holding the baby? The development of parent-infant teams in the UK

This report highlights a growing number of parent-infant teams across the UK but finds that in many areas, specialist support is still not available. It finds that the number of babies seen by parent-infant teams is significantly below the level of need, and that not all mental health trusts take referrals for babies aged 0-2.