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Document title:
Access to new medicines in the English NHS
Source:
The King's Fund
Date:
28th May 2025
Details:
Medicines are a vital part of modern health care, transforming care for many conditions. However, with constrained health budgets, many advanced health care systems face challenges in providing access to medicines in an affordable way. Our new explainer explores the processes that decide whether NHS services in England will pay for patients to receive new medicines
The King's Fund
28th May 2025
Medicines are a vital part of modern health care, transforming care for many conditions. However, with constrained health budgets, many advanced health care systems face challenges in providing access to medicines in an affordable way. Our new explainer explores the processes that decide whether NHS services in England will pay for patients to receive new medicines
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Document title:
Cancer in the UK, overview 2025
Source:
Cancer Research UK
Date:
2025
Details:
This report finds that over the past 50 years, the proportion of the UK population dying from cancer has fallen by more than a fifth. However, it also finds that while people are now less likely to die from cancer, more people are likely to get it. And due to the UK's growing and ageing population, the actual numbers of both cases and deaths are rising.
Cancer Research UK
2025
This report finds that over the past 50 years, the proportion of the UK population dying from cancer has fallen by more than a fifth. However, it also finds that while people are now less likely to die from cancer ... [more]
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Document title:
The care expectation gap
Source:
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Date:
28th May 2025
Details:
This briefing suggests that people are unaware of the challenges of the social care system and thus are likely not preparing for a future in which they may have to meet significant care costs or care themselves. It found that only 19% of the general public correctly guessed that the cost of professional home care services could cost more than 1,000 per week - most thought the cost was lower, with almost half (47%) thinking costs were between 200 and 600 a week on average.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
28th May 2025
This briefing suggests that people are unaware of the challenges of the social care system and thus are likely not preparing for a future in which they may have to meet significant care costs or care themselves. It found that... [more]
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Document title:
Adult ADHD assessments and diagnosis, data and service provision
Source:
The King's Fund
Date:
May 2025
Details:
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is suspected to affect 3-4% of adults in the UK. In recent years, various sources have highlighted significant waits for adult ADHD assessments. However, there is no official list of ADHD services, no agreed measure for calculating waiting times for assessments and no duty to report this data, so the full picture of ADHD assessment and diagnosis is unclear. This research, commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care and carried out by The King's Fund, set out to find out what data is available, collected and used to plan and manage adult NHS ADHD assessment services locally. While this is a narrow scope, having an accurate understanding of the data is a vital first step to understanding where improvements might be made.
The King's Fund
May 2025
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is suspected to affect 3 - 4% of adults in the UK. In recent years, various sources have highlighted significant waits for adult ADHD assessments. However, there is no official list of ADHD services, no agreed measure... [more]
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Document title:
Evaluation of the Better Care Fund Support Programme 2023 to 2025
Source:
Department of Health and Social Care
Date:
29th May 2025
Details:
The Department of Health and Social Care commissioned Ipsos UK, in partnership with the Institute of Public Care at Oxford Brookes University, to conduct an evaluation of the Better Care Fund (BCF) Support Programme. The evaluation explores local authorities' perceptions of the design and delivery of the BCF Support Programme; the enablers and barriers to effective implementation of changes identified through support; elements of good practice; and the outcomes generated by the BCF Support Programme to date.
Department of Health and Social Care
29th May 2025
The Department of Health and Social Care commissioned Ipsos UK, in partnership with the Institute of Public Care at Oxford Brookes University, to conduct an evaluation of the Better Care Fund (BCF) Support Programme. The evaluation explores local authorities' perceptions... [more]
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Document title:
Community Diagnostic Centres in Croydon - patient experience and resident views
Source:
Healthwatch Croydon
Date:
June 2025
Details:
Healthwatch Croydon visited Purley CDC in February 2025 to gather 120 observations and insights and engaged with CDC users to understand their experiences. They also conducted a focus group with 10 New Addington residents and also ran a short survey (40 respondents) based on similar questions to receive further insight of local residents' views towards the new centre. These took place in March 2025
Healthwatch Croydon
June 2025
Healthwatch Croydon visited Purley CDC in February 2025 to gather 120 observations and insights and engaged with CDC users to understand their experiences. They also conducted a focus group with 10 New Addington residents and also ran a short survey... [more]
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Document title:
Hearing what matters, Experiences of audiology services in Northumberland
Source:
Healthwatch Northumberland
Date:
2025
Details:
This report is an overview of the findings and draws out key recommendations based on the issues raised by users of audiology services. Alongside survey responses we have also considered feedback raised more generally over the last year and from users of Vision Northumberland's hearing loss support service.
Healthwatch Northumberland
2025
This report is an overview of the findings and draws out key recommendations based on the issues raised by users of audiology services. Alongside survey responses we have also considered feedback raised more generally over the last year and from users of Vision Northumberland's hearing loss support service
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Document title:
Annual Survey Results
Source:
Healthwatch Newcastle
Date:
June 2025
Details:
Healthwatch Newcastle released their annual survey for public engagement in order to establish our priorities to work on for the upcoming financial year 2026-2027. The survey was advertised on Healthwatch Newcastle social media pages and public engagement took place in localities throughout the period of eight weeks as the survey was active. We received 297 responses in total which provided insights and experiences on a range of health and/or social care services which were accessed in Newcastle in the past 12 months.
Healthwatch Newcastle
June 2025
Healthwatch Newcastle released their annual survey for public engagement in order to establish our priorities to work on for the upcoming financial year 2026 - 2027. The survey was advertised on Healthwatch Newcastle social media pages and public engagement took place in... [more]
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Document title:
Equality Impact Assessment 2024-2025
Source:
Healthwatch Brighton and Hove
Date:
2025
Details:
Healthwatch Brighton and Hove regularly evaluates its projects and reviews of health and care services to assess how effectively we have engaged with the general population of the city and its diverse communities. This Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) provides detail on the extent to which this was achieved in the last year. This EIA uses data from all projects and reports published, as well as analysis of our homecare project and helpline data by Healthwatch Brighton and Hove between April 1st 2024 and March 31st 2025, where demographic data (age, ethnicity, etc) were collected.
Healthwatch Brighton and Hove
2025
Healthwatch Brighton and Hove regularly evaluates its projects and reviews of health and care services to assess how effectively we have engaged with the general population of the city and its diverse communities. This Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) provides detail... [more]
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Document title:
Pharmacy Comments Received By Healthwatch Cheshire
Source:
Healthwatch Cheshire West - Healthwatch Cheshire East
Date:
April 2023 to February 2025
Details:
In Cheshire, pharmacies are struggling to meet the needs of their communities. Many pharmacies have had to cut back on services like free home deliveries, extended hours, and even some prescription medicines. This report looks at feedback from people in Cheshire East and Cheshire West, highlighting their experiences when using local pharmacies. We received 186 pieces of feedback between April 2023 to February 2025 on which this report is based.
Healthwatch Cheshire West - Healthwatch Cheshire East
April 2023 to February 2025
In Cheshire, pharmacies are struggling to meet the needs of their communities. Many pharmacies have had to cut back on services like free home deliveries, extended hours, and even some prescription medicines. This report looks at feedback from people in... [more]
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