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Easier access to GP appointments remains the public’s top priority for the NHS
Latest polling from the Health Foundation and Ipsos reveals that the public continue to prioritise improving access to GP appointments. While public views of the standard of care in the health service remain negative overall, there are some signs that perceptions of NHS care are slowly improving.
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Public understanding of adult social care remains limited
Latest polling from the Health Foundation and Ipsos reveals ongoing public pessimism about the state of social care, with over two in five (43%) of the public in England believing the standard of social care has declined in the last year. There is public support for greater government involvement in the funding of social care, however public understanding and awareness of how social care is funded and provided is limited.
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Public priorities on NHS, economy and bills clash with scepticism over government delivery, new Ipsos poll finds
The economy/cost of living, NHS waiting times and small boat crossings continue to dominate public agenda. Despite these being public priorities, the government receives negative net satisfaction ratings across all thirteen milestones tested.
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Immigration tops Britons’ concerns as public divided on whether it is acceptable to protest outside asylum hotels
Three in ten (31%) say their local area is housing more than its fair share of asylum seekers, doubling to 61% of Reform UK voters. The public is divided on the acceptability of protesting outside hotels housing asylum seekers (36% acceptable vs. 39% unacceptable).
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One in five Britons would consider voting for a new left-wing party, rising to one in three young people and Labour voters
One in five (20%) British adults would consider voting for a new left-wing party founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana. The party's appeal is strongest among young people, with one-third (33%) of 16-34s considering it, alongside a third of 2024 Labour voters (33%) and 43% of 2024 Green Party voters.
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Ipsos @ Party Conferences 2025
From Brighton to Bournemouth, Liverpool to Manchester, Ipsos is on the road this autumn, bringing data-driven insights to the heart of UK politics. Join us at this year’s party conferences as our experts take the stage and share public opinion research.
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Half say Labour is doing a bad job at delivering a mission-led government
While Labour leads as the party seen as most likely to achieve its missions to improve the NHS and break down barriers to opportunity, Reform UK leads on “taking back our streets”, and the Greens on clean energy.
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Reflecting on the GP Patient Survey webinar 2025
On 17 July 2025, Ipsos hosted a webinar discussing the recently published 2025 GP Patient Survey (GPPS).
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Public responds positively to NHS 10 Year Plan measures, but with some scepticism about its impact
New Ipsos polling in the UK suggests Britons are responding positively to the recently unveiled NHS 10 Year Plan, with public more likely to say will make things better for patients (35%) than worse (9%).