Healthcare

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.

On 17 July 2025, Ipsos hosted a webinar discussing the recently published 2025 GP Patient Survey (GPPS).

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%).

The survey of the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery workforce highlighted the motivations, experiences, and challenges faced by those working in the sector.

The 2025 GP Patient Survey (GPPS) results have now been published.

In collaboration with THIS Institute and the Health Foundation we’ve been exploring what good looks like when designing national programmes in health care. Our report marks the first output of an important project aimed at supporting leaders in the health and care sector.

A quarter (24%) of Britons believe the government has made a great deal or a fair amount of progress on making it easier to see a GP. However, a significant 65% feel they have not seen much or any progress.

At the heart of the 10 Year Plan the Government is aiming to achieve a triple shift - moving care from hospitals into the community, continuing the move from analogue to digital, and more of a focus on prevention rather than sickness.

Polling released ahead of the publication of the 10-year health plan for the NHS shows experiences of the NHS are broadly good, but variable.