Public Health


Social Care Survey

Collecting data on income, assets and care needs to inform policy decisions on paying for social care

Laura Tuhou and Claire Lambert look at the feasibility and acceptability of collecting data about people’s income, assets and care needs as part of a survey aiming to inform future policy decisions about paying for care and support, and at what could make a survey on this more acceptable to the people invited to take part.
NHS Publication

Beyond the waiting room: How local context shapes GP experience

Understanding patient experience is an important element of providing high quality health care, and can lead to more positive outcomes and experiences for patients and staff.
Healthcare Survey

One in two young people have missed work in the last year because of stress – a new global survey by Ipsos

Meanwhile, people see mental and physical health as equal despite feeling healthcare systems prioritise physical wellbeing
Healthcare Survey

Mental health seen as the biggest health issue, while Brits continue to worry about overstretched NHS

Mental health overtakes cancer as biggest health concern globally in the wake of COVID-19 according to the 2024 Ipsos Global Healthcare Monitor study.
NHS Survey

Britons want easier access to appointments and shorter waiting times to improve GP experience

New Ipsos polling on perceptions of services Britons receive from GP practices.
NHS Survey

Almost half the public support GPs taking collective action short of strikes

More than half the public (54%) say the NHS is heading in the wrong direction according to new Ipsos polling.
NHS Survey

4 in 10 Britons support hiring more Physician Associates to support GPs – but six in ten don’t know what they do

New Ipsos polling in collaboration with the Press Association highlights the lack of knowledge among the British public regarding Physician Associates (PAs).
Healthcare Survey

2024 GP Patient Survey results released

In the 2024 survey, the majority of patients reported a good overall experience of a range of services.
Election Publication

The NHS and its use of the private sector

In a new Ipsos blog, we analyse how the NHS is being seen in the voters' minds and some of the narratives around the NHS in the debates.