Get the facts on NHS performance and satisfaction

9 July 2019

Are three million more patients using good or outstanding hospitals?

There were 2.7m more admissions in 2017/18 to hospital trusts that had improved their rating to good or outstanding than admissions to trusts that had dropped their rating to a …

Are three million more patients using good or outstanding hospitals?

8 February 2019

It’s unclear exactly how NHS England plans to save 500,000 lives

It’s unclear how NHS England plans to save 500,000 lives through its Long Term Plan. It hasn’t published much detail on how it calculated the figure.

It’s unclear exactly how NHS England plans to save 500,000 lives

23 May 2018

Winter 2017/18: the worst ever for the NHS?

In collaboration with the Nuffield Trust we looked at whether or not this winter was the worst ever for the NHS in England.

Winter 2017/18: the worst ever for the NHS?

17 May 2018

NHS viral image factcheck

We’ve factchecked a viral graphic on NHS funding, A&E waiting times, ambulance targets, hospital beds and GPs.

24 January 2018

Fiddled A&E statistics?

Unpublished guidance to NHS Trusts has raised questions about whether A&E statistics can be trusted.

21 July 2017

Has the NHS been judged the best healthcare system in the world?

International comparisons of healthcare are about the UK, not just the NHS. How we do depends on the measures chosen.

Has the NHS been judged the best healthcare system in the world?

17 July 2017

Can't get no NHS satisfaction?

One survey says most people are satisfied with the NHS, another says more of us are dissatisfied. Why the different results?

7 June 2017

Election 2017: what the parties haven’t told voters

Full Fact factchecks what the parties do say. Often what they haven't said matters even more.

Election 2017: what the parties haven’t told voters

1 June 2017

What is the NHS?

The NHS stands for the National Health Service: Government-funded health care and medical services that everyone in the UK can use without being asked to pay the full cost.

30 May 2017

Is the NHS in crisis?

There are so many ways of measuring success in the NHS, but the results from the Nuffield Trust show that the NHS does face significant problems in many different areas.

NHS performance and satisfaction

Are three million more patients using good or outstanding hospitals?

It’s unclear exactly how NHS England plans to save 500,000 lives

Winter 2017/18: the worst ever for the NHS?

NHS viral image factcheck

Fiddled A&E statistics?

Has the NHS been judged the best healthcare system in the world?

Can't get no NHS satisfaction?

Election 2017: what the parties haven’t told voters

What is the NHS?

Is the NHS in crisis?

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