In January, 89.4% of people who have received an NHS England service at a pharmacy were satisfied with their experience, data from the most recent Health Insight Survey shows. This represents an increase of 0.5% in satisfaction from the month before. Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied rates remained the same, whilst dissatisfied rates saw a decrease…
As the Climate Change Committee released its Seventh Carbon Budget, the latest carbon emissions data reveals that overall emissions in the UK saw a decrease of 5% in 2022, from the year before. The data published by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero showed that of the 361 local authorities of the UK…
In January 2025, a total of 495,904 NHS England patients had a recorded diagnosis of dementia. This represents a slight decrease from the numbers registered one month prior. Of these, 96.9% of patients were aged 65 or over. However, the NHS estimates that there are a total of 735,168 individuals aged 65 or over in…
Knife crime has increased by a staggering 24% in the last decade, according to data released today by the Ministry of Justice. However, this increase seems to be slowing down, with 2024 seeing only a 0.3% increase on the year before. The number of knife and offensive weapon offences dealt with by the Criminal Justice…
Average house prices in the UK have increased by 4.6% in the 12 months to December 2024, provisional data from the Office for National Statistics shows. The annual growth rate has increased from the 3.9% recorded in November, as an average house in the UK costs £268,000. In England, average house prices have not changed…
NHS waiting lists have fallen for the fourth consecutive month. As NHS staff delivered a record 18 million treatments in the year of 2024, waiting lists have fallen from 6.28 million to 6.24 million patients awaiting treatment in the month of December. However, a significant backlog still remains, with 7.3 million people still waiting to…
74,000 people did not start their cancer treatment on time last year, according to latest data from NHS England. The NHS has confirmed that the majority of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) did not meet targets set for cancer waiting times. This is measured according to three standards: the Faster Diagnosis Standard, which calls for 75%…
As of June 2024, 662,320 people in England were receiving long-term social care—an increase from the previous year. While the number of individuals in residential and nursing care remained steady, community-based social care saw a rise. Figures released by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) last Thursday indicate that for every 100,000 adults…
Local public health services have been given a £200 million boost in public health grants for the financial year of 2025/2026. This increased source of funding is said to strengthen family and school nurses, sexual health clinics and other public health services. The new development comes as part of the government’s Plan for Change, in…
The numbers of deaths due to alcohol reached a record high, latest data shows. A total of 10,473 people died due to diseases known to be a direct consequence of alcohol in 2023. Figures from the Office for National Statistics, released on Wednesday, revealed alarming rates of alcohol deaths per 100k people in multiple UK…