Patient experience

2021 - Consultation response - Clinical standards for urgent and emergency care
In our response to proposals to change the NHS's approach to waiting times in A&E, we outline patients' views, which are overall supportive of the new measures.

2020 - Report - Being A Patient
The first report from our programme of work on patient experience.

2020 - Report - Being A Patient - Appendix
Details of the methodology and full survey results from our report 'Being A Patient'.

2019 - Report - Patients' views on possible changes to waiting times targets
We conducted a short survey to gauge support among patients for possible approaches to changing clinical standards (targets) around waiting times for different types of treatment.

Latest

CVDPREVENT NATIONAL AUDIT

A project to use existing data to identify undiagnosed and untreated patients.
Lockdown: one year on

Our Chief Executive Rachel Power reflects on the tragic losses and wider consequences for patients of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shock at Budget’s total failure on health and care

Budget 2021 completely failed to provide essential investment in health and care, to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Patients welcome Prime Minister's statement on lockdown

Our reaction to the announcement of a 'road map' out of lockdown in 2021.

COVID-19

Our formal policy documents on the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic.
New report: Being A Patient

Our report on patient experience argues that it's time for a fresh approach.
Medicines and treatments

The importance of safe and effective medicines and treatments being available to patients.
Our letter to the new Prime Minister

We've written to Boris Johnson following his appointment as Prime Minister to outline the challenges and opportunities ahead of him in respect of health, care and wellbeing
Workforce

Issues relating to the health and social care workforce, including doctors, nurses and other professionals
NHS England consults on legislation – what do patients think?

NHS England is proposing to review and update the legislation that underpins the NHS - so what will the changes mean, and what do patients think of them? We ask for views.
Patients Association launches nutrition checklist

New Patients Association Nutrition Checklist helps identify those living in the community at risk of under-nutrition
‘Evidence based interventions’ – good housekeeping, or barriers to treatment?

As with earlier guidelines, while we acknowledge the need to ensure NHS funds are spent wisely, we are concerned that the end result will be to shut some patients off from treatments that would be beneficial.
Patients Association responds to NHS funding announcement

The Patients Association has reacted with disappointment to the Prime Minister's announcement of the future NHS funding settlement.
Analysis of the Prime Minister's NHS funding announcement

What the Prime Minister's funding announcement is likely to mean for the NHS, and for patients.