New dementia diagnoses decrease amidst advances in early testing
New diagnoses of dementia saw a decrease over the past month, with the South West region recording a notably lower rate than the national average. This comes as new study paves the way for pinprick blood tests, which are said to detect early signs of dementia. In this visualisation, we have mapped Primary Care Dementia […]
NHS waiting list performance improves following summer of consecutive increases
NHS waiting list performance improves in September, following a summer of consecutive increases. This comes as the British Medical Association confirms resident doctor strikes across England. This morning, NHS England released new Referral to Treatment (RTT) Waiting Times figures, demonstrating a 1.6% decrease in open pathways over the month. The number of pathways where a patient was […]
NHS waiting list rises for third consecutive month, threatening government targets
The rising trend in NHS waiting lists has persisted for the third month in a row, putting the government’s pledge to tackle NHS waiting times at risk. Figures released this morning by NHS England show the number of incomplete pathways (patients waiting for treatment) increased by over 50,000 in August 2025, reaching 7,415,000. This marks the third […]
Care home occupancy holds steady at 86% as government pledges £500m for pay boost
Adult care home occupancy remained above 86% in September. This comes as the government announced new investment to boost wages for social care workers. Statistics published this morning by the Department of Health and Social Care show an occupancy rate of 86.4% in care homes as of 15 September 2025. The data collected reveals a total of […]
NHS staff numbers rise, but report warns targets will be missed
NHS staff numbers are rising as the government seeks to cut waiting lists, but a new report warns key targets are unlikely to be met. Statistics published this morning by NHS England show a 2.3% year-on-year increase in full-time equivalent (FTE) staff, bringing the total to 1,374,557 in June. This also represents a small rise compared with […]
NHS waiting times worsen for second month amid industrial action
NHS waiting lists have risen for the second consecutive month, despite a record number of cancer checks and treatments in July. The figures cover a period that included five days of industrial action. This morning, NHS England published new referral to treatment waiting times figures for July 2025, revealing an increase of 33,000 in open pathways – […]
NHS workforce grows amid concerns over marginalisation of disabled staff
Latest NHS workforce figures reveal a 2.3% increase in staff numbers, amid feelings of marginalisation among disabled NHS staff and students. This morning, NHS England released new NHS workforce figures for May and June 2025. The statistics show a total of 1,373,863 FTE staff members in May and 1,374,557 in June, with the latter seeing an […]
Slight increase in NHS waiting lists amid doubts over service delivery
NHS sees slight increase in waiting lists after a year of improvement, amid doubts over healthcare needs being met. The latest NHS waiting times data follows a Nuffield Trust report showing that recent improvements in waiting lists are not necessarily due to improved treatment delivery, but rather to a higher number of appointments being removed […]
Cancer waiting times see continued increase
In May, the rate of on-time cancer diagnoses hit a new low, following a peak of 80.2% three months prior. Data released by NHS England shows that 74.8% of patients received their cancer diagnosis on time after an urgent referral, this was a month on month decrease of nearly 2%. Additionally, 91% of people were […]
NHS waiting lists fall ahead of strikes
May sees improvement in NHS waiting lists as incomplete pathways decrease by over 3%, ahead of resident doctors’ strikes. This morning, NHS England published a new statistical release on consultant-led referral to treatment waiting times for May 2025, showing 7.36 million open pathways at the end of the month. This is a 0.4% decrease over […]