On-time cancer diagnoses decline, despite NHS hitting 28 days target
In March 2025, 78.9% of NHS patients received their cancer diagnosis on time, a drop of over 1 percent from February, reversing the upward trend seen in the previous month. On Thursday, NHS England published its most recent data on cancer waiting times for March 2025, revealing that, out of 275.4k patients who were told […]
NHS waiting lists increase for first time in seven months, with all Care Boards missing target
The data team at Polimapper has visualised this month’s ‘Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times’ data to showcase its potential for informing geographical discussions on healthcare challenges. The map below shows NHS waiting times statistics by Integrated Care Board in England. Each local area page includes a detailed breakdown of waiting times by service in […]
Rate of adults who are ‘overweight or living with obesity’ on the rise amid new advances in research
In 2023 to 2024, 64.5% of adults in England were estimated to be ‘overweight or living with obesity’. This is an increase of 0.5% from the previous year, consistent with a nearly decade-long upward trend. Weight loss made headlines this morning, following new breakthroughs in obesity research. Statistics from the Office for Health Improvement and […]
GP satisfaction rates stagnate, with satisfaction as low as 60%
GP satisfaction in England has decreased by 1.2% in March, compared to January. Satisfaction was as low as 60% in the Integrated Care Board of Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, Polimapper’s visualisation shows. The new Health Insight Survey release, which assesses patient satisfaction with NHS services, comes after the Institute for Government think tank published […]
NHS waiting lists decrease over the year but ICBs continue to miss target
At the end of February 2025, there were 6.2 million NHS patients awaiting to start treatment. This is a decrease of 1.6% in the number of patients waiting over the year. On Thursday, NHS England published its Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times data for February 2025. The data showed a moderate decrease in the […]
80.2% of cancer patients diagnosed on time, marking significant improvement in rates
In February, an average of 80.2% of people received their cancer diagnosis on time after an urgent referral. This is an improvement from 73.4% seen the month before. This morning, NHS England has published the most recent statistics on cancer waiting times for February 2025. The statistics paint a positive picture, showing higher rates of […]
New study reveals Dementia prevention breakthrough, but diagnostics remain low
Although dementia diagnosis rates have increased to 64.8% in 2024, these continue to be significantly below pre-pandemic levels, new statistics from the Department of Health and Social Care show. This comes as a new study revealed Shingles vaccine as a potential prevention tool against dementia. Dementia diagnosis rates, calculated by comparing recorded diagnosis to estimated […]
Palliative care rates return to pre-pandemic levels despite funding concerns
Last year, an average of 16% of people had palliative caring responsibilities in England. This is a decrease of 4% from the year before, and represents a return to pre-pandemic rates, statistics from the Department of Health and Social Care show. The data visualised by Polimapper, highlighting geographical trends, reveals that the NHS Lancashire and […]
Long term social care support increases by 3% amidst high dissatisfaction rates
In December 2024, over 600k adults in England were in receipt of long term social care support, data visualised by Polimapper shows. The statistics published this morning by the Department of Health and Social Care reveal that there was a 3% increase in the number of recipients of long-term support between January and December, which […]
NHS dissatisfaction on the rise as 40% of patients unhappy with waiting times communication
In February 2025, 57% of NHS patients were dissatisfied with the communication of NHS waiting times in the Mid and South Essex ICB, new data shows. The statistics from the ONS’s Health Insight Survey, visualised today by Polimapper, show that in England there was a slight decrease in dissatisfaction from the month before and a […]