Yes, think you're right - generally fewer interactions with services, and interacting with different services for different needs, but overall views (e.g. founding principles etc) generally similar.
Full results of @healthfoundation.bsky.social and @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social 6 monthly public surveys on the NHS are below.
Latest results suggest under 65s tend to be slightly less positive than over 65s. But for age groups from 16-64 yrs not many differences at all.
That was my understanding too.
In the @healthfoundation.bsky.social polling we do with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social - which asks similar questions about the founding principles, we find hardly any differences by age either.
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More funding for care packages would be welcome, with the usual caveats that social care does not exist purely to support the NHS and the care system desperately needs wider reform and investment.
But worth noting that problems arranging social care are far from the only cause of delays.
The focus is on reducing delayed discharges, which also increased in the wake of the pandemic and have proved stubbornly difficult to address over the last few years.
Over 12 hour trolley waits in A&E were a rarity 10 years ago, but numbers have increased dramatically post-pandemic and are set to hit new records in 2025.
The problem hasn't received nearly enough attention, so good to see this being put on the political agenda.
Rachel Reeves’ speech today ahead of the Budget hailed the government’s success in cutting the waiting list by 200,000 – but is this progress enough to reach their target of 92% waits ≤18 weeks by 2029?
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Perhaps the 10 year plan will say more. I hope so.
The government has already committed to recovering 18 weeks by the end of the parliament.
Getting UEC performance back to anywhere close to the 4 hour target will need a similarly bold, medium term ambition, backed with the necessary resources.
The plan is squarely focused on preparing for next winter, which is exactly what @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social promised...
...but not looking at the longer-term recovery of UEC services feels a missed opportunity, especially for a plan that took almost 6 months to produce.
Also good to see a renewed focus on improving flu vaccination coverage for 'at risk' groups and health care workers.
We highlighted the need to do this, along with tackling the growth in very long waits, in recent @healthfoundation.bsky.social analysis of winter pressures in 2024/25.
New urgent and emergency care recovery plan published by NHS England today.
Some welcome measures, including a focus on reducing very long waits in A&E, improving flow within hospitals and a commitment to more transparency, including publishing data on corridor care.
Causes of low flu (and Covid-19) vaccination coverage among frontline NHS workers last winter urgently need to be understood.
Addressing low uptake not a silver bullet for preventing winter crises, but could help to reduce risk.
As flagged in recent @healthfoundation.bsky.social analysis.
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Great round up by @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social of what's included, the significance of the new agreement and what needs to happen next.
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The govt confirms councils' core spending will rise by 6.8% in 2025/26, compared w/ 6% previously announced, helping fund some vital services supporting good health. But given long-term underfunding & social care pressures councils will still turn to cuts & council tax rises to stabilise finances🧵
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DHSC's now responded to the @houseoflords.parliament.uk 'Recipe for Health' report on how to fix our food system
The response includes:
-a new food strategy to come from Defra
-recognition that it needs a cross-gov approach
-industry to remain v much part of the solution
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So #NHS definitely not out of woods yet - still under severe strain from D&V and flu.
But we continue to see some more positive signs too - fall in RSV, Covid-19 still low, easing of A&E diverts/ambulance delays, decreasing flu beds/circulation.
But cautious positives from last week continue - compared to earlier this winter:
🔻A&E diverts
🔻ambulance handover delays
🔻children in hospital with RSV
And Covid-19 remains very low, as it has been throughout.
Impact of vomiting bugs on hospitals has been consistently bad this winter.
Reached a new high last week - 1,310 beds closed due to D&V on 26 Jan, worst day in last 3 years.
That's pretty hideous when many hospitals are at/close to capacity, with adult G&A bed occupancy averaging nearly 96%.
UKHSA suggests community circulation is still medium, but decreasing - a welcome change from last week.
Flu continued to fall in w/c 20 Jan, down to an average of around 2,900 patients in G&A hospital beds per day - down from around 3,700 last week.
But decline was fairly slow, still hovering around last year's peak (NHSE data says slightly higher, UKHSA weekly report says slightly below).
Another week where the #NHS and #Winter has been less in the news, but latest week of data from NHS England suggests things continue to be very tough.
Short 🧵 on the main points...
Yes, countries use different mechanisms to fund health care. And yes, this stuff is fascinating to policy wonks.
But does it shape health outcomes more than (say) differences in how much is spent, numbers of staff or how services are delivered? No.
Great stuff by @sjanereed.bsky.social here.
