While there's been a drop in flu vaccination rates for over 65s in England, the rate remains around the World Health Organization target of 75%.
Read more about flu vaccination coverage in England and how this compares internationally:
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Over the last 13 years, A&E waiting times have changed dramatically.
In 2013, over 90% of patients were seen within 4 hours in major A&E unit (type 1s). After lots of fluctuation during the pandemic, this now sits at around 60%.
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Chart showing the rate of new STI diagnoses over time, from 2012 to 2024. Follow the link in our post to read more about the trend.
📉 The rate of new STI diagnoses in England for gonorrhoea and chlamydia decreased by 17% and 14% in the year to 2024.
Read more about the effectiveness of sexual health services:
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📉 7.2 million cases were waiting to start planned (elective) hospital treatment in January 2026 - the lowest level since February 2023.
But there is still some way to go for the NHS to meet its headline target...
Read more via our #QualityWatch dashboard 👉 buff.ly/YcWcVJ2
With the NHS working towards key targets this spring, we've updated our #QualityWatch performance dashboard with the latest statistics.
See how the NHS is performing 📊
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Read the full #qualitywatch analysis from @lkrole.bsky.social, @stutibagri.bsky.social and @sarahscobie.bsky.social [2/2]
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NEW: Increasing the use of specialist “advice and guidance” to GPs is a key part of ambitions to bring down NHS waiting lists. But as @hsj.co.uk coverage of our new #qualitywatch analysis shows, it may not be the silver bullet that’s hoped for. [1/2]
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Chart tracking the proportion of people who died who had three or more emergency admissions in the last three months of life. The chart shows an increase between 2009 and 2019, before a fall back to 2010 levels (just over 6%) by 2023. Another line shows the proportion with three or more admissions in the last year of life between 2009 and 2018, where there was an increase from just under 21% to just over 25%. Explore the link to the indicator page in the post text for more detail.
The proportion of people with three or more emergency admissions in the last three months of life fell in the 2020s, returning towards 2010 levels.
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Later this week we’ll publish a blog on what recent policy could mean for patients. 🔎
How has A&E attendance for mental health care needs changed over time?
Our #QualityWatch analysis from Bea Taylor looks at the data for the NHS in England.
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In 2017, the home overtook hospitals as the most common place of death — and it has remained so ever since.
Read more analysis on trends in end of life care from our #QualityWatch team 👉 buff.ly/Zj1o5s7
The latest #QualityWatch blog looks at the provision of mental health A&E care in England. 🏥
The data shows that A&E attendances meeting the criteria for categorisation as bizarre behaviour, hallucinations, or physical aggression have increased in recent years.
Read our analysis 👉 buff.ly/ZOVtHlW
Can dedicated #MentalHealth A&E centres achieve the government's stated aims of “reducing crowding” and “speeding up access to care”? New analysis by Bea Taylor shows why that's unlikely.
🗞️ Read the HSJ exclusive on our #QualityWatch analysis 👇
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#QualityWatch is a Nuffield Trust and @healthfoundation.bsky.social programme providing independent scrutiny into how the quality of health and social care is changing over time.
Find out more here 👇
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🆕 The changing terrain of mental health in A&E – a new #qualitywatch blog from Bea Taylor looks at the mental health care being provided in A&E, and the challenges new specialist services need to overcome to improve care for people in mental health crises.
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We've been tracking the decline in childhood vaccination coverage for #measles and a range of other dieases in recent years via our #QualityWatch programme. 💉
Find out more here: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/vac...
A graph of responses to the question 'During your last general practice appointment, were you involved as much as you wanted to be in decisions about your care and treatment?' Answers have remained stable since 2018, with around 5-10% of respondents answering 'No', around 30% answering 'Yes, to some extent' and around 60% answering 'Yes, definitely'
Do GP patients feel involved in decisions about their care?
That's one of the questions tracked by our #Qualitywatch indicators.
Since 2018, around 60% of respondents to the GP Patient Survey have said they were 'definitely' involved as much as they wanted to be.
Further analysis: buff.ly/VX2Gsdo
The latest data found 82% of adults aged 18–64 in England who were receiving long-term support for a learning disability lived in their own home or with family, the highest proportion in the last 12 years.
Read more about this #Qualitywatch indicator 👉 buff.ly/7i0L5Dm
Jess's Rule was informed by our #Qualitywatch research.
We found that half of 16 to 24 year olds required three or more interactions with a healthcare professional from a GP practice before being diagnosed with cancer, compared to one in five people across the whole population.
What does the data say about NHS performance?
Take a look at our newly updated #QualityWatch dashboard for the latest on the NHS in England.
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Our #QualityWatch dashboard has been updated with all the latest statistics on the performance of the #NHS in England.
See how the NHS is doing against its targets 👉 buff.ly/Wnqz0pG
CQC ratings for #SocialCare services have been getting worse in recent years. In 2019, around 15% were rated as 'requires improvement' compared with around 26% in 2025.
Find out more about the quality of adult social services in England here: buff.ly/WJKtjqV
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In the latest #NHS staff survey, nurses and midwives were the mostly likely to say they would feel secure raising concerns about unsafe clinical practice, whereas medical and dental trainees were the least likely.
Find out more about safety culture in the NHS 👉 buff.ly/Z6b31ug
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⭐ 2025 Nuffield Trust highlights: Back in June our #QualityWatch programme explored how the burden of disease affects working-age women and men differently and policy implications for a government focused on tackling rising inactivity due to ill health. #HealthInequalities
We've updated our #QualityWatch dashboard with the latest data on the NHS in England, released today 📊
Explore the dashboard and see how the NHS is faring against its key targets 👇
Catch up on our #QualityWatch analysis of how the waiting list decreasing does not necessarily mean that more need is being met in the NHS.
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The obesity rate for 10-11 year olds in England was 22.1% in 2023/24.
That's down from 25.5% in 2020/21, after falling for the last three years.
It's one of a range of health indicators we're tracking via our #QualityWatch programme.
Explore the interactive version of this chart 👉 buff.ly/SuH8WJt
Mortality rates are consistently higher for males than females, but the gap has narrowed over time.
In 2024, the mortality rate for males was 1.5 times higher than the rate for females, down from 1994 when it was 1.4 times higher.
Read more about this #QualityWatch indicator 👉 buff.ly/cIVMMXJ
The NHS performance dashboard tracks against key targets, including those around waiting times for planned treatment and response times for emergency care 📊
It’s been updated this week with the latest data, as part of our #QualityWatch programme 📈
Explore the dashboard 👇
📢 We’ve updated our NHS performance dashboard with the latest headline figures 📊
It includes the overall waiting list for planned hospital treatment, which fell slightly in September after rising for three months in a row.
We also have data on waits for A&E and cancer treatment. #QualityWatch
Mortality rates in England and Wales have now fallen below 2019 levels after rising during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read more about this #QualityWatch indicator here 👉 buff.ly/O5IQiNv
