IT’S TIME TO
PUT PATIENTS
BEFORE POLITICS
Britain is facing unprecedented healthcare challenges. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, waiting lists are at a record level, with over seven million people currently waiting for specialist clinical care or surgery, alongside a recruitment and retention crisis in the NHS with over 100,000 advertised vacancies.
The Patients First Coalition is about putting patients before politics, by utilising the whole healthcare sector - public and private - to get people the care they need, now.
If we do just that, Britain can drive down waiting lists, and deliver better quality care. That means longer, healthier lives for people across the country - especially those in the most disadvantaged communities.
The Patients First Coalition is Chaired by former Public Health Minister Rt Hon Anne Milton
WHY THE WHOLE
HEALTH COMMUNITY
NEEDS TO COME TOGETHER
7 million people in Britain today are currently on an NHS waiting list.
Just 29% of people are currently satisfied with healthcare services in Britain.
371,000 people are waiting more than a year to be seen for treatment.
This data shows how a constituency ranks compared to others for health-weighted deprivation factors.
It has been mapped onto the constituencies that the next general election will be fought on, allowing you to visualise health deprivation in a convenient manner that will stay relevant in the long-term.
In this dataset, lower ranks are worse. Ranks are out of 533.