Primary care is usually people’s first stop for health advice or treatment, and is provided by general practitioners (GPs), practice nurses, pharmacists, and other health care professionals.
Our work focuses on understanding performance, the workforce, funding allocations and inequalities, informing national policy on improving services and reform.
About 4 mins
Following efforts to address the ‘8am scramble’ for a GP appointment, the latest GP Patient Survey offers grounds for cautious optimism over improving access to general practice.
We take a closer look at what’s in the Heath Bill and assess what it really means for patients and the public.
About 3 mins
We explore what people’s Google searches tell us about their concerns and priorities for the NHS.
About 5 mins
As voters head to the polls in Scotland and Wales, we consider how they perceive the health care system – and whether political priorities reflect public concerns.
About 6 mins
Nina Hemmings and Dr Luisa Pettigrew explore the framework’s main priorities and potential risks, with a focus on the implications for general practice.
About 4 mins
Data on the health of general practice in England, including appointments and workforce.
About 5 mins
The new GP contract for 2026/27 has published but is not the ‘wholesale renegotiation’ called for by the BMA, nor the transformative shift envisioned in government’s 10-Year Health Plan.
About 21 mins
Our ninth set of polling with Ipsos reveals how improving A&E waiting times is now tied with making it easier to get appointments at GP practices as the public’s highest priorities for the NHS.
New polling from the Health Foundation and Ipsos reveals how improving A&E waiting times is now tied with making it easier to get appointments at GP practices as the public's highest priorities for th...
The Health Foundation responds to the government's new GP contract.