Feeling the pressure: what the 2023 Commonwealth Fund survey reveals about the state of the UK health system

The Health Foundation -
This report found that the UK’s performance on hospital-based care is consistently near the bottom in a public survey of 10 high income countries. The analysis of the 2023 Commonwealth Fund survey highlights key areas where the UK performs poorly, particularly on long waits for specialist care, lack of access to out-of-hours care and affordability for treatments like dental care. For hospital care, the UK had among the longest waiting times compared to the other countries in the survey, with 11% of people waiting a year or more for a specialist appointment and 19% waiting a year or more for non-emergency surgery.

• Report
• The Health Foundation - press release