History
Location location location (and your health) When moving house, people often consider local schools, and forget about access to healthcare. This is a mistake. Where is the local hospital? Regional hos...
Current NHS Performance (2025) This current performance data mainly from the House of Commons library (May 2025). 1. 18 week elective (planned care) target – includes operations and procedures 18 week...
Key Factors Affecting NHS Spending UK healthcare spending as a percentage of GDP The percentage of the UK’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) spent on healthcare, was around 11.1% in 2024, a slight i...
UK Healthcare Spending as a Percentage of GDP The percentage of the UK’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) spent on healthcare, was around 11.1% in 2024, a slight increase from the previous year but ...
Can you use the NHS if you’re not a UK resident? Yes/no. We will now explain UK residency status and NHS entitlement The NHS works on a residency based system where anyone who has ‘ordinary residence...
What is Martha’s Rule? Martha’s Rule is a patient safety initiative in England that allows patients and their families to seek an urgent review from a critical care outreach team if they a...
Benefits of asking for a second opinion from a doctor A second opinion might provide different treatment options. This could be valuable if the original treatment plan is considered invasive, risky, o...
How to request a second opinion from a doctor If you want to request a second opinion about your GP’s or your specialist’s diagnosis and/or your treatment, you can follow these steps: Share your...
How to change or cancel an NHS hospital appointment Please do not ring your GP They cannot change or cancel things for you. You need to do it. To change or cancel an NHS hospital appointment, there ar...
How to use NHS services The NHS is very large, and the biggest employer in Europe. It is so large and complicated, it is hard to know which part of the NHS to use. This page covers the most important ...
