In response to the Government’s announcement to abolish NHS England and bring the health service under direct democratic control, the Patients First Coalition is to be led by former Health Minister and former NHS nurse of 25 years, Rt Hon Anne Milton.
The Coalition will provide a platform for working with policymakers in this period of significant change – making sure that patient needs, rather than ideology, remain at the heart of the NHS’ evolving structure.
The Patients First Coalition, run by This Is Purpose, was originally established in 2024 to drive a new national conversation on healthcare, helping shape cross-party priorities ahead of the General Election, led by Nick Forbes CBE.
Now with the Government’s recent decision to return the NHS to direct democratic control, the Patients First Coalition is once again stepping forward to ensure that this new era of the NHS is open to collaboration with all parts of health and social care community to deliver the best outcomes for patients. Throughout 2025 we will be looking at key health topics such a tackling health inequalities, alongside submitting best practice and discussing new ideas.
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 Parliamentary constituencies, 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.