State of Care 2025-2026
State of Care - The annual assessment of health care and social care in England
State of Care looks at the trends, shares examples of good and outstanding care and highlights where care needs to improve.
This year's report reports on a social care market in flux, changing shape rapidly but without a clear destination.
Meanwhile, persistent inequalities across the whole health and care system mean people's experience of care is fractured and heavily dependent on where they live and who they are.
