State of Care 2024/25
24 October 2025
State of Care is our annual assessment of health care and social care in England.
The report looks at the trends, shares examples of good and outstanding care, and highlights where care needs to improve.
Recent publications
Local authority assessments 2023 to 2026: Emerging themes and findings
Key findings from our assessment programme of all 153 local authorities in England with adult social care responsibilities.
The safer management of controlled drugs: Annual update 2025
Our annual report on the safer use of controlled drugs, highlighting our regulatory oversight activities and inspection findings.
Learning from Independent Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews
This report presents shares findings from the Independent Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews (IC(E)TRs) that we carried out between May 2024 and November 2025.
Types of publication
Themes in health and social care
These projects focus on areas such as types of care, particular groups of people or care pathways.
