Dr Foster Intelligence is a provider of healthcare information in the United Kingdom, monitoring the performance of the National Health Service and providing information to the public.[1] It was launched in February 2006 and is owned by Telstra. Dr Foster aims to improve the quality and efficiency of health and social care. It monitors the performance of the National Health Service and provides information to the public.[2] In 2010, the Dr Foster 2010 Hospital Guide was launched in The Observer newspaper[3] and on the BBC.[4]