Michela Arena is a Research Manager in the Opinion Research team at Public First, where she specialises in survey research and advanced quantitative analysis. She co-designed and led the nationally representative polling that informed Going Private: What People Think of Private Healthcare in 2024, commissioned by the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN). The research examined public attitudes towards independent healthcare in the UK and how these differ across demographic groups. Michela’s wider portfolio includes work on anti-politics, media and entertainment consumption habits, sustainability, and criminal justice reform. Prior to joining Public First, she was a Research Officer at the ESRC Business and Local Government Data Research Centre.