Brits Have Never Been Less Satisfied With Their Public Health System

Forbes March 27, 2024
Katherine Hignett

Satisfaction with the U.K. public health system has hit an all-time-low as patients face long waits for all manner of care from dentistry to emergency services.

Just 24% of the public is satistied with the National Health Service, according to the 2023 British Social Attitudes Survey, the results of which have been analysed by think tanks the King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust.

This is a massive drop for a country that’s historically been fiercely proud of it’s free-at-the-point-of-use health service. Back in 2010, satisfaction with the NHS was at 70%; it’s highest level since the survey began in 1983.

In last three years alone, it’s dropped by 29 percentage points. And levels of dissatisfaction have risen markedly over the...

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