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Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2017: Results and trends from the British Social Attitudes survey

Robertson, Ruth

Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2017: Results and trends from the British Social Attitudes survey - London Nuffield Trust 2018 - Briefing .

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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">The Nuffield Trust and The King's Fund present results and analysis from the annual British Social Attitudes survey. This year's results show a sharp, alarming drop in public satisfaction with the NHS. Public satisfaction with the NHS overall was 57% in 2017 – a 6 percentage point drop from the previous year. At the same time, dissatisfaction with the NHS&nbsp;overall increased by 7 percentage points to 29% – its highest level since 2007. The four main reasons that people gave for being dissatisfied with the NHS overall were: staff shortages, long waiting times, lack of funding, and government reforms.</span>

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