Public satisfaction with the NHS at record 40-year low

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. For 2023 it found satisfaction with the NHS peaked in 2010, when 70 per cent of people said they were satisfied with the health service. Despite record low satisfaction levels, the majority of the public, 91 per cent, believe in the founding principles that the NHS should be free of charge when people need to use it. “Ahead of the upcoming general election, political leaders should take note of just how far satisfaction with this celebrated public institution has fallen.” When it comes to funding and priorities, 84 per cent of people polled said they thought the NHS had a major or severe funding problem. That’s why we are providing the NHS with record funding of nearly £165 billion a year by the end of this Parliament, an increase of 13 per cent in real terms compared to 2019.” The statement added it is “making good progress in cutting waiting lists in England” despite winter pressures and industrial action and it has backed the NHS’ long term workforce plan with more than £2.4 billion.