Poll shows 'dramatic' NHS confidence loss

THERE has been a "startling collapse" in public satisfaction with the NHS, according to a major public survey.

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Some 59% of adults say they are dissatisfied with the health service, up seven percentage points in a year and the highest level on record.

The British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey, which covers England, Scotland and Wales, found only a fifth of respondents (21%) are now satisfied with the NHS. This is down from 24% year-on-year and the lowest proportion since the survey began in 1983.

Overall satisfaction with the NHS has plummeted 39 percentage points since the pre-pandemic year of 2019, when 60% of adults said they were satisfied with the health service.