As of 2023, 65 percent of respondents in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland believed the principle 'the NHS should be free at the point of delivery' should definitely still apply to NHS services, with a further 21 percent reporting they believe it should probably still apply. Support for these three founding principles of the NHS was found to be very high among respondents, with only a small share of respondents believing they shouldn't apply in 2023.
Distribution of support for the founding principles of the NHS in the United Kingdom* as of 2023
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Should definitely apply to NHS services today
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NHS Confederation. (July 4, 2023). Distribution of support for the founding principles of the NHS in the United Kingdom* as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403175/support-for-the-founding-principles-of-the-nhs/
NHS Confederation. "Distribution of support for the founding principles of the NHS in the United Kingdom* as of 2023." Chart. July 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403175/support-for-the-founding-principles-of-the-nhs/
NHS Confederation. (2023). Distribution of support for the founding principles of the NHS in the United Kingdom* as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403175/support-for-the-founding-principles-of-the-nhs/
NHS Confederation. "Distribution of Support for The Founding Principles of The Nhs in The United Kingdom* as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403175/support-for-the-founding-principles-of-the-nhs/
NHS Confederation, Distribution of support for the founding principles of the NHS in the United Kingdom* as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403175/support-for-the-founding-principles-of-the-nhs/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Distribution of support for the founding principles of the NHS in the United Kingdom* as of 2023 [Graph], NHS Confederation, July 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403175/support-for-the-founding-principles-of-the-nhs/