In 2023, a survey in the United Kingdom* found that almost half of people surveyed felt that backlogs in the National Health Service were due to not enough staff working in the service. Around 40 percent felt that the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellations it caused has been responsible for the current backlog.
Share of respondents who believed the following reasons were the cause of NHS backlogs in the United Kingdom* as of 2023
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Question was worded in the source as: "As you may know, there is currently a backlog of patients waiting for routine NHS hospital services such as diagnostic tests, appointments with specialists, and operations. You may have heard this referred to as the elective care backlog. Which, if any, of the following, do you think are most responsible for the elective care backlog? Please select the two to three that you think are most responsible."
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NHS Confederation. (July 5, 2023). Share of respondents who believed the following reasons were the cause of NHS backlogs in the United Kingdom* as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403514/opinion-on-reasons-for-nhs-backlogs/
NHS Confederation. "Share of respondents who believed the following reasons were the cause of NHS backlogs in the United Kingdom* as of 2023." Chart. July 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403514/opinion-on-reasons-for-nhs-backlogs/
NHS Confederation. (2023). Share of respondents who believed the following reasons were the cause of NHS backlogs in the United Kingdom* as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403514/opinion-on-reasons-for-nhs-backlogs/
NHS Confederation. "Share of Respondents Who Believed The following Reasons Were The Cause of Nhs Backlogs in The United Kingdom* as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403514/opinion-on-reasons-for-nhs-backlogs/
NHS Confederation, Share of respondents who believed the following reasons were the cause of NHS backlogs in the United Kingdom* as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403514/opinion-on-reasons-for-nhs-backlogs/ (last visited July 21, 2024)
Share of respondents who believed the following reasons were the cause of NHS backlogs in the United Kingdom* as of 2023 [Graph], NHS Confederation, July 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403514/opinion-on-reasons-for-nhs-backlogs/
