Although a majority of people believed the founding principles of the NHS would still be intact in five years' time according to a survey carried out in 2022, there was a significant majority who disagreed. Almost 30 percent of respondents felt in five years' time the NHS would not be able to provide a comprehensive service available to everyone.
Distribution of respondents who agreed or disagreed with the following statements regarding the NHS's founding principles in five years' time in the United Kingdom as of 2022
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Neither agree nor disagree
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Strongly disagree
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The question was worded in the source as: "Thinking about the NHS in five years' time, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?"
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Health Foundation. (February 3, 2023). Distribution of respondents who agreed or disagreed with the following statements regarding the NHS's founding principles in five years' time in the United Kingdom as of 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404684/thoughts-on-state-of-the-nhs-in-five-years-in-the-uk/
Health Foundation. "Distribution of respondents who agreed or disagreed with the following statements regarding the NHS's founding principles in five years' time in the United Kingdom as of 2022." Chart. February 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404684/thoughts-on-state-of-the-nhs-in-five-years-in-the-uk/
Health Foundation. (2023). Distribution of respondents who agreed or disagreed with the following statements regarding the NHS's founding principles in five years' time in the United Kingdom as of 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404684/thoughts-on-state-of-the-nhs-in-five-years-in-the-uk/
Health Foundation. "Distribution of Respondents Who Agreed or Disagreed with The following Statements regarding The Nhs's Founding Principles in Five Years' Time in The United Kingdom as of 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404684/thoughts-on-state-of-the-nhs-in-five-years-in-the-uk/
Health Foundation, Distribution of respondents who agreed or disagreed with the following statements regarding the NHS's founding principles in five years' time in the United Kingdom as of 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404684/thoughts-on-state-of-the-nhs-in-five-years-in-the-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Distribution of respondents who agreed or disagreed with the following statements regarding the NHS's founding principles in five years' time in the United Kingdom as of 2022 [Graph], Health Foundation, February 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404684/thoughts-on-state-of-the-nhs-in-five-years-in-the-uk/