This statistic shows the public acceptance in the United Kingdom (UK) of funding the National Health Service (NHS) by charging patients for missed appointments as of January 2017. From the respondents, 71 percent believed that it was in more or less acceptable to fund the NHS by charging for missed appointments while 22 percent disagreed to some degree.
Public acceptance of funding the NHS by charging patients for missed appointments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017
Original question: To maintain the current level of care and services provided by the NHS, funding for the NHS would have to increase. I am now going to read out some suggestions people have made about how funding could increase. With that in mind, how acceptable or unacceptable do you feel each of the following measures would be ... Charging patients for missed appointments (for example GP or hospital appointments)
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Ipsos. (February 6, 2017). Public acceptance of funding the NHS by charging patients for missed appointments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/679015/public-acceptance-of-funding-nhs-by-charging-for-missed-appointments-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos. "Public acceptance of funding the NHS by charging patients for missed appointments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017." Chart. February 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679015/public-acceptance-of-funding-nhs-by-charging-for-missed-appointments-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos. (2017). Public acceptance of funding the NHS by charging patients for missed appointments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679015/public-acceptance-of-funding-nhs-by-charging-for-missed-appointments-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos. "Public Acceptance of Funding The Nhs by Charging Patients for Missed Appointments in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of January 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679015/public-acceptance-of-funding-nhs-by-charging-for-missed-appointments-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos, Public acceptance of funding the NHS by charging patients for missed appointments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679015/public-acceptance-of-funding-nhs-by-charging-for-missed-appointments-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Public acceptance of funding the NHS by charging patients for missed appointments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017 [Graph], Ipsos, February 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/679015/public-acceptance-of-funding-nhs-by-charging-for-missed-appointments-united-kingdom-uk/
