This statistic shows the public support in the United Kingdom (UK) for universally free drugs which extend life for less than six months for terminally ill patients as of January 2017. From the respondents, 76 percent believed that these drugs should be free for everybody while 18 percent believed they should be available for free only to some people who needed it.
Public support for drugs which extend life for less than six months for terminally ill patients in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017
Original question: The drugs which extend life for less than six months for terminally ill patients, for example some cancer treatmentsis are generally available for free on the NHS in the United Kingdom. Please state whether you think it should: be available for free to everybody who needs it, be available for free only for some people who need it, or no longer be available for free for anybody who needs it.
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Ipsos. (February 6, 2017). Public support for drugs which extend life for less than six months for terminally ill patients in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/679362/public-support-for-universally-free-nhs-life-extending-drugs-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos. "Public support for drugs which extend life for less than six months for terminally ill patients in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017." Chart. February 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679362/public-support-for-universally-free-nhs-life-extending-drugs-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos. (2017). Public support for drugs which extend life for less than six months for terminally ill patients in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679362/public-support-for-universally-free-nhs-life-extending-drugs-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos. "Public Support for Drugs Which Extend Life for Less than Six Months for Terminally Ill Patients in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of January 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679362/public-support-for-universally-free-nhs-life-extending-drugs-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos, Public support for drugs which extend life for less than six months for terminally ill patients in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679362/public-support-for-universally-free-nhs-life-extending-drugs-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 12, 2024)
Public support for drugs which extend life for less than six months for terminally ill patients in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017 [Graph], Ipsos, February 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/679362/public-support-for-universally-free-nhs-life-extending-drugs-united-kingdom-uk/
