Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2017: results and trends from the British Social Attitudes survey | The King’s Fund | Nuffield Trust
This analysis from the British Social Attitudes survey summarises views on, and feelings towards, the NHS and health care issues. Overall NHS satisfaction levels remain higher than they were in the 1990s and early-to-mid-2000s, however, there has been a statistically significant fall in satisfaction in 2017 which took net satisfaction to its lowest level since 2007.
Key findings:
- Public satisfaction with the NHS overall was 57% in 2017 – a 6 percentage point drop from the previous year. At the same time, dissatisfaction with the NHS overall increased by 7 percentage points to 29% – its highest level since 2007.
- Older people were more satisfied than younger people: 64% of those aged 65 and over were satisfied with the NHS in 2017 compared to 55% of those aged 18 to 64. Between 2016 and 2017, satisfaction fell among all age groups.
- The four main reasons people gave for being satisfied with the NHS overall were: the quality of care, the fact that the NHS is free at the point of use, the attitudes and behaviour of NHS staff, and the range of services and treatments available.
- The four main reasons that people gave for being dissatisfied with the NHS overall were: staff shortages, long waiting times, lack of funding, and government reforms.
Full report: Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2017: results and trends from the British Social Attitudes survey
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