The #BritishSocialAttitudes survey shows that there isn't public appetite for a change to the NHS funding model.

Strong support for the principles that the NHS should be funded through taxation and free at the point of use has endured.

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Younger people are less satified with the #NHS.

Our analysis of the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey shows that in 2025, just a fifth of under 35s said they were satisfied with the way the NHS is run compared to over a third of over 65s.

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In the latest #BritishSocialAttitudes survey results published last week:

Satisfaction with NHS services remains low, but some services are faring better than others.

Read our report to dive into the detail:

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Chart showing levels of satisfaction with the time waiting for different types of NHS care. Follow the link in our post for more detail.

Improving waiting times is one of the public's top priorities for health and social care, as explored by the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey.

In 2025, a majority of survey respondents were dissatisfied with waiting times across several NHS services.

Read the analysis for more.

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Graph showing the trend in satisfaction with social care over time, from 2005 to 2025. Between 2019 and 2021 satisfaction fell below 20% and it has remained below that level since.

Just 14% of respondents said they were ‘very’ or ‘quite’ satisfied with social care in the 2025 #BritishSocialAttitudes survey.

Satisfaction has lingered below 20% since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Read the analysis for more about pubic attitudes to health and social care:

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Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2025: Results from the British Social Attitudes survey The NHS has seen a 6 percentage point increase in public satisfaction, the first rise since 2019, according to the latest findings from the gold-standard survey of public attitudes to the NHS and soci...

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Glimmers of light but no new dawn in public satisfaction with the NHS With the results of the British Social Attitudes survey – published today – revealing there was a statistically significant 6 percentage point increase in public satisfaction with the NHS in 2025, The...

This week, we published with @thekingsfund.bsky.social our analysis of the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey.

But what do the results tell us about the position health and social care are in today?

Read the blog from @theasrstein.bsky.social and @swoolnoughtkf.bsky.social for the key takeaways.

NHS dentistry is rotting. Will the plan to fix it work? As patients struggle to find NHS dentists, Labour has a plan but not everybody is convinced it will work

"Without fundamental change, NHS dentistry will remain a service that has gone for good in many parts of the country." - @markgdayan.bsky.social in BBC News

Our analysis of the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey found that only 1 in 5 were satisfied with NHS dentistry in 2025. 🦷

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We asked project lead @leonoramerry.bsky.social about the striking variation in satisfaction across age groups, captured by the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey.

Read our full analysis with @thekingsfund.bsky.social:

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Image showing a graph of satisfaction with the way the NHS runs, over time, from 1983 to 2025. This is figure 1 on the webpage linked to in our post, and it shows that satisfaction increased to 26% in 2025 but remains at historically low levels.

NEW: Public satisfaction with the NHS increased to 26% in 2025.

It’s the first increase since Covid, but satisfaction remains low and individual NHS services did not see a similar rise.

Read our #BritishSocialAttitudes survey analysis with @thekingsfund.bsky.social:

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Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2024: Results from the British Social Attitudes survey The Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund join forces each year to analyse and present findings from the gold-standard survey of public attitudes and opinions towards the NHS and social care, as…

Every year, we take stock of public satisfaction with the #NHS through our analysis of the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey. ✅

This year's report found the lowest level of NHS satisfaction recorded since the survey began in 1983, with just 21% satisfied.

What’s shaping public satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the NHS? The results of the British Social Attitudes survey earlier this year revealed that just a fifth of the British public were satisfied with the NHS in 2024. In this blog, Bea Taylor takes a closer look ...

What can we learn from public opinion on the #NHS?

We’ve delved into the results of the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey to understand the factors that might be driving dissatisfaction with the health service – just a fifth of respondents were satisfied in 2024, a record low.

What’s shaping public satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the NHS? The results of the British Social Attitudes survey earlier this year revealed that just a fifth of the British public were satisfied with the NHS in 2024. In this blog, Bea Taylor takes a closer look ...

🆕 What’s shaping public satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the NHS?

Bea Taylor takes a closer look at the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey results to explore what the lessons might be for a government trying to win back public confidence in the NHS.

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Public satisfaction with the #NHS hit a new low in 2024. How can the government win back confidence?

TOMORROW: Join us at #Lab25 where we will be delving into the findings of the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey with @thekingsfund.bsky.social.

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Starmer outlines 10-year plan to change NHS ‘from sickness service to health service’ PM says work in England will focus on prevention, with early diagnosis, community hubs and lifestyle measures

🗞️ In reporting of the Ten Year Health Plan, @theguardian.com carries @theasrstein.bsky.social's response to claims #NHS is facing 'extinction'.

While the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey does find satisfaction with the NHS is low, public support for its founding principles remains high and resilient.

⚠️ "If we had a general election tomorrow, Nigel Farage would become Prime Minister with 377 seats on 30% of the vote"

🎓 Professor John Curtice on how First Past the Post has gone from sandbag to springboard for Reform UK

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Public attitudes toward same-sex relationships have changed dramatically.

In 1983, just 17% said they were “not wrong at all”. By 2022, it was 67%.
A powerful shift over 40 years.

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We analyse the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey each year in partnership with @thekingsfund.bsky.social‬.

Satisfaction with the #NHS has plummeted since the pandemic.

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🗞️ Sunday's @thetimes.com‬ cites the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey's finding that public satisfaction with the #NHS is at an all-time low.

Only 21% of respondents said they were satisfied 📉

NHSE chief exec Sir Jim Mackey says he was shocked by the findings.

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Public satisfaction with #NHSdentistry has fallen from a peak of 74% in the mid-1980s to a record low of just 20% in 2024.

We've tracked attitudes towards the NHS and social care through the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey, with @thekingsfund.bsky.social

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Writing for @bmj.com, @chrisgrahamuk.bsky.social - Picker's chief executive - discusses the most recent #BritishSocialAttitudes survey, public confidence in the #NHS, and delivering a person centred #10YearPlan.

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What do people think about the #NHS? Our analysis of the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey with @thekingsfund.bsky.social shows satisfaction is at a record low, but it also reveals much more.

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@markgdayan.bsky.social explores 👇

Tell me the worst: public opinion on the NHS leaves little choice but honesty for the government One of the findings from the latest British Social Attitudes survey is that a majority of the public think that a lack of money is part of the problem with the NHS – with more money the solution. As M...

A majority of the public think that a lack of money is part of the problem with the NHS – with more money the solution. Mark Dayan & Dan Wellings explain that this is far from an easy way to win back confidence & support. #BritishSocialAttitudes @thekingsfund.bsky.social bit.ly/4jqS1bn

In the coming months, the government will share it's plan to fix the NHS, but there's currently no plan for social care.

We found that satisfaction with social care is at a record low of just 13%.

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Tell me the worst: public opinion on the NHS leaves little choice but honesty for the government One of the findings from the latest British Social Attitudes survey is that a majority of the public think that a lack of money is part of the problem with the NHS – with more money the solution. As…

In the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey 69% said the government doesn't spend enough on the NHS, yet only 14% agreed that the #NHS spends the money it has efficiently. 💷

Mark Dayan and Dan Wellings explore the financial challenge facing the government ahead of the Spending Review.

The #BritishSocialAttitudes survey asks the public for their opinion on different aspects of #NHS care. 📊

The 2024 findings on A&E are stark - just 12% said they were satisfied with the length of time it takes to be seen in A&E.

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In 2024, just 1 in 5 British adults (21%) were satisfied with the way in which the NHS runs – the lowest level of satisfaction since the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey began. It’s a decline of 39 percentage points since 2019. @thekingsfund.bsky.social

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Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2024: Results from the British Social Attitudes survey The Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund join forces each year to analyse and present findings from the gold-standard survey of public attitudes and opinions towards the NHS and social care, as surveyed...

Latest data from the #BritishSocialAttitudes Survey shows just 1 in 5 people in 2024 were satisfied w/ the way the #NHS runs.

www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/public-satisfaction-with-the-NHS-and-social-care-in-2024-Results-from-the-British-Social-Attitudes-survey

“To rebuild trust and improve health outcomes, the NHS must urgently work in genuine partnership with patients to drive health care improvements and address health inequalities.” #BritishSocialAttitudes
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“We are deeply concerned by the findings from the latest British Social Attitudes survey, and yet it paints a picture we are now all too familiar with; a health service under immense strain, with public satisfaction in the NHS at an all-time low. “We hear first-hand from patients daily across the UK who are facing delays in treatments, uncertainty about their health and distressing experiences when seeking urgent care. “Behind these statistics are real people who need to be able to rely on their health service. The Government’s 10-Year Health Plan must deliver on its promise to deliver real, lasting change.”

Our Chief Executive @rachel-p.bsky.social responds to @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social and @thekingsfund.bsky.social analysis of the @natcen.bsky.social 2024 #BritishSocialAttitudes Survey