Public perceptions of the NHS and social care

The British Social Attitudes survey provides a definitive measure of public opinion from the 1980s to today, showing how satisfaction with the NHS has changed amidst staffing and financial struggles. This spotlight collects the survey results and our related work on public perceptions on health and social care.

Spotlight

Published: 28/02/2018

Public satisfaction with the NHS falls to a 25-year low 30/03/2022 • John Appleby | Dan Wellings

Blog post

Image of John Appleby
Read more
Are British people satisfied with the NHS? 20/04/2022

Video

Read more
Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2021: Results from the British Social Attitudes survey 30/03/2022 • Dan Wellings | Danielle Jefferies | David Maguire | John Appleby | Nina Hemmings | Jessica Morris | Laura Schlepper

Report

Read more
Party politics and attitudes towards the NHS 05/05/2022 • John Appleby | Laura Schlepper

Blog post

Image of John Appleby
Read more
Adult social care: why it has even lower public satisfaction than the NHS 14/04/2022 • Simon Bottery | Laura Schlepper

Blog post

Image of Simon Bottery
Read more
Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2019: Results and trends from the British Social Attitudes survey 03/04/2020 • John Appleby | Nina Hemmings | David Maguire | Jessica Morris | Laura Schlepper | Dan Wellings

Report

Read more
Why did public satisfaction with the NHS increase in 2019? 03/04/2020

Video

Read more
Public satisfaction with the NHS rose sharply in 2019 – why? 03/04/2020 • Dan Wellings | John Appleby

Blog post

Image of Dan Wellings
Read more
Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2018: Results from the British Social Attitudes survey 07/03/2019 • Ruth Robertson | John Appleby | Harry Evans | Nina Hemmings

Report

Read more
How satisfied are the British public with social care? 03/04/2020

Video

Read more
Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2017: Results and trends from the British Social Attitudes survey 28/02/2018 • Ruth Robertson | John Appleby | Harry Evans

Report

Read more
British public’s satisfaction with the NHS at lowest level in over a decade 07/03/2019

Press release

Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to its lowest level since 2007, according to analysis of the 2018 British Social Attitudes surve...

Read more
What does the British public think about social care? 07/03/2019 • Nina Hemmings

Blog post

Image of Nina Hemmings
Read more
John Appleby: headlines from the 2017 British Social Attitudes survey on the NHS 28/02/2018

Video

Read more
Sharp drop in public satisfaction with the NHS, new analysis shows 28/02/2018

Press release

The Nuffield Trust and The King's Fund say the results reflect the public’s growing anxieties over the funding and staffing of the NHS.

Read more
Politics and satisfaction with the NHS 28/02/2018 • John Appleby

Blog post

Image of John Appleby
Read more
The NHS at 70: Are we expecting too much from the NHS? 27/06/2018 • Helen McKenna

Report

Read more