Around two thirds say they are not confident that they would be able to get a GP appointment quickly at a time that suits them

• The British public are also not confident that they would be seen quickly in A&E, nor that an ambulance would arrive quickly if they needed one.

New polling from Ipsos for ITV News, explores attitudes towards NHS services and whether the public feel confident that they could access different services quickly. 

• Almost two thirds (65%) said they were not confident that if they needed a GP appointment, they would be able to get one quickly at a time that suits them (34% confident). 
• Three in five said they were not confident that if they needed an ambulance, one would arrive quickly (-4 from Sep 2022). 38% said they were confident that an ambulance would arrive quickly if they needed one (+6 from Sep 2022).
• Two thirds (67%) said that they were not confident that if they needed emergency care in A&E they would be seen quickly (+1 from Sep 2022). Around a third (32%) said they were confident that they would be seen quickly in A&E if they needed emergency care (+1 from Sep 2022).

Ipsos Director of Politics, Keiran Pedley, said:

These findings reflect a wider trend that the public are deeply concerned about the NHS. Ipsos research regularly shows that the NHS is the number one issue on voters minds as we approach polling day, with the ability to access care quickly a key concern.

Technical note
Ipsos interviewed a representative sample of 1,028 Online British adults aged 16-75. Polling was conducted online between 29-30 May 2024. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population. All polls are subject to a wide range of potential sources of error.