Polling for Foundation Trust Network Conference

The Foundation Trust Network and Sky News commissioned Ipsos to carry out a survey with the general public in England about their views of the NHS.

Confidence in local NHS services is high, with eight in ten people saying they are confident that they or a family member would receive good care from NHS services in their local area (80%). Fewer are confident that NHS services in their local area will be able to provide high quality care to patients this winter though (70%), and less than a quarter think local NHS services will get better over the next few years (22%). In order to maintain the current level of care and services provided by the NHS, four in ten think people should be charged for some NHS services (39%), while three in ten think people should pay more tax than they do now (30%). Six in ten think spending on the NHS should be increased to maintain services as they are now (62%).

• Download the data tables here (PDF)
• Dowload the charts here (PDF)

Technical Details

• The Foundation Trust Network (FTN) commissioned Ipsos to survey 1,124 adults in England aged 15 and over.
• Respondents were interviewed face-to-face between 24 October – 2 November 2014.
• Data are weighted to reflect the population profile in England.