Public perceptions of health and social care (November 2022) The third wave of results from our programme of UK-wide public polling delivered in partnership with Ipsos

• This slide deck presents the findings from the third wave of our programme of polling conducted between 24 and 30 November 2022, with a total of 2,063 responses from people aged 16 and older across the UK. 

The results show: 

• The public continue to remain negative about the standard of care in the NHS and social care, with views worsening since the May 2022 survey. 

• Negative views towards national NHS services have increased since May 2022, although views towards local NHS services remain stable.   

• The public are generally negative towards social care services, and there is strong support for most policies to improve workforce shortages.   

• The proportion of the public who are paying or likely to pay for private health insurance or private healthcare remains stable; nearly half of the public have paid for dental services in the past year. 

• There is strong support from the public for an increase in funding for the NHS; yet the majority of the public think the NHS either often or generally wastes money. 

• The public think the biggest challenges practices face are around the availability of appointments. 

• While the public view the government as responsible for public health, they generally do not think the government has the right policies in place to address public health. 

• The public tend to view health inequalities as important, however they do not think the government has the right policies to address them.