As of May 2024, the majority of respondents across all age groups though the pressure on and workload of NHS staff would get worse or much worse over the next 12 months. The youngest age group was the most optimistic, but even then, only 10 percent of 16 to 24-year-olds overall thought the situation would get better.
Distribution of respondents who thought the pressure on and workload of NHS staff will get worse, better or stay the same over the next 12 months in the United Kingdom as of 2024, by age group
Question was worded in the source as: "And looking towards the future, to what extent do you think each of the following will get better, get worse, or stay about the same over the next 12 months? Pressure on or workload of NHS staff."
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Health Foundation. (August 9, 2024). Distribution of respondents who thought the pressure on and workload of NHS staff will get worse, better or stay the same over the next 12 months in the United Kingdom as of 2024, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404595/pessimism-over-nhs-workload-uk-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Health Foundation. "Distribution of respondents who thought the pressure on and workload of NHS staff will get worse, better or stay the same over the next 12 months in the United Kingdom as of 2024, by age group." Chart. August 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404595/pessimism-over-nhs-workload-uk-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Health Foundation. (2024). Distribution of respondents who thought the pressure on and workload of NHS staff will get worse, better or stay the same over the next 12 months in the United Kingdom as of 2024, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404595/pessimism-over-nhs-workload-uk-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Health Foundation. "Distribution of Respondents Who Thought The Pressure on and Workload of Nhs Staff Will Get Worse, Better or Stay The Same over The next 12 Months in The United Kingdom as of 2024, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404595/pessimism-over-nhs-workload-uk-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Health Foundation, Distribution of respondents who thought the pressure on and workload of NHS staff will get worse, better or stay the same over the next 12 months in the United Kingdom as of 2024, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404595/pessimism-over-nhs-workload-uk-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 15, 2025)
Distribution of respondents who thought the pressure on and workload of NHS staff will get worse, better or stay the same over the next 12 months in the United Kingdom as of 2024, by age group [Graph], Health Foundation, August 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404595/pessimism-over-nhs-workload-uk-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
