This statistic displays the results of a survey asking for respondents opinion on access to treatment for patients with life threatening illnesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Of respondents, 51 percent strongly agree that it is wrong that the NHS should restrict access to treatment for people with life threatening conditions.
Thinking about access to treatment for patients with life threatening illnesses, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Characteristic
Strongly agree
Tend to agree
Tend to disagree
Strongly disagree
It is wrong that the NHS should restrict access to treatment for people with life threatening conditions
51%
27%
9%
4%
It is understandable that the NHS does not offer all potential treatments to patients, even if their condition is life threatening
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ComRes. (July 28, 2016). Thinking about access to treatment for patients with life threatening illnesses, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/426509/opinion-access-to-treatment-for-patients-with-life-threatening-illnesses-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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ComRes. (2016). Thinking about access to treatment for patients with life threatening illnesses, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/426509/opinion-access-to-treatment-for-patients-with-life-threatening-illnesses-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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