This statistic shows the public acceptance in the United Kingdom (UK) of funding the National Health Service (NHS) by charging patients for missed appointments as of January 2017, by age group. From the respondents aged 18 to 24 and 45 to 54, 27 percent and 41 percent respectively believed that it was completely acceptable to fund the NHS by charging for missed appointments.
NHS funding: acceptance of charging for missed appointments UK 2017, by age
Public acceptance levels for funding the NHS by charging patients for missed appointments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017, by age group
Source
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Release date
February 2017
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Region
United Kingdom
Survey time period
January 26 to January 29, 2017
Number of respondents
1,033 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
Original question: To maintain the current level of care and services provided by the NHS, funding for the NHS would have to increase. I am now going to read out some suggestions people have made about how funding could increase. With that in mind, how acceptable or unacceptable do you feel each of the following measures would be ... Charging patients for missed appointments (for example GP or hospital appointments)
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Further related statistics
Ipsos. (February 6, 2017). Public acceptance levels for funding the NHS by charging patients for missed appointments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/679168/public-acceptance-of-funding-nhs-by-charging-for-missed-appointments-by-age-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos. "Public acceptance levels for funding the NHS by charging patients for missed appointments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017, by age group." Chart. February 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679168/public-acceptance-of-funding-nhs-by-charging-for-missed-appointments-by-age-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos. (2017). Public acceptance levels for funding the NHS by charging patients for missed appointments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679168/public-acceptance-of-funding-nhs-by-charging-for-missed-appointments-by-age-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos. "Public Acceptance Levels for Funding The Nhs by Charging Patients for Missed Appointments in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of January 2017, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679168/public-acceptance-of-funding-nhs-by-charging-for-missed-appointments-by-age-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos, Public acceptance levels for funding the NHS by charging patients for missed appointments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679168/public-acceptance-of-funding-nhs-by-charging-for-missed-appointments-by-age-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 12, 2019)