Over two-thirds of Britons do not trust the government with the NHS - Polidicks

[B]Over two-thirds of people do not trust the government's handling of the NHS, a poll commissioned by BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Deryshire programme suggets. Only 18% of the 1,005 adults surveyed in England think Andrew Lansley is doing a good job as Health Secretary.[/B] Health Minister Simon Burns said the government's plans for the NHS are [B]safeguarding it for future generations[/B]. [B] When asked which political party they trusted most with the health service, one-third (32%) of people surveyed said they trusted none of them.[/B] Labour received the highest vote of confidence at 37% and [B]less than one in ten people said they trusted the Liberal Democrats[/B]. [B]Eighty percent of people did not feel the government had done enough to explain its planned reforms of the NHS[/B], which hand control of budgets to GPs and other staff and open the service to more competition from private and voluntary sectors. Mr Burns said: "Reform is never easy, but patients are already benefiting from GPs designing local health services and a renewed focus on improved results. "Around the country they are being treated in more convenient places, [B] pressure on hospitals is reducing and we are safeguarding the NHS for future generations.[/B]" Some 58% of respondents said they [B]did not understand the government's planned changes[/B] to the health service. Clare Gerada, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, said: "I'm not surprised at the poll findings.[B] This bill is the largest piece of legislation that has ever hit us. It is phenomenal and very, very complex[/B]. "But the one thing it won't do, and let's be very clear about this, it won't reduce bureaucracy." ComRes conducted the survey of 1,005 adults across England between 17 and 19 February 2012, weighing data to be representative of the population. [IMG]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/58622000/jpg/_58622382_014006520-1.jpg[/IMG] [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17112846[/URL]

ITT: The British (rightfully) don't trust David Cameron.

Nick Clegg managed to ruin his partys reputation for decades in one fell swoop. Of course no one trusts the Lib Dems.

I don't even know what they are trying to do and it's not like I don't keep up with the news.

Well a large number of Britons have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to the government.

Ok but what to British people actually think about NHS? As someone who lives in a country where the healthcare policy is still "get a high paying job or get fucked", it seems like it's better than nothing.

The NHS is amazing if you have something immediately life threatening, but it's pretty lacklustre with the minor things, or long term care. It's the inconsistancies and stupid things about it that make it so irritating, I talked to a consultant radiologist recently, and it turns out that the one sector that seems to have been having more funds allocated into it constantly is the management, which keeps on bloating.

[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;34803686]Ok but what to British people actually think about NHS? As someone who lives in a country where the healthcare policy is still "get a high paying job or get fucked", it seems like it's better than nothing.[/QUOTE] We like it how it is, but we want shorter waiting lists and the ability to have any treatment at any NHS hospital and not the current post code lottery, but we just don't trust a Tory government to make it better

[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;34803686]Ok but what to British people actually think about NHS? As someone who lives in a country where the healthcare policy is still "get a high paying job or get fucked", it seems like it's better than nothing.[/QUOTE] Not when you come out with MRSA instead of a broken arm.

Most of the NHS don't trust them either so I think this is pretty much a mutual feeling across Britain.

It's still better than American Healthcare.

cameron is doing a wonderful job in destroying the nhs

I wouldn't trust them with looking after my ham sandwich so this isn't too surprising

I've only needed the NHS' direct healthcare once, when I was critically dehydrated. It was neat.

[img]http://mydavidcameron.com/images/pesky1.jpg[/img] There is no smoke without fire.

Why should we, they spend all of our taxes on bloody horse manure and personal needs.

I don't trust the NHS with the NHS

Only 18% of the 1,005 adults surveyed in England think Andrew Lansley is doing a good job as Health Secretary. Because a survey sample of 1005 people really makes up for what the rest of us are thinking.

For a second I thought it was saying over 2/3 of everyone distrusted the NHS, which would be pretty bad but this is good, people are being aware that the coalition's restructuring will fuck everything up wicked nasty, like. [editline]21st February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=matt.ant;34803735]We like it how it is, but we want shorter waiting lists and the ability to have any treatment at any NHS hospital and not the current post code lottery, but we just don't trust a Tory government to make it better[/QUOTE] also, this

[QUOTE=Godline;34804215]Only 18% of the 1,005 adults surveyed in England think Andrew Lansley is doing a good job as Health Secretary. Because a survey sample of 1005 people really makes up for what the rest of us are thinking.[/QUOTE] Don't dismiss surveys purely on sample size also consider sampling method before constructing a conclusion

[QUOTE=Turnips5;34804247]For a second I thought it was saying over 2/3 of everyone distrusted the NHS, which would be pretty bad but this is good, people are being aware that the coalition's restructuring will fuck everything up wicked nasty, like. [editline]21st February 2012[/editline] also, this[/QUOTE] Can you really blame anyone for thinking that the conservatives'll fuck everything up again.

[QUOTE=cyclocius;34803618]ITT: The British (rightfully) don't trust David Cameron.[/QUOTE] He's the prime minister of Britian correct? If so, awesome. I totally got that question right on my Political Science exam today B]

[QUOTE=NorthernFall;34803632]Nick Clegg managed to ruin his partys reputation for decades in one fell swoop. Of course no one trusts the Lib Dems.[/QUOTE] Funny how quick people are to trust Labour again after they got us into the recession. Lib Dems are still the best option between the major parties, and still have my vote.

they're trying to privatize it too much to the point where its basically a business. [editline]21st February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Darth_GW7;34804557]Funny how quick people are to trust Labour again after they got us into the recession. Lib Dems are still the best option between the major parties, and still have my vote.[/QUOTE] historically speaking Labour always runs us into debt while the Tories are the ones to drag us out of it. That's why people don't usually like the Tories an awful lot, because they have to cut back the things Labour put in which caused debts. The recent public sector cuts were done out of Labours over spending with money it didn't have - public sector jobs are labour votes essentially. But New Labour is Thatcherism under the image of the working class party, the gap between rich and poor increased under NL.

[QUOTE=inconspicious;34804104]There is no smoke without fire.[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/gCuc0.jpg[/IMG] What about fog machine?

NHS = Neglecting Homo sapiens. sorry.

[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;34803686]Ok but what to British people actually think about NHS? As someone who lives in a country where the healthcare policy is still "get a high paying job or get fucked", it seems like it's better than nothing.[/QUOTE] Well I'm in a situation that would screw over many people in places like America. My mother has MS, and we live alone together. MS is really expensive medically and it's impossible to find a job with so with income other than benefits there would be no way of affording any medical bills. Yet here, we're still getting mostly satisfactory service for free, and I really appreciate that fact.

The government position on healthcare drives me mad. The amount the UK spends on healthcare per person is low when compared to many other countries with good health services, yet the government keeps complaining that the NHS is spending too much. What? The government say that privatising parts of the NHS will make it cheaper. How is this sensible? Competition might drive down prices but at the end of the day private firms are there to make a profit so it is impossible for them to offer as low a price as the private sector. Here is how some of the existing NHS privatisation schemes go: thing is privatised, private firm quotes very low price for services. A year or two later they then raise the price massively and the NHS is forced to pay the new massively inflated price (since they got rid of their internal service years ago). Many services in the NHS are understaffed and over-tasked, with large amounts of unpaid overtime propping up some services. Healthcare is expensive and it doesn't get any cheaper in a recession, yet NHS budgets are still cut, while MPs get pay rises.

[QUOTE=Darth_GW7;34804557]Funny how quick people are to trust Labour again after they got us into the recession. Lib Dems are still the best option between the major parties, and still have my vote.[/QUOTE] Did labour get the rest of the world into a recession too?

[QUOTE=NoDachi;34805099]Did labour get the rest of the world into a recession too?[/QUOTE] No, but they managed to allow it to hit us badly.