Just 29% of Britons say they are satisfied, citing waiting times and lack of staff as key concerns.
Public satisfaction with the NHS has slumped to its lowest level ever recorded by the long-running British Social Attitudes survey.
What is more, the survey of more than 3,300 people was carried out in the autumn before the winter months hit, a period which saw the worst waiting times on record in England, Scotland and Wales.The survey showed the public most valued the NHS being free at the point of use and the quality of care when they were seen.
His father, Anthony, who died from cancer six weeks ago aged 83, was taken to A&E after a fall at his home in Shropshire in December. "It felt like some kind of World War I scene in the bunkers with nurses going around treating the dying. It was quite shocking to see.The findings were published by the Nuffield Trust and King's Fund think tanks which sponsor the health questions.
Louise Ansari, of the patient watchdog Healthwatch England, said the findings chimed with the feedback it was receiving.
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