29% believe NHS is 'unmanagable'

12 April 2012

Almost one in three people believes no major political party is capable of running the NHS, a poll has found.

Asked which of the parties could run the NHS, 29% of people surveyed said "none" while 27% of those with a preference, chose the Conservatives while 26% chose Labour.

The poll of 2,000 people was carried out for AXA PPP, which provides private health insurance.

Despite Labour being the party that most people associate with the NHS (63%), only 20% think the extra NHS funding under Labour has been well spent.

A total of 62% of people said NHS staff were now more concerned with hitting Government targets than with the quality of patient care.

Only around one in four people (23%) thought the NHS was on top of the issue of cleanliness while 62% said they would be worried about catching an infection if they needed a hospital stay.

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