New research has revealed confidence in the NHS to treat cancer in Wales has dropped over the past 5 years.
The Devonshire Clinic analysed YouGov’s latest NHS cancer survey, which revealed only 21% of Welsh respondents had a great deal of confidence in the NHS to treat cancer.
The latest figures also showed 57% had a fair amount of confidence and 13% didn’t have a lot of confidence.
The number of respondents who had no confidence at all rose to 5%, in 2019 it was 0%.
| How much confidence would you have in the NHS to treat Cancer May 2024 | |||||||
| UK | London | South (Excluding London) | Midlands | North | Scotland | Wales | |
| A great deal of confidence | 19% | 20% | 19% | 21% | 20% | 16% | 21% |
| A fair amount of confidence | 49% | 39% | 50% | 45% | 50% | 54% | 57% |
| Not a lot of confidence | 19% | 22% | 18% | 23% | 16% | 19% | 13% |
| No confidence at all | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% |
| Don’t know | 6% | 9% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 4% |
A spokesperson from The Devonshire Clinic said the findings are worrying.
“It’s very clear that many people in the UK have deep concerns about the NHS’s ability to treat cancer.
“Having trust in our healthcare system is really important, and these results show there’s a real need for something to be done to restore confidence.
“Everybody should feel secure during their treatment journey, and nobody should be left behind in the fight against cancer.”
Credit to https://thedevonshireclinic.co.uk/ who provided the analysis of the data
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