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Public Support for NHS Founding Principles Is Falling

Fewer Britons now back the NHS's founding principles of being free, open to everyone and paid for through taxes, a King's Fund analysis of British Social Attitudes data shows. Support for care being available to everyone fell most among older people, while Gen Z backing for tax funding dropped 11.2 points to 74.1%. Experts link the shift to economic hardship and changing views on migration.

By BriefTea Editorial · 20 October 2026 at 7:46

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