Long NHS Waits Top Reason for Going Private, Survey Finds

Published on September 3, 2024

Not being able to get an NHS appointment quickly enough was the top reason people cited for using private health care, a survey has found. Some 45 percent of respondents to a survey said that waiting times were a factor in them seeking independent health services, followed by 27 percent who said they did so because it was easier to book private appointments. Twenty percent also said it was because they had workplace health insurance and 17 percent said they thought the care they received in private settings was of higher quality than on the NHS. The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN), a private health care membership body which conducted the survey into public attitudes of independent health care, said that data obtained from providers found that since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an ever increasing demand for private health care....

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