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25 per cent of patients willing to pay towards GP appointments, poll shows
The poll, called The Everyday Health Tracker, regularly surveys an estimate 2,000 UK adults and found that just under 25 per cent of respondents were prepared to pay part of the cost towards GP appointments.
Data found that patients in higher managerial positions were more willing to pay, compared to patients in lower income jobs where just 20 per cent were willing to pay independently.
Furthermore, 56 per cent of respondents to the poll said they understood that ‘the NHS can’t do everything’ to cover all areas of healthcare, with 51 per cent of people expressing a willingness to finance their own physiotherapy, 50 per cent inclined to pay for home support and 45 per cent prepared to pay for rehabilitation services.
The findings also showed that 36 per cent of people would be willing to pay a fee for accessing counselling or mental health therapies.
YouGov reports associate director Tom Rees said: “The debate around GP waiting times and seven-day service is one that continues to divide opinion. For many, the NHS should be free at the point of service, and paying for GPs is simply not an option.
“For others, it seems as though they would be willing to share some of the financial burden. With the financial pressures facing the health service it may only be a matter of time before radical approaches have to be considered. Whether these would be politically viable is another matter.”
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