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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

NHS facing ‘crisis of public trust’ as most people fear being failed by A&E services

Paramedics and ambulance staff move a patient from an ambulance into hospital
Huge numbers of people worry about their local A&E not having enough beds. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

Three in four people in the UK fear getting stuck on a trolley in a hospital corridor or an ambulance not arriving after dialling 999, prompting claims that the NHS is facing “a crisis of public trust”.

Huge numbers also worry about their local A&E not having enough beds (77%) and not being able to get care at their GP surgery (70%), research also found.

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