# Public support for founding principles of NHS is falling across UK population

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-20T05:00:16+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/20/public-support-founding-principles-nhs-falling-across-uk-population
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/public-support-for-founding-principles-of-nhs-is-falling-across-uk-pop-71f3d2/

Rise in economic hardship and changes in attitudes towards migration could explain drop in support, experts say Public support for the NHS’s founding principles – that it is free to use, available to everyone and tax-funded – has fallen over the last five years, research has shown. Backing for all three pillars dropped between 2021 and 2025 across the UK population, except for a small rise in mill

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