Public satisfaction with A&E at an all-time low: reflections of an A&E doctor (4 May 2023)

Summary

The results from the 2022 British Social Attitudes survey made for very difficult reading for those of us working in the NHS right now. Overall satisfaction with the NHS is at the lowest level ever recorded and similarly satisfaction with individual services is at record lows across the board, but it was satisfaction with A&E services that saw the sharpest fall in 2022. 

Kelly Ameneshoa, an Emergency Medicine Doctor working across South London and Surrey, reflects on the findings.