Two-thirds support higher taxes to maintain NHS funding

Support for the founding principles of the NHS remains steadfast, but the public are increasingly aware of the funding pressures it faces.New polling for the King’s Fund thinktank found that two-thirds (66%) of the public are willing “to pay more taxes in order to maintain the level of spending needed” on the health service.“Clearly the [rising] volume of noise around the problems the NHS is facing, and the warnings from within the health sector around inadequat