Half of Brits agree that the NHS is in a 'humanitarian crisis'

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The British Red Cross recently claimed the NHS is in a 'humanitarian crisis'

Nearly half of Brits agree the NHS is in the midst of a ?humanitarian crisis?, the description which has been applied to it by the Red Cross .

Last week Theresa May ridiculed the claim by the international agency ? but 47 per cent of people polled for the Sunday Mirror believe it is true.

And 53 per cent would be prepared to pay more tax if the cash raised was earmarked for the health service. More than half of those questioned in our ComRes poll say they think that NHS patient care is now worse than it was 10 years ago.

Yet, despite that, more than seven in 10 think patients still get a high standard of care ? up 13 points from when the question was last asked in 2013.

Nevertheless, nearly six in 10 reckon the NHS is more focused on meeting Government targets than in ensuring good care. Seven in 10 say they have not experienced any unacceptably poor standards over the last two years while 28 per cent say they have.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt does not get a good diagnosis from voters, with 53 per cent saying he is doing a lousy job ? up 16 points from 2013.

Yet 43 per cent believe PM Mrs May would do a better job of sorting out the winter crisis than Jeremy Corbyn . Only 26 per cent reckon the Labour leader could do better.

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