\n Additionally, 50% of respondents said that private providers should play a \u2018bigger role\u2019 in delivering healthcare.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Nine in ten Scots believe NHS reform is needed. (Image: PA)\n<\/p>\n
\n The figures were released as Enlighten hosts crunch talks in Edinburgh<\/a> on Monday alongside Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS).\u00a0<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n Speakers at the event include Health Secretary Neil Gray<\/a>, as well as Professor Andrew Elder, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Jane-Claire Judson, Chief Executive of CHSS.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n Labour Deputy Leader Jackie Baillie<\/a> MSP, Lib Dem Leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP, Patrick Harvie<\/a> MSP of the Scottish Greens<\/a> and Brian Whittle MSP of the Conservative Party will also contribute.\n<\/p>\n \n Professor Elder said: \u201cThere must be a conversation about whether public funding can be increased. Or, if it cannot be, the conversation must move to how we make reasoned decisions about what can – and cannot – be provided via the public purse.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cPolicy makers cannot continue to pretend that the NHS can do everything for everybody all of the time, with no change in funding. This would only let down patients.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n Elder noted: \u201cI look forward to hearing from the politicians on our political panel about how they intend to lead or contribute to the national conversation – with input from the public and healthcare community – and how they will collaborate to ensure that reform of health and social care is delivered for people in Scotland.”\n<\/p>\n \n According to the poll, which surveyed 1,020 adults in Scotland between the 5th and 15th of October; 93% believe the health service needs either \u201csignificant\u201d or \u201cmoderate\u201d change and reform, with 88% thinking the same of the social care system.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n Similarly, while 88% believe that healthcare should be free at the point of use, 63% think the current model is unsustainable and 50% would use, and would like a bigger role, for the private sector.\n<\/p>\n \n While over 80% believe that the improvement of social care should be a top priority, just 42% that they understand how social care is funded and delivered.\n<\/p>\n \n \n Enlighten Director Chris Deerin added: \u201cThe people on the front line of delivering health and social care in Scotland are increasingly telling us that the system is unsustainable, often stretched beyond capacity and overly complex.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cWe also know that the nation\u2019s health is deteriorating, that inequalities are widening and that with an ageing population demand for health and social care services can only grow.\n<\/p>\n \n He said of the polling data: \u201cThis shows that the users of the services see that too, and accept that the status quo is not an option.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cWe hope that our conference today can provoke, inspire and encourage constructive debate around what reform to the NHS and social care might look like.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n The polling also found that 29% of respondents wanted to see the role of the private sector expanded, as opposed to 28% who said they would pay more tax to fund healthcare.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n 71% believe the NHS is worse now than 10 years ago, while 77% think it will be worse 10 years from now.\n<\/p>\n \n Read more:\n<\/p>\n \n Reacting, Jane-Claire Judson, Chief Executive of CHSS, said it was \u201cno surprise to me that the public wants NHS reform\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n She added: \u201cPeople living with long-term health conditions are increasingly being left behind. The NHS itself is not irreparable; what\u2019s unsustainable is our inability to create and implement the change needed to tackle current challenges.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cReal change must be rooted in humility and courage from Scotland\u2019s political leaders and must be driven by the lived experiences of those who rely on our services.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Additionally, 50% of respondents said that private providers should play a \u2018bigger role\u2019 in delivering healthcare.\u00a0 Nine in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":195429,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-228336","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Neil Gray is set to attend the conference. (Image: Peter Summers\/PA Wire)\n<\/p>\n