Voters are overwhelmingly opposed to government plans to let hospitals advertise, according to a survey conducted by YouGov for the NHS Together alliance of health unions.

The Department of Health is expected to publish a code of practice allowing hospitals to market their services under the era of choice.

But the poll of more than 2,000 finds that 39 per cent strongly disagreed and 34 per cent disagreed with the proposition that 'I want to see competition in the NHS with doctors and hospitals competing for my custom, such as spending and advertising'.

Voters are overwhelmingly opposed to government plans to let hospitals advertise, according to a survey conducted by YouGov for the NHS Together alliance of health unions.

The Department of Health is expected to publish a code of practice allowing hospitals to market their services under the era of choice.

But the poll of more than 2,000 finds that 39 per cent strongly disagreed and 34 per cent disagreed with the proposition that 'I want to see competition in the NHS with doctors and hospitals competing for my custom, such as spending and advertising'.

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