2020
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daaa044
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Representations of the National Health Service (NHS) in UK print media

Abstract: Generating negative news coverage of state welfare provision has been identified as a strategy designed to create public support for radical policies aimed to reduce such provision. To date, research of this kind has focused on scandals and crises. However, little is known about the complex relationship between media representations of specific events, and those of media representations in the lead up to these events, what we refer to as periphery representations. Employing a content and frame analysis, this p… Show more

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“…46 Similarly, a one-sided media focus on health care scandals, as shown in much media coverage of the UK NHS, not only undermines public trust but also supports ill-judged government policy responses. 47 It is no secret that the present public discourse and sentiment in many countries is highly critical towards governments and public institutions, and, thereby, often scrutinises their trustworthiness. 48 It might be, that excessive criticism of health care institutions is ultimately self-defeating because it undermines trust so much that the system deteriorates still further.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…46 Similarly, a one-sided media focus on health care scandals, as shown in much media coverage of the UK NHS, not only undermines public trust but also supports ill-judged government policy responses. 47 It is no secret that the present public discourse and sentiment in many countries is highly critical towards governments and public institutions, and, thereby, often scrutinises their trustworthiness. 48 It might be, that excessive criticism of health care institutions is ultimately self-defeating because it undermines trust so much that the system deteriorates still further.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%