Balanced News: Nearly half of parents feel unable to access NHS care for their children

Almost half of parents do not feel confident they can access timely day-to-day medical care for their children in the face of the current NHS crisis, a poll suggested. The survey of 1,028 users of the Mumsnet website also found 40 per cent are not confident they could access emergency care for their children if they needed it. When asked who was responsible for the current crisis in the NHS, 86 per cent blamed the Government.