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'Choice? What Choice?' Say Patients
Most people aged 40+ (around three in four) are willing to go to either NHS or private hospitals so long as they receive assurances over minimum standards of care, a MORI survey conducted for the Dept of Health, just publicly released, shows. However, awareness among this population group about the much heralded 'patient choice' agenda is currently very low: only four per cent say they know 'a great deal' about patient choice, and 15% 'a fair amount'. Conversely, two in five (41%) say they know absolutely nothing about choice in healthcare, with 39% knowing 'just a little' about it.
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Young People And Alcohol Advertising: A Study To Assess The Impact Of Regulatory Change
This report contains findings from a benchmark wave of quantitative and qualitative research among young people across the UK in 2005 on behalf of Ofcom and the ASA. The study has been designed to assess the impact of regulatory changes in alcohol advertising rules aimed at reducing the appeal of some alcohol advertising to young people under the age of 18 years.
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Health Professional Qualifications
More than three in five (64%) UK adults use the services of a health professional, but 81% of this group admit they do not check whether the specialist treating them is qualified or not, according to a new survey by the MORI Social Research Institute.
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SMEs And The Environment
MORI was commissioned by Envirowise to undertake a survey of SMEs in specific sectors (construction and various sectors of the services sector).
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Public Knowledge Of Online Threats
The UK public is largely ignorant of the threats they face on the Internet, according to recent research conducted by MORI on behalf of StreamShield. Just 16% of the public has heard of the term 'key loggers' — malicious programs that record confidential password details — and only 24% had heard of the term 'phishing' — bogus emails purporting to be from one's bank asking for account information, with the intention of stealing funds.
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Personal Injury Lawyers
Latest research by MORI shows that more than half (55%) the British public would be confident in knowing who to contact in pursuing a compensation claim if they had been injured. Two in five (41%) would prefer an accredited, independent personal injury lawyer to deal with their claim. Only 13 per cent would prefer to deal with a claims handling company. Of those who would prefer to use a personal injury lawyer, a third (33%) find one by asking friends or family, with telephone directories (30%) also a popular source of information.
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White Paper: Understanding brand value
The purpose of this paper is to explore these dynamic forces, in order to improve our understanding of brand value.
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Examiner Recruitment And Retention
Examiners, moderators and markers are generally satisfied with their role, say they are likely to continue in the role and are strong advocates of the profession, according to a survey by MORI on behalf of the National Assessment Agency (NAA).