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Your Doctor Has Got You Covered
The Doctor Patient Partnership Your Doctor Has Got You Covered campaign was launched today (Tuesday, 24 March 1998) by Alan Milburn, Minister of State for Health; Claire Rayner, Chair, Patients Association and Dr Simon Fradd, Chairman, Doctor Patient Partnership. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness about changes in the delivery of emergency medical services when the doctor's surgery is closed?known as 'out of hours' care?and to encourage the public to use these services responsibly, especially during the upcoming Easter and May bank holidays.
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Spectacular news for glasses wearers
In a recent MORI poll, on behalf of Pentax Vision Europe, when asked what describes people who wear glasses (38%) said intelligent, (25%) stylish, (24%) studious, (7%) attractive and (8%) sexy. Only (6%) said boring. Twenty seven per cent said none of these possibly an indication that glasses wearers can no longer be pigeon-holed as a particular type.
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Attitudes to Sunbathing
A recent MORI poll for the Cancer Research Campaign shows that three quarters think it is fine to sunbathe as long as they protect their skin from sunburn, but only a quarter expressed concerns about skin cancer.
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Campaign for Learning
In a recent MORI survey 90% of adults said that learning was important to them personally and more people enjoy learning new things (28%) than either doing physical exercise (24%), watching TV (22%) and going to the cinema (5%).
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Poll of Londoners
MORI interviewed 1,001 adults aged 18+ in the street in 65 parliamentary constituencies across London between 6-10 March for BBC Newsroom Southeast and GLR (Greater London Radio).
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Are Small Firms Getting The Help They Deserve?
In a recent MORI survey, environmental issues were revealed as one of the most important business considerations facing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) today - yet many managers are apparently unaware of the key areas of environmental legislation which affect their companies.
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The Countryside March - Who Was Really There?
Polling undertaken by MORI on behalf of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) during the Countryside March has revealed that four out of five of the participants on Sundays Countryside March were Conservative voters, with almost half of them living in areas other than 'the middle of the countryside'.
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The New NHS: What Doctors Really Think
Tony Blair announced a new, modern and dependable National Health Service last December which would be "a beacon to the world" and run by the country's GPs. But, on the 50th anniversary of the NHS, a huge number of GPs are concerned about the proposals according to a new MORI poll for Reader's Digest.
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Political Attitudes in Great Britain for February 1998
Research study conducted for The Times Newspaper - published 26 February 1998
MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,792 adults aged 18+ at 164 sampling points across Great Britain
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British Employees - Working Hours
A recent MORI poll shows that just over half the British workforce say they would be happier (53%) and perform better work (48%), if they had more say in how their working hours were organised.