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Student Nurses: The Pressure Of Work
A third of student nurses (35%) are left in charge of patients in the absence of registered nurses and doctors, according to a MORI Social Research Institute survey. The research reveals more than a quarter (28%) of first year students are also left alone in charge of patients
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State of Britain Survey 2003
France is considered Britain's least reliable ally by more than half of British people, according to the 'State of Britain Survey 2003' — published today by the MORI Social Research Institute on behalf of the Financial Times.
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Public Support For Tax On Shopping Bags
Almost two thirds of British people support the idea of paying 10p at shops for plastic bags, according to a new report from the MORI Social Research Institute. The survey shows 63% of British people support the idea, compared to 27% who are opposed.
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Continuing Opposition To GM Foods
The British public is still strongly opposed to Genetically Modified (GM) foods, according to new research by the MORI Social Research Institute.
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Britain And The US
Big events shape public opinion. Public opinion shapes the political scene. Four months before the invasion of the Falklands, Mrs. Thatcher was the least popular prime minister in polling history. John Major was little known when he became Prime Minister in November 1990, just before the Gulf War. His rating rose faster than anyone before. However, after Black Wednesday, his rating fell even faster. After dropping sharply over the past year, Blair's satisfaction rating took a 12 point jump between the end of February and the end of March.
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Britain's Most Important International Relationship - trends 1969-2003
Q Which of these -- Europe, the Commonwealth or America -- is the most important to Britain?
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Support For New York-Style Smoking Ban
Two in five British people (40%) think smoking should not be allowed in any restaurants, and three-quarters (76%) agree that waiters and waitresses in cafes and restaurants should be able to work in a smoke-free work environment. This new research from MORI was conducted on behalf of SmokeFree London, an alliance of the capital's NHS health trusts.
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Samaritans Launches Awareness Campaign For People With Iraq War Worries
New research shows nearly two-thirds of British people who feel stressed have found the war in Iraq upsetting.
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Iraq: Is Anybody Listening?
The British public very nearly to a man (sic) say they are 'interested' in news coverage of the war in Iraq. More than four people in ten (43%) express the view that they are 'very' interested and another 42% are 'fairly' interested, making 85% in all, while one person in twenty, 5% say they are not at all interested, and another one in ten, 9%, saying they are 'not very interested'. Somewhat more men than women are 'very interested' in news coverage of the war, but perhaps not by as wide a margin as one might expect: All 43%, men 47%, women 40%.
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Real Challenges In Healthcare Provision for MS Sufferers, But Some Improvements Since 1999
Nearly half (45%) the people with multiple sclerosis diagnosed in the last three years are dissatisfied with the support they received from the NHS at the time. The poll among members of the Multiple Sclerosis Society also found one in three members overall (32%) is unhappy with their healthcare generally. Fewer than a quarter can always access MS services on the NHS when they need them.