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.
On behalf of RNID, Ipsos Social Research Institute conducted research among the general public in Great Britain to measure experience of hearing loss and explore why some people with hearing difficulties do not seek specialist help.
The inaugural Pfizer/MORI Health Choice Index provides encouraging findings for the Government's policies relating to the introduction of more choice and contestability in healthcare.
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.
A recent survey, carried out by Ipsos Social Research Institute on behalf of the British Thoracic Society, analyses the general public's knowledge and possible symptoms of lung disease — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
When asked spontaneously, almost two-thirds (63%) of adults in Great Britain say they have personally undertaken some type of change to their family's eating habits or activity levels in the past year, in order to lead a healthier lifestyle. The research conducted by Ipsos for the National Consumer Council shows that five per cent claim to have made at least four changes. Women are generally more likely to have made changes than men (66%, compared with 61%).
A new report, published by MORI on behalf of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) shows a broad awareness of the different types and applications of research into diet and health. However, there appears to be low awareness of how science works or how scientific excellence should be judged in practice.
MORI Social Research Institute and Birmingham and the Black Country Strategic Health Authority have published the results of research among local population and General Practitioners. The survey focuses on issues related to the Government's initiative to introduce more choice in the way patients get treated in the NHS.
