Healthcare

As the Government moves towards a decision about whether GM crops should be grown commercially in Britain, a survey by MORI for the University of East Anglia shows how the British public feel about GM food and crops.

Over the last four years MORI has regularly tracked patient and public attitudes to the NHS and individual services such as GPs. Here is our Winter 2003 survey which follows on from similar surveys conducted by the MORI Social Research Institute for the Department of Health between Spring 2000 and Spring 2003. The aim of the survey was to explore public attitudes towards, experiences and perceptions of, the NHS, and how these are changing over time.

There is considerable public demand for a ban on smoking in workplaces according to a MORI Social Research Institute survey for public health charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH).

Nurses believe the Government is achieving key health targets in certain priority areas according to a MORI Social Research Institute survey for the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). Most nurses working in cancer care believe that patients are now benefiting from improved treatments, reduced waiting times and more specialist nurses. However, in contrast, the wider nursing population is more divided about whether increased investment has led to significant improvements for most other patients.

Q1 Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the running of the National Health Service / HPSS nowadays? Would you say you are…

New research by the MORI Social Research Institute for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been published, looking at attitudes towards health and safety issues. The report — 'Attitudes towards health and safety: a quantitative survey of stakeholder opinion' — looks specifically at:

Nine in 10 men (89%) men aged 40+ do not know the medical purpose of a PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test, according to research by the MORI Social Research Institute.

A survey from MORI reveals that the public would be happy to let nurses care for less serious conditions at night instead of insisting on being treated by a doctor.

Q4 How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements about doctors?