Healthcare


Public Health Survey

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.
Public Health Survey

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.
Public Health Survey

One In Five 'Stones Overweight'

One in five British people (18%) say they are currently two stones (women)/three stones (men) or more overweight, and a further 10% say they have been in the past but are not now, according to new research from MORI.
Public Health Survey

Public Support For Local Pharmacy

Three quarters (74%) of adults in Britain fear their community pharmacy may close if supermarkets open more in-store pharmacies — according to a new MORI Social Research Institute survey.
Public Health Survey

Too Busy For Regular Exercise?

Most women in Britain say they exercise less than three times a week for 30 minutes or more, and a quarter (26%) say they never do any exercise at all according to new survey results from the MORI Social Research Institute.
Public Health Survey

Opinion of Doctors Questionnaire - Topline Results

Public Retains Great Trust In Doctors
Public Health Survey

Visiting the Doctor

Q How many times in the past twelve months or so have you personally...
...visited your GP's surgery to see your GP or family doctor?
...had an appointment with a hospital doctor?
Public Health Survey

Opinion of Professions: Who is underpaid?

Q Which, if any, of the types of people on this card, do you feel, are underpaid for the job they do?
Public Health Survey

Groundbreaking 'Text' Poll For BBC Watchdog

The BBC TV consumer programme Watchdog has made history by becoming the first British television programme to gauge public opinion by text message. The groundbreaking research, which shows half the British public think the MMR vaccine is safe, has been developed and tested by MORI and the results broadcast on Tuesday 14 January 2003.