Healthcare

SEVEN out of ten people in Britain believe that smokers who develop lung cancer have brought the disease on themselves, according to a MORI poll for The Cancer Research Campaign.

Public dissatisfaction with the NHS is growing, according to a new independent opinion poll. Almost as many people believe the Labour Government is responsible for the current state of the NHS as believe the Conservative Government is.

A MORI poll published today by NAT (National AIDS Trust) to mark World AIDS Day finds that two-thirds of the public in Great Britain have not changed their lifestyle in response to HIV/AIDS despite the vast majority knowing that unprotected sex is the main cause of HIV infection.

Welsh deaf children will be denied the best start in life unless a screen to detect deafness in new born babies - being introduced in England from next year - is implemented in Wales. The screen, which costs as little as £13 per head, will soon be available in 20 English hospitals, but there are no plans to do the same in Wales.

Against a background of change in the NHS and to inform the preparation of the Health Plan for Scotland, the Scottish Executive commissioned MORI Scotland and System Three to carry out a survey of public perceptions and experiences of the NHS.

Only about half of British women of childbearing age are aware that folic acid can help prevent spina bifida in unborn babies, according to a new survey.

Eight out of ten (83%) registered nurses support the view that much of what health care assistants (HCAs) do is actually nursing care.

New research into public opinion on NHS funding shows that three-quarters would like to see extra money for the NHS coming from the Lottery.

Seven out of ten people in the West Midlands think fluoride should be added to water if it can reduce tooth decay, according to a recent poll conducted by MORI.