Public Health

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?

The majority of British people think that Space should be a neutral place with no military uses and believe the US is more interested in the military potential of space than putting a person on Mars, according to new research conducted by MORI. It also shows support for the missions such as Beagle 2 and finding life on other planets.

Most British people believe nurses are caring, understanding and hardworking, according to new research from the MORI Social Research Institute.

Immigration/asylum is now the third most important issue facing Britain today, ahead of defence, crime/law and order and the economy. Only the NHS and education are seen as more pressing.

One in five smokers (21%) aged between 15-54 have a persistent smoker's cough, yet half (48%) do not realise that it could be an early warning sign of a potentially serious lung disease. These are some of the findings of a major new MORI survey released for the British Thoracic Society COPD Consortium.

Three quarters of people in Britain (76%) see cancer as a national health priority, according to new research from MORI. The survey, commissioned by CancerBACUP, aims to help determine Britain's attitudes to cancer.

Many people in Britain do not know enough about other possible choices of treatment when prescribed a new medicine, according to the MORI Social Research Institute.