Public Health

Nurses believe the biggest priority for tackling nurse shortages is for services to have the right number and type of nurses, health care assistants and other staff, according to a MORI poll for the Royal College of Nursing, published on the eve of RCN Congress 2000.

The National Schizophrenia Fellowship today (Monday March 12) launched new research showing that young women are more knowledgeable than men about mental health and mental illness.

An alarming 65% of adults in Britain are confused and unclear as to what is meant by the term 'gene cloning' according to a recent MORI poll on genetics and cloning commissioned by Action Research, one of the UK's leading medical charities.

These are the findings of a new survey commissioned by Imperial Cancer Research Fund from MORI.**

The findings of a recent MORI poll reveal that 75% of 45-65 year old women complain of unpleasant and uncomfortable menopausal symptoms ranging from hot flushes to depression, however, three in 10 haven't even consulted a doctor. Reasons for not being on HRT include heightened fears of the possible side effects of HRT (made worse by adverse publicity), the fact that the doctor didn't recommend it, and an old-fashioned "stalwart" theory that you shouldn't interfere with nature.

Thirty-six per cent of the British public do not believe that anaesthetists are medically qualified doctors, according to a survey by MORI. The findings, just announced, confirm to the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCA) that public perception of the wide ranging and highly skilled specialty of anaesthesia is poor.