Public Health

The public's perception that nurses unquestionably follow doctors' orders is clearly on its way out, according to new research by MORI for the Royal College of Nursing and Nursing Times magazine. Instead, the public views nursing as a caring and highly skilled profession in its own right.

People are more likely to support cancer or leukaemia research than other medical research, a MORI poll commissioned by the Institute of Cancer Research has revealed.

Q1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?
(If undecided or refused at Q1)
Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support?
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A major new £20 million development at the Institute of Cancer Research in Chelsea is taking a multi-disciplinary approach -unique in Britain - and the latest technologies, to solve the mystery of cancer genes and develop new treatments for the disease.

Q1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?
(If undecided or refused at Q1)
Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support?
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Q1a If there were a referendum now on whether Britain should stay in or get out of the European Union, how would you vote?
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Q1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?
(If undecided or refused at Q1)
Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support?
Base: 1,965

British women have voted in favour of extending the current NHS Breast Screening Programme, according to a MORI poll published today.

Q1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?
(If undecided or refused at Q1)
Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support?
Base: 1,823