Health Market Research Insights And Findings
More Welsh people are consulting their GP, survey finds
June 2015
A survey on behalf of the Welsh government has revealed that there has been an increment in the number of respondents who went to see their GP in the two weeks prior to being questioned. In the Welsh Health Survey 2014, 21 per cent of the respondents said… Read more...
58 per cent of Welsh adults overweight or obese, survey finds
June 2015
According to the latest Welsh Health Survey, more than half (58 per cent) of Welsh adults are classified as either overweight or obese and 22 per cent are obese. Mark Drakeford, Health Minister, said that the lifestyle choices people are making are damaging… Read more...
Migrants avoid medical attention due to fears of being arrested, survey finds
May 2015
A recent survey of 22,000 individuals by Doctors of the World – which runs a clinic in Bethnal Green - has found that migrants who are permitted to reside in the United Kingdom are avoiding seeking medical attention for vital treatment, for fear of… Read more...
Parkinson’s sufferers experience rudeness towards their illness, survey finds
April 2015
A recent survey of 2,000 individuals, suffering from Parkinson’s disease, has discovered that more than half have had some experience of hostility or rudeness towards them, at the hands of strangers. The survey – which was carried out by charity,… Read more...
Mental health problems in schools on the rise, survey finds
April 2015
A recent poll, conducted by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, has shown that teachers are seeing an increase in child mental health problems in the classroom. The survey reveals that approximately 50 per cent of teachers have seen a rise in young… Read more...
1 in 7 councils in the United Kingdom are paying a ‘fair’ price for homecare
March 2015
According to a recent survey by the UK Homecare Association, just 1 in 7 councils in the United Kingdom are paying a ‘fair’ price for homecare for elderly people. In the UK it is approximated that 500,000 people rely on homecare to help them do… Read more...
