Health Market Research Insights And Findings
Over half of family doctors expect to leave healthcare by 60
March 2015
A recent survey for BBC’s Inside Out has found that over half (56 per cent) of the 1,004 general practitioners surveyed, are planning to leave or retire from their profession by the time they are 30 years old. The survey also found that more than a… Read more...
NHS staff becoming increasingly dissatisfied with their employer, survey finds
February 2015
A survey by reward specialist, The Voucher Shop, has found that the NHS is at risk of losing skilled staff due to their dissatisfaction within the service. The main reasons behind NHS workers’ dissatisfactions are a lack of internal communications,… Read more...
Global powered surgical instrument market expected to have grown by 2019
January 2015
In 2014, the global powered surgical instrument market was approximated to be worth around $1.5 to 1.6 billion. By 2019, this figure is expected to have increased at a large compound annual growth rate (CAGR). The market’s growth can be largely… Read more...
At-home X-rays gaining popularity, research finds
January 2015
Due to more patients seeking at-home care, portable x-rays are gaining popularity with individuals who desire treatment in a familiar setting. A study of 69 elderly patients found that 17 per cent of those who had an x-ray in hospital, suffered from delirium.… Read more...
VNAs are becoming a favoured method for medical image sharing, survey reveals
January 2015
Although VNAs (vendor neutral archives) appear to be gaining popularity as a method of medical image sharing, they have not yet replaced picture archiving and communication systems (PACS). The findings shine a light on a recent survey by SearchHealthIT, which… Read more...
Half of patients would travel 100 miles to evade hospital-acquired infections
January 2015
A survey of 2,003 people in Britain has found that nearly half of patients would travel up to 100 miles for medical treatment, to evade catching hospital-acquired infections (HAI), if their local hospital had a high rate of people catching a HAI. The percentage… Read more...
