Health Market Research Insights And Findings
Employee Healthcare Costs Rising in EMEA, Finds Survey
June 2013
Research carried out by Mercer Marsh Benefits has suggested that the cost to companies of providing health-related benefits rose by 3.6% in 2012. The survey, which garnered views from over 500 companies across 16 EMEA states, found that pressures varied from… Read more...
Survey Highlights Health Benefits of Electronic Cigarettes over Traditional Tobacco
May 2013
What is believed to be the most significant analysis of its kind in the UK thus far conducted, a survey by ecigarettedirect.co.uk has revealed the health benefits of switching from tobacco cigarettes to the electronic variety. The study questioned… Read more...
Market Research Uncovers UK Locations with Biggest Rates of Heart Disease
April 2013
The latest study by The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has discovered the places in Britain where residents are most likely to die from heart disease. Unfortunately, Tameside in Greater Manchester has been crowned as the UK’s heart disease capital… Read more...
NHS Survey Finds Room For Improvement in Level of Hospital Care Patients Receive
April 2013
The NHS’s annual survey of hospital patients has revealed that while care levels have improved compared to last year, there is still a great deal of room for improvement. Over 64,500 patients who had spent at least one night in hospital took… Read more...
Survey Sees Majority of UK Patients Waiting Two Days for GP Appointment
March 2013
A report titled ‘Primary Care: Access Denied?’ by the Patients Association, based on three surveys which gathered 3,076 responses, has discovered some unsettling facts about health care in Britain. Six in ten survey respondents (60.5%)… Read more...
Online Survey Reveals UK Doctors Giving Patients Placebo Treatments
March 2013
A web-based survey conducted by Oxford University – spanning 783 responses and with 71% of these comprised of doctors who are registered with the General Medical Council – has made some startling discoveries about the prevalence of placebo treatments.… Read more...
