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Challenges facing the NHS ranked by importance in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015
Challenges facing the NHS ranked by importance in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015
Do you think the number of doctors and nurses is an important challenge facing the NHS?
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Jan 2, 2015
This statistic presents opinions of men and women in Great Britain regarding whether they consider shortages in the number of doctors and nurses to be an important challenge facing the national health service (NHS), as of October 2014. In this period, 29 percent of individuals interviewed ranked the missing number of doctors and nurses on the second place when it came to posing challenges to NHSs.
Do you think the number of doctors and nurses is an important challenge facing the NHS?
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| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| 1st rank | 15% |
| 2nd | 29% |
| 3rd | 23% |
| 4th | 17% |
| 5th | 10% |
| 6th | 5% |
| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| 1st rank | 15% |
| 2nd | 29% |
| 3rd | 23% |
| 4th | 17% |
| 5th | 10% |
| 6th | 5% |
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Jan 2, 2015
This statistic presents opinions of men and women in Great Britain regarding whether they consider shortages in the number of doctors and nurses to be an important challenge facing the national health service (NHS), as of October 2014. In this period, 29 percent of individuals interviewed ranked the missing number of doctors and nurses on the second place when it came to posing challenges to NHSs.
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- January 2015
- Region
- United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Survey time period
- October 10 to October 12, 2014.
- Number of respondents
- 2,067 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and over
- Special properties
- GB Adults aged over 18 years
- Method of interview
- Online interview
- Supplementary notes
- The exact formulation of the question: "Which of the following, if any, do you think are the most important challenges facing the NHS today? The number of doctors and nurses,"
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- January 2015
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- Region
- United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Survey time period
- October 10 to October 12, 2014.
- Number of respondents
- 2,067 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and over
- Special properties
- GB Adults aged over 18 years
- Method of interview
- Online interview
- Supplementary notes
- The exact formulation of the question: "Which of the following, if any, do you think are the most important challenges facing the NHS today? The number of doctors and nurses,"
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