Health advice: trust in professionals in Great Britain 2014

This statistic depicts the extent to which individuals trust the health advice they receive from healthcare professionals in Great Britain in 2014. Of respondents, 95 percent of said they trust their GP a great deal or a fair amount.

To what extent do you trust health advice you receive from health professionals?*

Characteristic	A great deal/ a fair amount	Not very much/ not at all
Pharmacist	87%	12%
GP	95%	4%
Nurse	91%	8%
Dentist	90%	10%
Optician	88%	11%

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Release date

January 2015

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

September 26 to October 06, 2014 and October 09 to12, 2014

Number of respondents

1,160 respondents

Age group

15 years and over

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

* The exact formulation of the question: "Thinking about the people you may speak to when seeking health advice. To what extent do you trust health advice you may receive from each of the following people: Pharmacist, GP, Nurse Dentist and Optician."

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