Levels of trust in specific aspects of health care
| Category of care | Number | Little/very little trust |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Patient focused care | ||
| Patients are taken seriously | 1140 | 32% |
| Patients get enough attention | 1140 | 37% |
| Doctors provide their patients with good guidance | 1137 | 32% |
| Patients are listened to | 1145 | 45% |
| Doctors spend enough time on their patients | 1138 | 63% |
| (B) Macro level policies and patient care | ||
| Medical help and patient care will not be compromised by the shortening of waiting lists | 1137 | 62% |
| Patients won’t be the victim of rising costs of health care | 1134 | 70% |
| Waiting times are never too long | 1137 | 75% |
| Cost cutting does not disadvantage patients | 1135 | 68% |
| Patients will be able to pay for their own health care if they have to | 1128 | 65% |
| (C) Professional expertise | ||
| New treatments are put into practice in the healthcare system | 1137 | 45% |
| The education and training of doctors in this country is one of the world’s best | 1140 | 17% |
| Doctors can do everything | 1132 | 65% |
| Doctors know everything about all sorts of diseases | 1139 | 65% |
| (D) Quality of care | ||
| Patients will always get the best treatment | 1141 | 50% |
| Doctors always make the right diagnosis | 1144 | 31% |
| Patients are referred in time | 1134 | 45% |
| Patients always get the right dose of medicine | 1142 | 34% |
| Patients always get the right medicine | 1143 | 43% |
| A lot of care is taken to keep patients’ medical information confidential in the health service | 1143 | 17% |
| Doctors always do enough tests | 1141 | 46% |
| Doctors don’t prescribe medicines too late | 1132 | 42% |
| (E) Communication and provision of information | ||
| The information given to patients is clear and understandable | 1137 | 40% |
| Patients get sufficient information about the cause of their problems | 1134 | 44% |
| Doctors discuss things fully with their patients | 1140 | 44% |
| Patients get sufficient information about the various treatments that are available | 1142 | 62% |
| Patients get sufficient information about the effects of their treatment | 1139 | 54% |
| (F) Quality of cooperation | ||
| Healthcare providers are good at cooperating with each other | 1136 | 47% |
| Patients are not given conflicting information | 1140 | 52% |
| High levels of specialisation do not cause problems in the healthcare system | 1129 | 38% |
| New items | ||
| Doctors are well regulated in this country | 1139 | 28% |
| Patients will show doctors respect | 1143 | 19% |