FIPO and LCA Consultant Questionnaire and MORI Poll

In 2003 FIPO and the LCA carried out a detailed questionnaire of consultant views about different aspects of private and NHS healthcare. Over a hundred consultants responded and there were clear and strong views expressed. The majority of the consultants were from London. Opinions about the services offered by certain medical insurance companies revealed some interesting data with trends rather than clear-cut differences between the companies. There was also evidence that practice expenses are rising at a faster rate than income but the results were not entirely clear-cut. Some London based consultants were facing dramatic rises in medical indemnity and room charges.

In view of the fact that the FIPO questionnaire could be criticised for being internally organised and with results based on a self selected consultant base, the Board of FIPO commissioned an entirely independent MORI Poll of consultant opinion which was completed in March 2004. This encompassed consultant opinion from around the UK. The results were announced in a Press release thereafter and these, together with a further analysis of the results, are given below:

Press Release...

Further Analysis of Results...