EUROPEANS FEAR THEY WILL BE HARMED BY HOSPITALS – EU OPINION POLL
April 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EUROPEAN Union (EU) opinion poll has revealed that 47% of Britons consider it likely patients could be harmed by hospital care (in or out-patient). And if that sounds bad, 83% of Greeks share this pessimistic outlook. Even in France, with its usually lauded healthcare system, 65% of people think it likely patients could be harmed by nurses and doctors. The EU country with most confidence was Austria - where only 19% of people thought harm was likely. The polling was carried put by Eurobarometer, the European Commission's opinion testing ...
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