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Polls in 2019
- Is participants' informed consent always necessary for low risk pragmatic trials?
Yes: 488 (78%)
No: 134 (22%)
Total votes cast: 622
Read related article - Do you have adequate access to rest facilities?
Yes: 324 (67%)
No: 163 (33%)
Total votes cast: 487
Read related article - Should we enforce the reduction of salt content in foods purchased for consumption outside the home?
Yes: 745 (81%)
No: 171 (19%)
Total votes cast: 916
Read related article - International: Should palliative care be rebranded?
Yes: 190 (50%)
No: 193 (50%)
Total votes cast: 383
Read related article - UK: Is an opt-out system likely to increase organ donation?
Yes: 72 (77%)
No: 21 (23%)
Total votes cast: 93
Read related article - UK: Should the other royal colleges and the BMA follow the RCP by polling their members’ views on assisted dying?
Yes: 135 (50%)
No: 133 (50%)
Total votes cast: 268
Read related article - International: Are your healthcare premises fit for purpose?
Yes: 36 (68%)
No: 17 (32%)
Total votes cast: 53
Read related article - Should we screen for atrial fibrillation?
Yes: 451 (68%)
No: 216 (32%)
Total votes cast: 667
Read related article - Should we rename low risk cancers?
Yes: 1041 (52%)
No: 971 (48%)
Total votes cast: 2012
Read related article - Have dietary guidelines persuaded you to switch from eating butter to margarine?
Yes: 311 (17%)
No: 1572 (83%)
Total votes cast: 1883
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Polls in 2018
- UK: Is the NHS well prepared for Brexit?
Yes: 13 (6%)
No: 210 (94%)
Total votes cast: 233
Read related article - International: Which is the biggest obstacle to the advancement of women in medicine and science?
Access to advanced appointments: 388 (48%)
Bias in research funding: 238 (30%)
Access to journal publication: 64 (8%)
Invitations to present at meetings: 113 (14%)
Total votes cast: 803
Read related article - Is it time to start using the emoji in biomedical literature?
Yes: 525 (28%)
No: 1337 (82%)
Total votes cast: 1861
Read related article - Should medical devices be regulated like drugs?
Yes: 857 (81%)
No: 196 (19%)
Total votes cast: 1053
Read related article - Is it ethical to broadcast live surgery on TV?
Yes: 607 (48%)
No: 647 (52%)
Total votes cast: 1254
Read related article - Will more social prescribing save money?
Yes: 236 (55%)
No: 196 (45%)
Total votes cast: 432
Read related article - Should we tax red meat?
Yes: 582 (41%)
No: 844 (59%)
Total votes cast:1426
Read related article - Could artificial intelligence make doctors obsolete?
Yes: 215 (19%)
No: 896 (81%)
Total votes cast:1111
Read related article - Is doctor-patient confidentiality dying a slow death?
Yes: 614 (46%)
No: 711 (54%)
Total votes cast:1325
Read related article - Should a conflicts of interests register be held for all doctors?
Yes: 1418 (79%)
No: 374 (21%)
Total votes cast:1792
Read related article - Can placebo pills be used ethically in clinical practice?
Yes: 835 (67%)
No: 416 (33%)
Total votes cast:1251
Read related article - UK: Could Brexit harm the NHS?
Yes: 101 (78%)
No: 28 (22%)
Total votes cast:129
Read related article - International: Will patients benefit from axing peer review to disseminate research faster?
Yes: 107 (18%)
No: 496 (82%)
Total votes cast: 603
Read related article - Is misuse of social media a sacking offence?
Yes: 65 (53%)
No: 305 (42%)
Total votes cast: 735
Read related article - UK: Should Public Health England have partnered with Drinkaware?
Yes: 65 (53%)
No: 57 (47%)
Total votes cast: 122
Read related article - International: Should doctors who refuse the flu vaccine be re-deployed to roles with no patient contact?
Yes: 441 (20%)
No: 1723 (80%)
Total votes cast: 2164
Read related article - Should the sale of energy drinks to children be banned?
Yes: 1210 (83%)
No: 249 (17%)
Total votes cast: 1459
Read related article - Which is the bigger challenge when managing ageing populations: frailty or multimorbidity?
Frailty: 262 (39%)
Multimorbidity: 413 (61%)
Total votes cast: 675
Read related article - Should medical school tuition be free for all students?
Yes: 671 (68%)
No: 309 (32%)
Total votes cast: 980
Read related article - Should we remove the cancer label in low risk conditions like papillary thyroid cancer?
Yes: 240 (42%)
No: 337 (58%)
Total votes cast: 577
Read related article - Should medical students take the Hippocratic Oath (or a version of it)?
Yes: 748 (79%)
No: 194 (21%)
Total votes cast: 942
Read related article - Should doctors refuse education that has been sponsored by industry?
Yes: 315 (42%)
No: 427 (58%)
Total votes cast: 742
Read related article - Should cosmetic surgery and slimming pill advertisements be banned during TV ad breaks?
Yes: 536 (83%)
No: 111 (17%)
Total votes cast: 647
Read related article - Does evidence based medicine adversely affect clinical judgment?
Yes: 264 (40%)
No: 396 (60%)
Total votes cast: 660
Read related article - Should surgical mesh for stress urinary incontinence be halted?
Yes: 196 (68%)
No: 92 (32%)
Total votes cast: 288
Read related article - Should doctors go to patients’ funerals?
Yes: 267 (34%)
No: 519 (66%)
Total votes cast: 786
Read related article - Should consensual prostitution be decriminalised?
Yes: 439 (75%)
No: 150 (25%)
Total votes cast: 589
Read related article - When in the public eye–eg on social media–should doctors avoid airing views about work?
Yes: 401 (51%)
No: 381 (49%)
Total votes cast: 782
Read related article - Should parents receive proxy votes for their children to promote children's wellbeing?
Yes: 133 (39%)
No: 208 (61%)
Total votes cast: 341
Read related article - Should we recommend e-cigarettes to help smokers quit?
Yes: 584 (51%)
No: 558 (49%)
Total votes cast: 1142
Read related article - Will free canteen breakfasts after night shifts boost morale?
Yes: 772 (86%)
No: 123 (14%)
Total votes cast: 895
Read related article - Should we try to manage non-financial interests?
Yes: 159 (69%)
No: 73 (31%)
Total votes cast: 232
Read related article - Are there situations when sharing a patient’s genetic information with relatives without consent is acceptable?
Yes: 318 (51%)
No: 303 (49%)
Total votes cast: 621
Read related article - Is BMI the best measure of obesity?
Yes: 247 (24%)
No: 789 (76%)
Total votes cast: 1,036
Read related article - Do you ignore uncertainty in medicine?
Yes: 103 (19%)
No: 443 (81%)
Total votes cast: 546
Read related article - International: Should doctors recommend acupuncture for pain?
Yes: 1789 (70%)
No: 781 (30%)
Total votes cast: 2570
Read related article - UK: Is the NHS a millennial friendly employer?
Yes: 17 (30%)
No: 40 (70%)
Total votes cast: 57
Read related article - Do the benefits of folic acid fortification outweigh the risk of masking vitamin B12 deficiency?
Yes: 155 (67%)
No: 76 (33%)
Total votes cast: 231
Read related article - Would you rather patients didn't use Google for healthcare?
Yes: 103 (21%)
I don't mind it: 301 (61%)
Depends on their demographic: 91 (18%)
Total votes cast: 495
Read related article - Should junior doctors be compensated financially if they miss their breaks?
Yes: 923 (77%)
No: 275 (23%)
Total votes cast: 1,198
Read related article - Do you use WhatsApp for work?
Yes: 718 (39%)
No: 652 (36%)
I don't use WhatsApp: 450 (25%)
Total votes cast: 1,820
Read related article - Should doctor assisted dying be legal?
Yes: 13,385 (59%)
No: 9,290 (41%)
Total votes cast: 22,675
Read related article - Is appointing a minister for loneliness a good way to help tackle the problem?
Yes: 203 (28%)
No: 532 (72%)
Total votes cast: 733
Read related article - Do we need to improve the transparency of animal research?
Yes: 497 (85%)
No: 86 (15%)
Total votes cast: 583
Read related article - Is the concept of clinical equipoise still relevant to research?
Yes: 197 (84%)
No: 38 (16%)
Total votes cast: 235
Read related article - Who benefits most from online access to GPs?
GPs 69 (11%)
Patients 206 (32%)
GPs and patients equally 234 (36%)
There are no benefits 138 (21%)
Total votes cast: 647
Read related article - Does Peppa Pig encourage inappropriate use of primary care resources?
Yes: 367 (60%)
No: 247 (40%)
Total votes cast: 614
Read related article - Is continuous electronic fetal monitoring useful for all women in labour?
Yes: 243 (34%)
No: 478 (66%)
Total votes cast: 721
Read related article - Have you experienced negative comments about your choice of specialty from a colleague?
Yes: 420 (65%)
No: 230 (35%)
Total votes cast: 650
Read related article - UK: How do you feel about the NHS in England being given an extra £2.5bn for frontline services?
Grateful: 33 (33%)
Disappointed: 50 (50%)
I don't care: 18 (18%)
Total votes cast: 100
Read related article - International: Does being part of a medical or surgical firm improve trainee morale?
Yes: 295 (76%)
No: 93 (24%)
Total votes cast: 388
Read related article - Is being a doctor "just a job"?
Yes: 260 (19%)
No: 1076 (81%)
Total votes cast: 1336
Read related article - Should ophthalmologists be able to prescribe bevacizumab?
Yes: 327 (79%)
No: 87 (21%)
Total votes cast: 414
Read related article - Does telephone triage increase stress on primary care services?
Yes: 287 (69%)
No: 127 (31%)
Total votes cast: 414
Read related article - UK: Should we scrap the target of a maximum four hour wait in emergency departments?
Yes: 39 (54%)
No: 33 (45%)
Total votes cast: 72
Read related article - International: Are prescription opioids being demonised unnecessarily?
Yes: 203 (43%)
No: 273 (57%)
Total votes cast: 476
Read related article - Should staff who refuse a flu vaccine have to give a reason?
Yes: 513 (45%)
No: 621 (55%)
Total votes cast: 1134
Read related article - Do you experience fear of missing out (FOMO) on conferences?
Yes: 171 (37%)
No: 294 (63%)
Total votes cast: 465
Read related article - International: Should tackle and scrum be banned in school rugby?
Yes: 483 (37%)
No: 751 (63%)
Total votes cast: 1189
Read related article - UK: When a GP practice closes should neighbouring practices have to accept them?
Yes: 39 (47%)
No: 44 (53%)
Total votes cast: 83
Read related article - UK: Should we welcome plans to sell off NHS land?
Yes: 12 (19%)
No: 51 (81%)
Total votes cast: 63
Read related article - UK: Should we scrap mental health awareness campaigns?
Yes: 23 (32%)
No: 49 (68%)
Total votes cast: 72
Read related article - International: How concerned are you about the lack of new antibiotics under development?
Very concerned: 452 (58%)
Concerned: 194 (25%)
Only a little concerned: 84 (11%)
I don't care about it: 45 (6%)
Total votes cast: 775
Read related article - Should Google offer a screening test for depression?
Yes: 284 (46%)
No: 335 (54%)
Total votes cast: 619
Read related article - Should tweeting pictures of slides presented at conferences be allowed?
Yes: 440 (66%)
No: 231 (34%)
Total votes cast: 671
Read related article - Are there too many specialties in medicine?
Yes: 299 (46%)
No: 349 (54%)
Total votes cast: 648
Read related article - Do we need specific safety standards for broadcast material about teenage suicide?
Yes: 245 (74%)
No: 88 (26%)
Total votes cast: 333
Read related article - Do we need a new way of doing ward rounds?
Yes: 249 (79%)
No: 65 (21%)
Total votes cast: 314
Read related article - Who is best suited for emergency department triage?
Junior nurses: 16 (2%)
Senior nurses: 399 (52%)
Junior doctors: 113 (15%)
Consultants: 237 (31%)
Total votes cast: 765
Read related article - Should doctors work 24 hour shifts?
Yes: 286 (12%)
No: 2057 (88%)
Total votes cast: 2343
Read related article - Which works better when it comes to childhood vaccination, education or legislation?
Education: 361 (62%)
Legislation: 219 (38%)
Total votes cast: 580
Read related article - Should we screen for cirrhosis?
Yes: 877 (83%)
No: 177 (17%)
Total votes cast: 359
Read related article - Should dermal fillers only be available with prescriptions?
Yes: 882 (83%)
No: 178 (17%)
Total votes cast: 1,060
Read related article - Do you always say sorry to patients when something has gone wrong?
Yes: 463 (75%)
No: 153 (25%)
Total votes cast: 616
Read related article - Do doctors have a duty to take part in pragmatic randomised trials?
Yes: 200 (53%)
No: 176 (47%)
Total votes cast: 376
Read related article - Should there be financial incentives for performing medication reviews?
Yes: 603 (84%)
No: 112 (16%)
Total votes cast: 548
Read related article - Has working as a doctor had any adverse effects on your wellbeing?
Yes: 200 (44%)
No: 258 (56%)
Total votes cast: 715
Read related article - Should Dutch law be extended to legalise assisted dying for older people who are healthy but believe their life is complete?
Yes: 242 (37%)
No: 411 (63%)
Total votes cast: 653
Read related article - Where do you stand on therapeutic cannabinoids?
I'm for it: 879 (81%)
I'm against it: 210 (19%)
Total votes cast: 1089
Read related article - Should staff on psychiatric wards wear body cameras to reduce attacks?
Yes: 316 (46%)
No: 375 (54%)
Total votes cast: 691
Read related article - Should doctors have a duty of care to report people they think are at risk of committing terrorist acts?
Yes: 702 (80%)
No: 171 (20%)
Total votes cast: 873
Read related article - Should healthcare managers be subject to professional regulation in the same way that doctors are?
Yes: 890 (91%)
No: 86 (9%)
Total votes cast: 976
Read related article - Should we intubate patients during in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
Yes: 388 (67%)
No: 188 (33%)
Total votes cast: 576
Read related article - Which of these terms that upset patients are you most guilty of using?
Suffering from: 159 (27%)
Consenting the patient: 46 (8%)
Managing the patient: 43 (7%)
Compliance/non-compliance: 95 (16%)
Abnormality/abnormal: 122 (21%)
Bed-blocker: 46 (8%)
Under the care of: 76 (13%)
Total votes cast: 587
Read related article - Should healthcare professionals breach confidentiality when a patient is unfit to drive?
Yes: 734 (89%)
No: 93 (11%)
Total votes cast: 827
Read related article - Should doctors fight to retain Obamacare?
Yes: 745 (85%)
No: 135 (15%)
Total votes cast: 880
Read related article - Should new doctors be forced to work for a minimum period in the country where they trained?
Yes, one year: 186 (11%)
Yes, two years: 283 (17%)
Yes, three years: 171 (10%)
Yes, four years: 51 (3%)
Yes, five years: 199 (12%)
Yes, >five years: 83 (5%)
No: 687 (41%)
Total votes cast: 1660
Read related article - GP led triage in all emergency departments: Good or bad idea?
Good idea: 487 (60%)
Bad ideas: 326 (40%)
Total votes cast: 812
Read related article - Should we commit to eradicating malaria worldwide?
Yes: 1203 (88%)
No: 169 (12%)
Total votes cast: 1372
Read related article - Do doctors have a duty to hold their silence or to voice concern about Donald Trump's health?
Yes: 238 (29%)
No: 591 (71%)
Total votes cast: 829
Read related article - Is it time for a dedicated tax to fund the NHS?
Yes: 928 (73%)
No: 347 (27%)
Total votes cast: 1,275
Read related article - Should US doctors embrace electronic health records?
Yes: 928 (84%)
No: 175 (16%)
Total votes cast: 1,103
Read related article - Is disclosure alone enough to regulate financial ties between researchers and the drug industry?
Yes: 82 (17%)
No: 399 (83%)
Total votes cast: 3,167
Read related article - Should gluten free food be available on prescription?
Yes: 2,236 (71%)
No: 931 (29%)
Total votes cast: 3,167
Read related article - Should diesel cars be banned from city centres?
Yes: 499 (64%)
No: 276 (36%)
Total votes cast: 775
Read related article - US, UK, International, South Asia:
Will a Trump presidency see reduced healthcare premiums?
Yes: 283 (34%)
No: 555 (66%)
Total votes cast: 646
Read related article - US, UK, International, South Asia:
Should people with sensitivity to sleep loss work fewer night shifts than others?
Yes: 438 (68%)
No: 208 (32%)
Total votes cast: 646
Read related article - US, UK, International, South Asia:
Are referral decisions in your area approved by a third party?
Yes: 76 (41%)
No: 110 (59%)
Total votes cast:203
Read related article - US, UK, International, South Asia:
Could private top-up insurance help fund state run health services?
Yes: 389 (49%)
No: 408 (51%)
Total votes cast:797
Read related article - US, UK, International, South Asia: How much should doctors be expected to pay for their medical school training?
100% of total cost: 186 (15%)
75%: 62 (5%)
50%: 214 (17%)
25%: 204 (16%)
0%: 577 (46%)
Total votes cast:1090
Read related article - US, UK, International, South Asia: Should general practice be a specialty in its own right?
Yes: 925 (85%)
No: 165 (15%)
Total votes cast:1243
Read related article - US, UK, International, South Asia: Should doctors declare their private income?
Yes: 351 (39%)
No: 539 (61%)
Total votes cast: 890
Read related article - US, UK, International, South Asia: Is five days too long for a junior doctor strike?
Yes: 454 (50.4%)
No: 447 (49.6%)
Total votes cast: 899
Read related article - US, UK, International, South Asia:
Will new sepsis guidance prompt a surge in unnecessary use of antibiotics?
Yes: 241 (61%)
No: 157 (39%)
Total votes cast: 398
Read related article - US, UK, International, South Asia: How long should primary care consultations last?
Five minutes: 16 (1%)
10 minutes: 63 (5%)
15 minutes:353 (28%)
20 minutes: 248 (20%)
As long as they take:583 (46%)
Total votes cast: 1263
Read related article - US, UK, International, South Asia: Should street soliciting by sex workers be decriminalised?
Yes:341 (64%)
No: 194 (36%)
Total votes cast: 535
Read related article - US, UK, International, South Asia: Should clinicians engage with patient support groups on social media?
Yes:221 (42%)
No: 306 (58%)
Total votes cast: 527
Read related article - US, UK, International, South Asia: Should the term "junior doctor" be scrapped?
Yes: 337 (62%)
No: 204 (38%)
Total votes cast: 541
Read related article - US, UK, International, South Asia: Can pay for performance improve the quality of primary care?
Yes: 164 (46%)
No: 193 (54%)
Total votes cast: 357
Read related article - US, UK, International, South Asia: Do you always remember to introduce yourself to patients (#hellomynameis)?
Yes: 562 (76%)
No: 179 (24%)
Total votes cast: 741
Read related article - US, UK, International, South Asia: Which potential Brexit change could most benefit UK patients?
Tighter language tests for NHS staff 185 (55%)
Scrapping the working time directive 92 (27%)
Tougher medical device regulation 62 (18%)
Total votes cast: 339
Read related article - US, UK, International, South Asia: Do we need quotas to attract more female surgeons?
Yes 120 (33%)
No 249 (67%)
Total votes cast: 369
Read related article - UK, International: Should the NHS abolish the purchaser-provider split?
Yes 195 (83%)
No 40 (17%)
Total votes cast: 235
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Should tampon manufacturers donate a percentage of their profits to help prevent violence against women?
Yes 418 (52%)
No 385 (18%)
Total votes cast: 803
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Should women in Zika-hit countries be given access to safe abortion and contraception as a human right?
Yes 729 (82%)
No 155 (18%)
Total votes cast: 884
Read related article - UK: Which healthcare issue will most influence how you vote in the EU referendum?
NHS funding 142 (31%)
Public health 86 (19%)
Employment rights 90 (20%)
Research funding 63 (14%)
Cross border working 70 (16%)
Total votes cast: 451
Read related article - US, South Asia, International: Should all pregnant women be offered free vitamin supplements?
Yes 610 (68%)
No 290 (32%)
Total votes cast: 900
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Should academic institutions return research funding if findings can’t be reproduced?
Yes: 222 (28%)
No: 568 (72%)
Total votes cast: 790
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Should the NHS do more bariatric surgery?
Yes: 243 (52%)
No: 226 (48%)
Total votes cast: 469
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Should access to elective surgery be restricted until patients stop smoking or lose weight?
Yes: 313 (80%)
No: 77 (20%)
Total votes cast: 1095
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Should access to elective surgery be restricted until patients stop smoking or lose weight?
Yes: 650 (59%)
No: 445 (41%)
Total votes cast: 1095
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Should the food industry fund health research?
Yes: 282 (51%)
No: 265 (49%)
Total votes cast: 547
Read related article - UK: Should the UK government introduce fiscal policies to reduce the consumption of alcohol?
Yes: 116 (82%)
No: 25 (18%)
Total votes cast: 141
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, and International: Would adding "exercise needed to burn off calories" to food labels reduce obesity?
Yes: 1008 (51%)
No: 959 (49%)
Total votes cast: 1967
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, and International: Should junior doctors expect a drop in public support as strike action escalates?
Yes:112 (46%)
No: 134 (54%)
Total votes cast: 364
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, and International: Is the timing of recommended childhood vaccines evidence based?
Yes:185 (51%)
No: 179 (49%)
Total votes cast: 364
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Should the UK's planned sugar tax include other foods?
Sweets: 595 (19.85%)
Cakes: 532 (17.75%)
Biscuits: 485 (16.18%)
Chocolate: 450 (15.02%)
Breakfast cereal: 445 (14.85%)
Yoghurt: 289 (9.64%)
No (just sugar sweetened drinks: 201 (6.71%)Total votes cast: 2997
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, and International: Should doctors be offered incentives to reduce antibiotic prescribing?
Yes:298 (37%)
No: 507 (63%)
Total votes cast: 805
Read related article - UK and International: Should the NHS offer seven day elective services?
Yes:102 (31%)
No: 227 (69%)
Total votes cast: 329
Read related article - US and India: Do academic researchers have the same responsibility to share data as industry?
Yes:337 (89%)
No: 41 (11%)
Total votes cast: 378
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Are patient partnership groups a waste of time and money?
Yes:333 (42%)
No: 455 (58%)
Total votes cast: 788
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Is the UK healthier in the EU?
Yes:612 (68%)
No: 289 (32%)
Total votes cast: 901
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Should Rio still host the Olympics in light of the Zika virus threat?
Yes: 533 (49%)
No: 544 (51%)
Total votes cast: 1087
Read related content - UK, US, South Asia, International:Is the World Health Organization right to tell women in Zika areas not to delay pregnancy?
Yes: 333 (38%)
No: 534 (62%)
Total votes cast: 867
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Is the term "schizophrenia" fit for purpose?
Yes: 231 (43%)
No: 300 (56%)
Total votes cast: 531
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Should we ban boxing?
Yes: 459 (45%)
No: 566 (55%)
Total votes cast: 1025
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Should a sugar tax be imposed on food and drink sold in hospitals?
Yes: 735 (67 %)
No: 367 (33%)
Total votes cast: 1103
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Could campaigns like dry January do more harm than good?
Yes: 113 (30 %)
No: 258 (70%)
Total votes cast: 371
Read related head to head - UK, US, South Asia, International: Should patients pay to see their family doctor?
Yes: 462 (33%)
No: 958 (67%)
Total votes cast: 1420
Read related article - UK: Are GP leaders right to call for the resignation of Steve Field?
Yes: 82 (71%)
No: 34 (29%)
Total votes cast: 116
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Is it okay to cry in front of patients?
Yes: 1244 (40%)
No: 1874 (60%)
Total votes cast: 3118
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Is accepting gifts from patients entering a Faustian pact?
Yes: 188 (33%)
No: 378 (67%)
Total votes cast: 566
Read related article - UK: Were junior doctors right to suspend strike action?
Yes: 145 (63%)
No: 86 (37%)
Total votes cast: 231
Read related article - US, South Asia, International: Is it the duty of every doctor to get involved in research?
Yes: 395 (45%)
No: 484 (55%)
Total votes cast: 879
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia, International: Is the title "doctor" an anachronism that disrespects patients?
Yes: 116 (8%)
No: 1 341 (92%)
Total votes cast: 1 457
Read related article - UK, International, and South Asia: Do financial incentives have any place in the GP referral system?
Yes: 115 (19%)
No: 477 (81%)
Total votes cast: 592
Read related article - UK, US, International, and South Asia: Is too much hope placed in egg freezing?
Yes: 308 (71%)
No: 123 (29%)
Total votes cast: 431
Read related article - UK, US, International, and South Asia: Should psychiatric hospitals completely ban smoking?
Yes: 469 (48%)
No: 510 (52%)
Total votes cast: 979
Read related article - UK, US, International, and South Asia: Is it ethical for doctors to strike?
Yes: 1056 (67%)
No: 517 (33%)
Total votes cast: 1 573
Read related article - UK, US, South Asia and International: Is medicine the best career in the world?
Yes: 479 (38%)
No: 791 (62%)
Total votes cast: 1 270
Read related doc2doc post - India: Should snakebite be re-established as a neglected tropical disease?
Yes: 53 (74%)
No: 19 (26%)
Total votes cast: 72
Read related article - US and International: Should women abstain from alcohol throughout pregnancy?
Yes: 1 820 (90%)
No: 194 (10%)
Total votes cast: 2 014
Read related article - UK: Do medical organisations have a duty to pay a living wage?
Yes: 122 (90%)
No: 13 (10%)
Total votes cast: 135
Read related article - UK: Do GPs need a new contract?
Yes: 72 (62%)
No: 44 (38%)
Total votes cast: 116
Read related article - UK: Does the new junior doctor contract justify industrial action?
Yes: 137 (86%)
No: 23 (14%)
Total votes cast: 160
Read related article - US and International: If Volkswagen staff can face criminal charges should fraudulent scientists be prosecuted?
Yes: 786 (93%)
No: 60 (7%)
Total votes cast: 846
Read related article - India: Are the Delhi government doing enough to ensure patients with dengue fever can access adequate healthcare?
Yes: 4 (24%)
No: 13 (76%)
Total votes cast: 17
Read related article - UK: Are appraisals a useful way to assess performance?
Yes: 39 (25%)
No: 119 (75%)
Total votes cast: 158
Read related article - US and International: Do the rules of rugby need to change to reduce the risk of concussion?
Yes: 299 (65%)
No: 158 (35%)
Total votes cast: 457
Read related article - UK, US, India, and International: Was Public Health England right to endorse electronic cigarettes as a smoking cessation aid?
Yes: 1,787 (84%)
No:341 (16%)
Total votes cast: 2,128
Read related analysis - US, India, and International: Do we need more men in medicine?
Yes: 387 (49.87%)
No:389 (50.13%)
Total votes cast: 776
Read related response - UK: Should the UK government apologise for the Health and Social Care Act?
Yes: 97 (77%)
No:29 (23%)
Total votes cast: 126
Read related article - UK: Should personal health budgets be spent on services such as hydrotherapy, shiatsu, and Indian head massage?
Yes: 31 (20%)
No: 121 (80%)
Total votes cast: 152
Read related article - US, India, and International: Can compassion be learnt?
Yes: 406 (65%)
No: 221 (35%)
Total votes cast: 627
Read related letter - UK: Would judicial consent for assisted dying protect vulnerable people?
20 August: Yes: 169, No: 25.
21 August: Yes: 412, No 704.
22 August: Yes: 106, No: 208.
23 August: Yes: 23, No: 178.
24 August: Yes: 27, No: 116.
25 August: Yes: 17, No: 101.
26 August: Yes: 12, No: 49.
27 August: Yes: 13, No: 46.
28 August: Yes: 15, No: 17.
29 August: Yes: 5, No: 21.
30 August: Yes: 5, No: 19.
31 August: Yes: 6, No: 29.
1 September: Yes: 4, No: 16.
Final results: Yes: 811 (35%), No: 1507 (65%).
Total votes cast: 2318.
Read related article - US, India, and International:: Should doctors be disciplined for overprescribing antibiotics?
Yes: 933 (56%)
No: 738 (44%)
Total votes cast: 1671
Read related article - UK: Should all NHS premises provide free access to wi-fi?
Yes: 71 (63%)
No: 41 (37%)
Total votes cast: 112
Read related article - US, India, and International: Should subsidies granted to food producers be withdrawn in order to reduce sugar consumption?
Yes: 327 (80%)
No: 84 (20%)
Total votes cast: 411
Read related blog - UK, US, India, and International: Should doctors be forced to disclose payments and hospitality from drug companies?
Yes: 769 (85%)
No: 136 (15%)
Total votes cast: 905
Read related article - UK, US, India, and International: Could a sugar tax help combat obesity?
Yes: 345 (64%)
No: 197 (36%)
Total votes cast: 542
Read related article - UK: Should women be able to get antibiotics for urinary tract infection without a prescription?
Yes: 76 (43%)
No: 101 (57%)
Total votes cast: 177
Read related article - International, India, and US: Should researchers have access to medical records?
Yes: 708 (72%)
No: 273 (28%)
Total votes cast: 981
Read related article - UK, International, US, and India: Should doctors recommend homeopathy?
Yes: 3 193 (62%)
No: 1 944 (38%)
Total votes cast: 5 137
Read related article - UK, International, US, and India: Which paper should The BMJ be most proud of publishing?
Establishing a standard definition for child obesity: 70 (12.03%)
Multiple imputation for missing data in epidemiological and clinical research: 62 (10.65%)
The scandal of poor medical research: 253 (43.47%)
Evidence based guidelines or collectively constructed “mindlines?: 91 (15.64%)
Zinc supplementation started during diarrhoea on morbidity and mortality in Bangladeshi children: 57 (9.79%)
What worries parents when their preschool children are acutely ill: 49 (8.42%)Total votes cast: 582
Read related article - UK, International, US, and India: Should Wellcome Trust and the Gates Foundation divest from fossil fuel companies?
Yes: 276 (74%)
No: 96 (26%)
Total votes cast: 372
Read related article - UK: Is informed consent impossible at the end of life?
Yes: 38 (42%)
No: 53 (58%)
Total votes cast: 91
Read related blog - International, US, and India: Should doctors in Australia boycott working in its immigration centres?
Yes: 173 (44%)
No: 217 (56%)
Total votes cast: 390
Read related article - International, US, and India: Should knee surgery for middle aged and older patients be stopped?
Yes: 134 (26%)
No: 374 (74%)
Total votes cast: 508
Read related article - UK: Should migrants be charged for access to health services?
Yes: 63 (49%)
No: 66 (51%)
Total votes cast: 129
Read related article - India: Is ayurveda medicine the key to universal healthcare in India?
Yes: 6 (17%)
No: 30 (83%)
Total votes cast: 36
Read related article - US: Should the FDA approve "female Viagra" flibanserin?
Yes: 6 (26%)
No: 17 (74%)
Total votes cast: 23
Read related article - International: Is a self rated health score that predicts the risk of death in the next five years of any practical use to patients?
Yes: 152 (43%)
No: 34 (57%)
Total votes cast: 382
Read related article - UK: Should UK and overseas-trained doctors have to sit the same test to be admitted to the medical register?
Yes: 166 (82%)
No: 216 (18%)
Total votes cast: 186
Read related article - UK: Who was the best UK health secretary?
Jeremy Hunt: 5 (4%)
Andrew Lansley: 1 (1%)
Andy Burnham: 9 (7%)
Alan Johnson: 19 (14%)
Patricia Hewitt: 3 (2%)
John Reid: 3 (2%)
Alan Milburn: 17 (12%)Frank Dobson: 51 (37%)
Stephen Dorrell: 6 (4%)
Virginia Bottomley: 4 (3%)
William Waldegrave: 3 (2%)
Ken Clarke: 17 (12%)
Total votes cast: 138
Read related article - US: Has the "conflict of interest movement" gone too far?
Yes: 44 (41%)
No: 63 (59%)
Total votes cast: 107
Read related article - UK: Should the UK adopt an opt out system of organ donation?
Yes: 134 (67%)
No: 66 (33%)
Total votes cast: 200
Read related article - International: Should cancer screening policies prioritise increasing participation or informing the public?
Increasing participation: 12 (27%)
Informing the public: 33 (73%)
Total votes cast: 45
Read related article - US: Is the approval bar too low for cancer drugs?
Yes: 42 (67%)
No: 21 (33%)
Total votes cast: 63
Read related article - India: Will new Indian growth charts help stem the rise in childhood obesity?
Yes: 2 (40%)
No: 3(60%)
Total votes cast: 5
Read related article - UK: What should the new UK health secretary's top priority be?
Mental health: 27 (19.15%)
NHS finance: 48 (34.04%)
Cancer: 7 (4.96%)
Waiting times: 6 (4.26%)Workforce: 44 (31.21%)
Other: 9 (6.38%)
Total votes cast: 141
Read related article - UK: In whose hands is the NHS in England safest?
Conservatives: 50 (25%)
Labour: 106 (53%)
Liberal Democrats: 15 (8%)
UKIP: 8 (4%)Total votes cast: 199
Read related article - UK, US, India, and International: Can healthy people benefit from health apps?
Yes: 108 (72%)
No: 43 (28%)Total votes cast: 151
Read related article - UK, US, India, and International: Does hospital car parking affect patient care?
Yes: 250 (88%)
No: 34 (12%)Total votes cast: 284
Read related article - UK, US, India, and International: Should doctors be allowed to prescribe cheaper drugs such as Avastin 'off-label' when there is evidence of sufficient quality, efficacy, and safety?
Yes: 284 (90%)
No: 32 (10%)Total votes cast: 316
Read related article - UK, US, India, and International: Should authors be allowed to pay for fast track peer review of their paper?
Yes: 37 (14%)
No: 220 (86%)Total votes cast: 257
Read related article - UK, US, India, and International: Will drug makers' refusal to supply medicines for lethal injections lead to less humane forms of capital punishment?
Yes: 75 (52%)
No: 70 (48%)Total votes cast: 145
Read related article - UK, US, India, and International: Is it feasible to tell patients all the risks associated with a procedure or treatment?
Yes: 88 (31%)
No: 196 (61%)Total votes cast: 284
Read related article - UK: Is it the role of GPs to identify people at risk of cold homes?
Yes: 30 (14%)
No: 181 (86%)Total votes cast: 211
Read related article - US, India, and International: Have you ever feared criminal prosecution after the death of a patient?
Yes: 32 (39%)
No: 51 (61%)Total votes cast: 83
Read related article - UK: Should local authorities have direct control of health and social care budgets?
Yes: 38 (35%)
No: 70 (65%)Total votes cast: 108
Read related article - UK, US, India, and International: Is a smoking ban in parks and outdoor spaces a good idea?
Yes: 386 (69%)
No: 173 (31%)Total votes cast: 559
Read related article - UK: Can you take party politics out of the NHS?
Yes: 46 (35%)
No: 87 (65%)Total votes cast: 133
Read related article - US, India, and International: Would giving patients access to test results lead to worry and confusion?
Yes: 75 (55%)
No: 61 (45%)Total votes cast: 136
Read related article - UK US, India, and International: Should industry funding of nutrition research be banned?
Yes: 126 (55%)
No: 102 (45%)Total votes cast: 228
Read related article - UK: Is the NHS your top UK general election issue
Yes: 120 (65%)
No: 64 (35%)Total votes cast: 184
Read related article - US, India, and International: Should cost-effectiveness be the main driver for decision making on new vaccines?
Yes: 24 (33%)
No: 48 (67%)Total votes cast: 72
Read related article - UK: Is Lord Saatchi's medical innovation bill a "quack's charter" that will threaten patient safety?
Yes: 119 (84%)
No: 23 (16%)Total votes cast: 142
Read related article - US, India, and International: Is it ever acceptable for doctors to swear at work?
Yes: 106 (49%)
No: 110 (51%)Total votes cast: 216
Read related article - UK:Can private providers be trusted to run NHS hospitals after Hinchingbrooke?
Yes: 31 (17%)
No: 147 (83%)Total votes cast: 178
Read related article - US, India, and International: Is widespread screening for hepatitis C justified?
Yes: 56 (45%)
No: 69 (55%)Total votes cast: 125
Read related article - UK: Should school rugby be made safer?
Yes: 92 (72%)
No: 35 (28%)Total votes cast: 127
Read related article - UK, US, India, International :Should doctors encourage patients to record their consultations?
Yes: 96 (37%)
No: 189 (65%)Total votes cast: 285
Read related article - UK: Which BMJ Confidential "pet hate" do you most share?
Daily Mail: 162 (45%)
Pomposity: 48 (13%)
Privatisation: 42 (12%)
Pomposity: 48 (13%)
Toffs in power: 34 (9%)
Misogyny: 33 (9%)
Greed: 26 (7%)
Jargon: 17 (5%)Total votes cast: 362Read related article - US and International: Are some diets "mass murder"?
Yes: 133 (74%)
No: 46 (26%)Total votes cast: 179
Read related article - India: Should sterilization camps be discontinued?
Yes: 35 (56%)
No: 27 (44%)Total votes cast: 62
Read related article - UK: Should Scotland's reduced drink drive limit apply to the rest of the UK?
Yes: 196 (78%)
No: 54 (22%)Total votes cast: 250
Read related article - US and International: Do you write prescriptions for yourself?
Yes: 155 (64%)
No: 89 (36%)
Total votes cast: 244
Read related article - UK: How would the extra £2bn for the NHS be best spent?
Primary care: 83 (37%)
Secondary care: 25 (11%)
Social care: 31 (14%)
Mental health 84 (38%)Total votes cast: 223
Read related article - UK, US, and International: Should advertisements for e-cigarettes be shown on TV?
Yes: 54 (11%)
No: 429 (89%)
Total votes cast:483
Read related article - India: Can mobile phone reminders to patients improve treatment adherence?
Yes: 23 (85%)
No: 4 (15%)
Total votes cast: 27
Read related article - UK, US, and International: Is measuring wellbeing a waste of time?
Yes: 100 (39%)
No: 156 (61%)
Total votes cast: 256
Read related article - UK, US, India and International: Can overweight doctors give credible lifestyle advice to their patients?
Yes: 184 (37%)
No: 313 (63%)
Total votes cast: 497
Read related article - UK, US, India and International: Should doctors encourage patients facing adversity to show a stiff upper lip?
No: 126 (57%)
Yes: 96 (43%)
Total votes cast: 222
Read related article - UK: Is it ethical to pay GPs £55 for each new dementia diagnosis?
No: 280 (88%)
Yes: 40 (12%)
Total votes cast: 320
Read related article - US, India, and International: Is mass flu vaccination a waste of time?
Yes: 81 (44%)
No: 103 (56%)
Total votes cast: 184
Read related article - UK: Has the crisis in general practice in Britain been overstated?
Yes: 31 (13%)
No: 209 (87%)
Total votes cast: 240
Read related article - India and International: Should medical schools teach sleep medicine?
Yes: 72 (80%)
No: 18 (20%)
Total votes cast: 90
Read related article - US: Should all US adults aged 45 or older should be screened for abnormal blood sugar concentrations?
Yes: 30 (77%)
No: 9 (23%)
Total votes cast: 39
Read related article - UK: Is the UK adopting a proportionate response to the Ebola outbreak?
Yes: 55 (35%)
No: 103 (65%)
Total votes cast: 158
Read related article - US, India and International: Should doctors be subject to random drug tests?
Yes: 110 (49%)
No: 116 (51%)
Total votes cast: 226
Read related article - UK: Is the private sector a good thing for the NHS?
Yes: 75 (30%)
No: 173 (70%)
Total votes cast: 248
Read related article - UK: Is seven day access to GPs in England a good use of NHS resources?
Yes: 78 (28%)
No: 204 (78%)
Total votes cast: 282
Read related article - UK, US, and international: Should we take patients in cardiac arrest to hospital?
Yes: 171 (78%)
No: 48 (22%)
Total votes cast: 219
Read related article - India: Can India deliver on a pledge to cut neonatal mortality to 21 per 1000 live births by 2020?
Yes: 1 (92%)
No: 1 (8%)
Total votes cast: 12
Read related article - India: Is it ethical to hire sherpas when climbing Mount Everest?
Yes: 9 (47%)
No: 10 (53%)
Total votes cast: 19
Read related article - UK, US, and international: Should mammography screening be offered to women over 70?
Yes: 88 (43%)
No: 116 (57%)
Total votes cast: 204
Read related article - UK, US, and international: Should surgeon specific mortality data be publicly available?
Yes: 138 (48%)
No: 149 (52%)
Total votes cast: 287
Read related article - UK, US, and international: Should patients be able to email their doctor?
Yes: 215 (47%)
No: 246 (53%)
Total votes cast: 461
Read related article - UK and international: Should universities offer part time undergraduate degrees in medicine?
Yes: 188 (39%)
No: 295 (61%)
Total votes cast: 483
Read related article - US: Should US aid include abortion services for women raped in war zones?
Yes: 52 (90%)
No: 6 (10%)
Total votes cast: 58
Read related article - India: Should patients with Ebola have the chance to try experimental drugs?
Yes: 335 (94%)
No: 21 (6%)
Total votes cast: 356
Read related article - UK: Should GPs prescribe statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease?
Yes: 55 (47%)
No: 62 (53%)
Total votes cast: 117
Read related article - US: Should execution on death row by lethal injection be abolished?
Yes: 26 (62%)
No: 16 (38%)
Total votes cast: 117
Read related article - UK and international: Should boys be vaccinated against HPV as well as girls?
Yes: 275 (86%)
No: 35 (14%)
Total votes cast: 321
Read related article - India: Can India build an extra 5.2m toilets by the end of August 2014?
Yes: 6 (37%)
No: 8 (53%)
Total votes cast: 14
Read related article - UK:Should all UK emergency departments include GP staff?
Yes: 221 (78%)
No: 63 (22%)
Total votes cast: 152
Read related article - US and International: Is pre-diabetes overdiagnosis?
No: 63 (41%)
Total votes cast: 231
Read related article - UK: Should doctors be required to record financial conflicts of interest on the GMC register?
Yes: 164 (71%)
No: 67 (29%)
Total votes cast: 231
Read related article - US and International: Should research fraud be a crime? Yes: 168 (89%)
No: 21 (11%)
Total votes cast: 189
Read related article - India: Have you received kickbacks for referrals in your practice? Yes: 9 (16%)
No: 49 (85%)
Total votes cast: 58
Read related article - Should GPs take on a greater role in safeguarding children?
Yes: 78 (49.68%)
No: 79 (50.32%)
Total votes cast: 157
Read related article - Could you easily halve sugar intake to 5% of your daily calories?
Yes: 258 (54%)
No: 216 (46%)
Total votes cast: 474
Read related article - Will a website that allows patients to view the performance of individual hospitals improve patient safety?
No: 303 (51%)
Total votes cast: 595
Read related article - Should e-cigarettes be more tightly regulated?
No: 76 (30%)
Total votes cast: 237
Read related articles - Is evidence based medicine broken?
No: 336 (49%)
Total votes cast: 682
Read related article - Should alcohol companies be banned from sponsoring international sporting tournaments?
No: 264 (27%)
Total votes cast: 966
Read related article - Will ultrasound scanners replace the stethoscope?
Yes: 228 (30%)
No: 544 (70%)
Total votes cast: 772
Read related article - US: Can regulatory approaches to cannabis use reduce health and social harms more effectively than prohibition?
Yes: 413 (71%)
No: 172 (29%)
Total votes cast: 584
Read related article - Should smokers be advised to cut down as well as quit?
Yes 843 (89%)
No 102 (11%)
Total votes cast: 945
Read related article - US: Is there such a thing as humane capital punishment?
Yes: 134 (48%)
No: 147 (52%)
Total votes cast: 281
Read related article - Should the NHS in England fund abortions for women from Northern Ireland?
Yes 549 (63%)
No 322 (37%)
Total votes cast: 871
Read related article - Is there such a thing as humane capital punishment?
Yes 256 (30%)
No 588 (70%)
Total votes cast: 844
Read related article - India: Do more doctors need to join politics to improve healthcare in India?
Yes 133 (76%)
No 41 (24%)
Total votes cast: 174
Read related article - Should women athletes with naturally high testosterone levels be banned from competing unless they have surgical or pharmaceutical interventions to lower them?
Yes 150 (21%)
No 588 (79%)
Total votes cast: 708
Read related article - US: Should doctors be taught to consider treatment costs of part of their medical training?
Yes 201 (81%)
No 47 (19%)
Total votes cast: 248
Read related article - Should doctors be taught to consider treatment costs of part of their medical training?
Yes 921 (79%)
No 240 (21%)
Total votes cast: 1161
Read related article - Have the online health insurance exchanges been a success?
Yes 144 (50%)
No 144 (50%)
Total votes cast: 288
Read related article - Should people be paid to live healthier lives?
Yes 385 (23%)
No 1256 (77%)
Total votes cast: 1641
Read related article - Is India doing enough to address post-polio syndrome?
Yes 16 (42%)
No 22 (58%)
Total votes cast: 38
Read related article - Should medical students be taught alternative medicine?
Yes 636 (47%)
No 727 (53%)
Total votes cast: 1363
Read related article - India: Which party would most improve healthcare in India?
Indian National Congress 55 (11%)
Bharatiya Janata Party 193 (39%)
Aam Aadmi Party 117 (24%)
None of the above 128 (26%)
Total votes cast: 493
Read related article - US: Should patients have the right to record consultations?
Yes 299 (79%)
No 81 (21%)
Total votes cast: 380
Read related article - Has cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis been oversold?
Yes 412 (49%)
No 434 (51%)
Total votes cast: 846
Read related article - Is GSK's move to employ doctors as medical educators more transparent than paying external speakers?
Yes 225 (53%)
No 198 (47%)
Total votes cast: 423
Read related article - Should patients have the right to record consultations?
Yes: 645 (62%)
No: 391 (38%)
Total votes cast: 1036
Read related article - US: Is there room for spirituality in the consulting room?
Yes: 68 (64%)
No 38 (36%)
Total votes cast: 106
Read related article - Should statins be extended to people at low risk of cardiovascular disease?
Yes: 229 (23%)
No: 757 (77%)
Total votes cast: 986
Read related article - Should medical journals publish sponsored content?
Yes 244 (32%)
No 521 (68%)
Total votes cast: 765
Read related head to head - India: Should homeopaths be allowed to practise allopathic medicine?
Yes: 21 (8%)
No: 242 (92%)
Total votes cast: 263
Read related article - Should consultations in primary care be held standing up?
Yes: 131 (18%)
No: 586 (82%)
Total votes cast: 717
Read related article - US: How can we prevent mobile phone use while driving?
Educate people about the dangers: 92 (22%)
Public service announcements: 18 (4%)
Increase legislation: 80 (20%)
Use technology to block mobile phone use while driving: 221 (54%)
Total votes cast: 411
Read related editorial - Do national databases of patient information threaten privacy?
Yes: 473 (61%)
No: 297 (39%)
Total votes cast: 770
Read related blog post - Have you witnessed institutional racism in your hospital or practice?
Yes: 309 (43%)
No: 409 (57%)
Total votes cast: 718
Read related article - US: Would you be comfortable declaring your competing interests on a central database?
Yes: 83 (80%)
No: 21 (20%)
Total votes cast: 104
Read related article - India: Should medical school graduates in India have to spend a year in a rural post before they can start postgraduate training?
Yes: 133 (54%)
No: 115 (46%)
Total votes cast: 248
Read related article - Are we overusing IVF?
Yes: 326 (61%)
No:207 (39%)
Total votes cast: 533
Read related article - Would you be comfortable declaring your competing interests on a central database?
Yes: 417 (81%)
No:98 (19%)
Total votes cast: 515
Read related article - US: Should employers be given exemptions from employee contraception coverage?
Yes: 303 (58%)
No: 223 (42%)
Total votes cast: 526
Read related news story - Should medical journals stop publishing research funded by the drug industry?
Yes: 786 (55%)
No: 631 (45%)
Total votes cast: 1417
Read related head to head - India: Should the Indian government fund fertility treatment for specific minority groups when so many people lack basic healthcare?
Yes: 33 (25%)
No: 101 (75%)
Total votes cast: 134
Read related feature - Would minimum unit pricing for alcohol save lives?
Yes: 612 (45%)
No: 738 (55%)
Total votes cast: 1350
Read related feature - Should other places follow New York's lead and ban e-cigarettes from public places?
Yes: 592 (16%)
No: 3070 (84%)
Total votes cast: 3662
Read related news - Which chocolates have a longer survival time in your practice or on your ward?
Quality Streets: 381 (49%)
Roses: 262 (30%)
Other: 228 (26%)
Total votes cast: 871
Read related research - India: Which chocolates have a longer survival time in your practice or on your ward?
Dairy Milk: 29 (46%)
5 Star: 20 (32%)
Other: 14 (22%)
Total votes cast: 63
Read related research - US: Which chocolates have a longer survival time in your practice or on your ward?
Hershey's Kisses: 55 (27%)
Candy: 73 (36%)
Other: 73 (36%)
Total votes cast: 201
Read related research - Should scientific fraud be a criminal offence?
Yes: 926 (83%)
No: 186 (17%)
Total votes cast: 1112
Read related blog - US: Should scientific fraud be a criminal offence?
Yes: 189 (84%)
No: 35 (16%)
Total votes cast: 224
Read related blog - India: Will the new BSc in community health improve medical care in rural India?
Yes: 49 (45%)
No: 61 (55%)
Total votes cast: 110
Read related news - Should hospital grounds be completely smoke free?
Yes: 1176 (81%)
No: 274 (19%)
Total votes cast: 1450
Read related news - US: Will the recent cholesterol guidelines result in the huge overprescribing of statins?
Yes: 285 (81%)
No: 67 (19%)
Total votes cast: 352
Read related news - India: Should India change to a daily drug regimen for tuberculosis?
Yes: 131 (82%)
No: 28 (18%)
Total votes cast: 159
Read related personal view - Should employers help employees to assess their alcohol use?
Yes: 303 (49.92%)
No: 304 (50.08%)
Total votes cast: 607
Read related personal view - Will making wilful neglect a criminal offence improve patient care?
Yes: 299 (35%)
No: 552 (65%)
Total votes cast: 851
Read related news article - US: Is the US requirement to deposit trial data within a year workable?
Yes: 53 (57%)
No: 40 (47%)
Total votes cast: 93
Read related personal view - India: Is India's soft drinks industry sufficiently regulated?
Yes: 7 (5%)
No: 125 (95%)
Total votes cast: 132
Read related news article - Should trans fats be banned?
Yes: 670 (81%)
No: 153 (19%)
Total votes cast: 823
Read related news article - Should athletes be allowed to use performance enhancing drugs?
Yes: 172 (15%)
No: 955 (85%)
Total votes cast: 1127
Read related head to head - Should patients with psychosis be paid to adhere to maintenance treatment?
Yes: 175 (24%)
No: 541 (76%)
Total votes cast: 716
Read related editorial - US: Can New York City continue to be a global leader in public health under a new mayor?
Yes: 83 (47%)
No: 94 (53%)
Total votes cast: 177
Read related feature - India: Should patients in India be routinely tested for HIV?
Yes: 64 (60%)
No: 42 (40%)
Total votes cast: 106
Read related news article - Have you witnessed or experienced sexual harassment by a colleague?
Yes: 292 (30%)
No: 669 (70%)
Total votes cast: 961
Read related views and reviews article - US: Will the Choosing Wisely initiative reduce overtreatment?
Yes: 44 (59%)
No: 31 (41%)
Total votes cast: 75
Read related feature - Should GP surgeries have longer opening hours?
Yes: 696 (65%)
No: 376 (35%)
Total votes cast: 1072
Read related news - India: Can India eliminate rabies by mass vaccination of stray dogs?
Yes: 65 (48%)
No: 70 (52%)
Total votes cast: 135
Read related feature - Should e-cigarettes be regulated as medicines?
Yes: 416 (22%)
No: 1441 (78%)
Total votes cast: 1857
Read related news - Should we bring in universal mental health checks in schools?
Yes: 427 (53%)
No: 375 (47%)
Total votes cast: 802
Read related personal view - India: Should India roll out HPV vaccination nationally?
Yes: 68 (63%)
No: 39 (37%)
Total votes cast: 107
Read related editor's choice - US: Should it be compulsory for healthcare workers to be vaccinated against flu?
Yes: 297 (63%)
No: 172 (37%)
Total votes cast: 469
Read related news - Should hospitals offer all patients single rooms?
Yes: 456 (43%)
No: 604 (57%)
Total votes cast: 1060
Read related head to head - Should it be compulsory for healthcare workers to be vaccinated against flu?
Yes: 515 (49%)
No: 526 (51%)
Total votes cast: 1041
Read related news article - Would older people benefit from having a named general practitioner?
Yes: 625 (87%)
No: 96 (13%)
Total votes cast: 721
Read related news article - US: Should the FDA regulate mobile medical apps?
Yes: 67 (45%)
No: 83 (55%)
Total votes cast: 150
Read related head to head debate - India: Do anti-tobacco messages in films and broadcasts deter would-be tobacco users?
Yes: 32 (45%)
No: 39 (55%)
Total votes cast: 71
Read related observations article - Do risks outweigh benefits in thrombolysis for stroke?
Yes: 329 (54%)
No: 283 (46%)
Total votes cast: 612
Read related head to head - Would learning to code be a good use of doctors' time?
Yes: 374 (39%)
No: 597 (61%)
Total votes cast: 971
Read related feature - US: Is learning to code a good use of doctors' time?
Yes: 60 (41%)
No: 86 (59%)
Total votes cast: 146
Read related feature - India: Would learning to code be a good use of doctors' time?
Yes: 18 (53%)
No: 16 (47%)
Total votes cast: 34
Read related feature - US: Should low risk lesions not be called cancer?
Yes: 47 (47%)
No: 54 (53%)
Total votes cast: 101
Read related news - India: Is bariatric surgery the answer to India's growing obesity and diabetes problems?
Yes: 21 (12.5%)
No: 147 (87.5%)
Total votes cast: 168
Read related feature - Does the wording of consent forms deter patients from signing up for clinical trials?
Yes: 210 (73%)
No: 78 (27%)
Total votes cast: 288
Read related feature - Do you find patient information leaflets a useful resource in your day to day clinical practice?
Yes: 324 (70%)
No: 140 (30%)
Total votes cast: 464
Read related feature - US: Should payment models for US physicians be driven by outcomes?
Yes: 94 (49%)
No: 99 (51%)
Total votes cast: 531
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Yes: 439 (83%)
No: 92 (17%)
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Yes: 165 (23%)
No: 538 (77%)
Total votes cast: 703
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Yes: 2 (50%)
No: 2 (50%)
Total votes cast: 4
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Yes: 589 (90%)
No: 65 (10%)
Total votes cast: 654
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Yes: 105 (95%)
No: 6 (5%)
Total votes cast: 111
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Yes: 31 (100%)
No: 0 (0%)
Total votes cast: 31
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Yes: 44 (9%)
No: 429 (91%)
Total votes cast: 473
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Yes: 7 (12%)
No: 50 (88%)
Total votes cast: 57
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Yes: 1 (8%)
No: 12 (92%)
Total votes cast: 13
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Yes: 436 (46%)
No: 515 (54%)
Total votes cast: 951
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Yes: 59 (44%)
No: 74 (56%)
Total votes cast: 133
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Yes: 24 (77%)
No: 7 (23%)
Total votes cast: 31
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Yes: 574 (76%)
No: 178 (24%)
Total votes cast: 752
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Yes: 618 (90%)
No: 69 (10%)
Total votes cast: 687
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Yes: 37 (69%)
No: 17 (31%)
Total votes cast: 54
Read related head to head debate here and here - Should electronic cigarettes be as freely available as tobacco cigarettes?
Yes: 1716 (86%)
No: 282 (14%)
Total votes cast: 1998
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Yes: 313 (49%)
No: 329 (51%)
Total votes cast: 642
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Yes: 232 (71%)
No: 95 (29%)
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Yes: 57 (77%)
No: 17 (23%)
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No: 680 (84%)
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Yes: 8 (10%)
No: 74 (90%)
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Yes: 128 (67%)
No: 63 (33%)
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Yes: 331 (30%)
No: 781 (70%)
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Yes: 717 (72%)
No: 285 (28%)
Total votes cast: 1002
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Yes: 49 (25%)
No: 147 (75%)
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Yes: 68 (54%)
No: 59 (46%)
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Yes: 84 (63%)
No: 49 (37%)
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Yes: 572 (49%)
No: 600 (51%)
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Yes: 848 (80%)
No: 216 (20%)
Total votes cast: 1064
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Yes: 137 (71%)
No: 57 (29%)
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Yes: 11 (24%)
No: 34 (76%)
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Yes: 1,026 (87.5%)
No: 146 (12.5%)
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Yes: 52 (36%)
No: 94 (64%)
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Yes: 72 (11%)
No: 594 (89%)
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Yes: 31 (42%)
No: 43 (58%)
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Yes: 29 (21%)
No: 111 (79%)
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Yes: 999 (89%)
No: 129 (11%)
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Yes: 612 (87%)
No: 91 (13%)
Total votes cast: 703
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Yes: 85 (83%)
No: 17 (17%)
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Yes: 30 (38%)
No: 49 (62%)
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Yes: 493 (58%)
No: 363 (42%)
Total votes cast: 761
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Yes: 195 (58%)
No: 144 (42%)
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No: 435 (57%)
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Yes: 47% (103)
No: 53% (114)
Total votes cast: 217
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Yes: 19% (216)
No: 81% (909)
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Yes: 35% (300)
No: 65% (558)
Total votes cast: 858
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Yes: 42% (189)
No: 58% (264)
Total votes cast: 453
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Yes: 64.2% (820)
No: 35.8% (458)
Total votes cast: 1,278
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Yes: 10.3% (27)
No: 89.7% (236)
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Yes: 88% (651)
No: 12% (85)
Total votes cast: 736
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Yes: 62% (206)
No: 38% (125)
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Yes: 68% (155)
No: 32% (72)
Total votes cast: 227
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Yes: 43% (204)
No: 57% (274)
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Yes: 46% (442)
No: 54% (519)
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Yes: 16% (132 )
No: 84% (697)
Total votes cast: 829
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Yes: 60.7% (51)
No: 39.3% (33)
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Yes: 79.3% (862)
No: 20.7% (226)
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Yes: 32% (139)
No: 68% (229)
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Yes: 56% (67)
No: 44% (52)
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Yes: 45.3% (665)
No: 54.7% (802)
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Health: 41.5% (678)
Total votes cast: 1632
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Yes: 66.5% (626)
No: 33.5% (315)
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Yes: 62.6% (518)
No: 37.4% (309)
Total votes cast: 827
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Yes: 63.5% (415)
No: 36.5% (238)
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Yes: 77.7% (352)
No: 22.3% (101)
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Yes: 37.5% (24)
No: 62.5% (40)
Total votes cast: 64
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Yes: 73% (467)
No: 27% (173)
Total votes cast: 640
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Yes: 64% (558)
No: 36% (331)
Total votes cast: 919
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Yes: 19% (194)
No: 81% (834)
Total votes cast: 1028
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Pharma: 395 (69%)
Regulators: 77 (13.5%)
Legislators: 50 (9%)
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Total votes cast: 569
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Yes: 50.23%
No: 49.77%
Total votes cast: 1099
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Yes: 83%
No: 17%
Total votes cast: 878
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Yes: 55%
No: 45%
Total votes cast: 664
Read related personal view - Does celebrity involvement in public health campaigns deliver long term benefit?
Yes: 46.5%
No: 53.5%
Total votes cast: 535
Read related head to head debate Yes and No - Is doctors' professional use of social media likely to result in more good than harm?
Yes: 57%
No: 43%
Total votes cast: 516
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Yes: 68%
No: 32%
Total votes cast: 885
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Yes: 48.5%
No: 51.5%
Total votes cast: 633
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Yes: 79%
No: 21%
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Yes: 18.5%
No: 81.5%
Total votes cast: 1,570
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Yes: 80%
No: 20%
Total votes cast: 348
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Yes: 58%
No: 42%
Total votes cast: 667
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Yes: 75%
No: 25%
Total votes cast: 586
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Yes: 50.9%
No: 49.1%.
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Yes: 83%
No: 17%.
Total votes cast: 700
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Help: 79%
Hinder: 29%.
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Yes: 447 (49.9%%)
No: 449 (50.1%)
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Yes: 1,137 (17%)
No: 5,455 (83%)
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Yes: 284 (24%)
No: 876 (76%)
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Yes: 806 (65%)
No: 425 (35%)
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Yes: 189 (21%)
No: 704 (79%)
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Yes: 813 (37%)
No: 1366 (63%)
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Yes: 514 (65%)
No: 271 (35%)
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Yes: 257 (75%)
No: 85 (25%)
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Debt? 22% (131 votes)
Competition to get into medical school? 16% (93 votes)
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Yes: 143 (56%)
No: 112 (44%)
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Yes: 984 (83%)
No: 198 (17%)
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Yes: 258 (33%)
No: 527 (67%)
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Yes: 325 (45%)
No: 394 (55%)
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Yes: 748 (37%)
No: 1285 (63%)
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Yes: 498 (61%)
No: 312 (39%)
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Yes: 575 (63%)
No: 342 (37%)
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Yes: 26% (118)
No: 74% (344)
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Yes: 66% (313)
No: 34% (163)
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Yes: 77% (759)
No: 23% (223)
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Yes: 92% (2710)
No: 8% (241)
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Yes: 20% (154)
No: 80% (607)
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Yes: 18% (190)
No: 82% (865)
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Yes: 65% (1052)
No: 35% (562)
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Yes: 252 (42%)
No: 344 (58%)
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Yes: 513 (57%)
No: 382 (43%)
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Yes: 432 (48%)
No: 469 (52%)
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Yes: 694 (46%)
No: 809 (54%)
Read related head to head debate Yes;No. - Has the closure of psychiatric beds gone too far?
Yes: 539 (85%)
No: 92 (15%)
Read related head to head debate Yes;No. - Should doctors encourage people to donate a kidney to a stranger?
Yes: 420 (36%)
No: 740 (64%)
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Yes: 1,105 (77%)
No: 334 (23%)
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Yes: 78 (41%)
No: 110 (59%)
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Yes: 122 (53%)
No: 110 (47%)
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Yes: 235 (40%)
No: 352 (60%)
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Yes: 343 (81%)
No: 80 (19%)
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Yes: 106 (73%)
No: 40 (27%)
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Regulate it: 87 (74%)
Work with it: 30 (26%)
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Yes: 162 (61%)
No: 105 (39%)
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Yes: 111 (45%)
No: 133 (55%)
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Yes: 170 (66%)
No: 87 (34%)
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Yes: 171 (33%)
No: 349 (67%)
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Yes: 40 (22%)
No: 144 (78%)
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No: 128 (53%)
Yes: 115 (47%)
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Yes: 444 (83%)
No: 89 (17%)
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Yes: 462 (32%)
No: 978 (68%)
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Yes: 143 (82%)
No: 31 (18%)
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No: 276 (73%)
Yes: 101 (27%)
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Yes: 1027 (93%)
No: 74 (7%)
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Yes: 346 (80%)
No: 88 (20%)
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Yes: 280 (67%)
No: 135 (33%)
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No: 278 (65%)
Yes: 153 (35%)
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Yes: 111 (39%)
No: 173 (61%)
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Yes: 181 (66%)
No: 93 (34%)
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Yes: 162 (66%)
No: 85 (34%)
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Yes: 97 (60%)
No: 65 (40%)
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Yes: 164 (81%)
No: 39 (19%)
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Yes: 203 (31%)
No: 462 (69%)
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Yes: 61 (34%)
No: 117 (66%)
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Yes: 144 (72%)
No: 55 (28%)
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No: 183 (35%)
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No: 277 (86%)
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Much better 49 (4%)
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Read all the latest news and comment on the BMJ's NHS reforms microsite - Have we gone too far in translating ideas from aviation to patient safety?
Yes: 99 (51%)
No: 95 (49%)
Read related head to head debate - Is NHS Employers justified in trying to impose a freeze on incremental pay progression for NHS staff?
Yes: 89 (22%)
No: 313 (78%) - Should children aged 5 years or younger be included in the flu vaccination programme?
Yes: 420 (49%)
No: 440 (51%) - Is it ever justified to submit a hoax abstract to an international meeting?
Yes: 253 (35%)
No: 473 (65%)
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Yes: 87 (65%)
No: 47 (35%)
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No: 156 (64%)
Yes: 87 (36%)
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Yes: 211 (78%)
No: 59 (22%)
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Yes: 112 (77%)
No: 33 (23%)
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National body: 322 (70%)
Individual doctors: 137 (30%)
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Yes: 220 (66%)
No: 113 (34%)
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No: 146 (62%)
Yes: 90 (38%)
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No: 314 (68%)
Yes: 145 (32%)
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Yes: 258 (50.5%)
No: 253 (49.5%)
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Yes: 117 (62%)
No: 72 (38%)
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Yes: 236 (71.5%)
No: 94 (28.5%)
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No: 92 (75.4%)
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100%: 28 (9.59%)
75%: 43 (14.73%)
50%: 75 (25.68%)
25%: 93 (31.85%)
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Yes: 198 (57%)
No: 151 (43%) - Should people with dementia be allowed to vote?
Yes: 208 (52%)
No: 194 (48%)
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Yes: 124 (44%)
No: 159 (56%)
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Yes: 108 (34%)
No: 210 (66%)
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Yes: 146 (65%)
No: 80 (35%)
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No: 363 (91%)
Yes: 38 (9%)
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Yes: 149 (80%)
No: 38 (20%)
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No: 269 (73.7%)
Yes: 96 (26.3%)
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Often: 97 (70.8%)
Sometimes: 31 (22.6%)
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Yes: 169 (91%)
No: 17 (9%)
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No: 175 (71%)
Yes: 72 (29%)
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Yes: 38 (47%)
No: 43 (53%)
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Yes: 95 (64%)
No: 54 (36%)
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Yes: 318 (83%)
No: 65 (17%)
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Yes: 184 (53%)
No: 162 (47%)
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Yes: 62 (52%)
No: 58 (48%)
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Yes: 247 (70%)
No: 105 (30%)
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Yes: 456 (67%)
No: 225 (33%)
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Yes: 152 (48%)
No: 165 (52%)
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Yes: 488 (74%)
No: 179 (26%)
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No: 166 (60%)
Yes: 113 (41%)
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Yes: 87 (22%)
No: 310 (78%)
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Yes: 72 (34%)
No: 142 (66%)
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Yes: 49 (28%)
No: 123 (72%)
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Yes: 2208 (19%)
No: 8730 (81%)
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Yes: 138 (72.6%)
No: 52 (27.4%)
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- Bee Gees - Staying alive: 635 votes (36%)
- Mandy Miller - Nellie the elephant: 351 votes (20%)
- Queen - Another one bites the dust: 317 votes (18%)
- Other*: 119 votes(7%)
- The Whispers - And the beat goes on: 107 votes (6% )
- KC & The Sunshine Band - That's the way I like it: 95 votes (5%)
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