NHS Survey

We care about the future of the NHS and healthcare in the Watford area. We also want to put patients in the driving seat so we are conducting this survey to find out what you want for your family's healthcare needs. The results of this survey are important to us and will be handed to the Shadow Health Minister. What you say counts...

1. From your experience, how do you rate local healthcare services overall?

From your experience, how do you rate local healthcare services overall? Good

Average

Poor

2. Local Conservatives support the proposed development of Watford General Hospital. Do you agree that Watford is the best place for West Hertfordshire's major hospital?

Local Conservatives support the proposed development of Watford General Hospital. Do you agree that Watford is the best place for West Hertfordshire's major hospital? Yes

Don't know

3. Are you and every member of your household registers with a local GP?

Are you and every member of your household registers with a local GP? Yes

Don't know

4. A Conservative Government would give you the right to choose your GP. How important is it to you that you see the same GP for each appointment?

A Conservative Government would give you the right to choose your GP. How important is it to you that you see the same GP for each appointment? Very Important

Quite Important

Not Very Important

5. A Conservative Government will make sure the NHS focuses on the results of your treatments. Do you think 12 years of being focused on targets has been good for the NHS?

A Conservative Government will make sure the NHS focuses on the results of your treatments. Do you think 12 years of being focused on targets has been good for the NHS? Yes

Don't know

6. What do you think the effects of target- setting have been?

What do you think the effects of target- setting have been?

7. Are you and every member of your household registered with an NHS Dentist?

Are you and every member of your household registered with an NHS Dentist? Yes

8. Have you expereinced any difficulty in registering with an NHS Dentist

Have you expereinced any difficulty in registering with an NHS Dentist Yes

9. A Conservative Government would reintroduce dental checks for school children.
How often do your children have a dental check up?

A Conservative Government would reintroduce dental checks for school children. How often do your children have a dental check up? More than twice a year

Twice a year

About once a year

Less than once a year

Not applicable

10. Spending on the NHS has almost tripled in the last 12 years. How do you think the service has changed?

Spending on the NHS has almost tripled in the last 12 years. How do you think the service has changed? It is now at least 3 times better than in 1997

It has improved a lot but not threefold

It has improved a little but I don't know where the money has gone

There has been no improvement whatsoever

It has become worse despite all the spending

11. The current Labour Government wants to set up a number of polyclinics with as many as 25 docotrs based in one centre. Some people are worried that the establishment of these clinics will lead to the closure of local GP surgeries. Would you like to see these polyclinics established locally?

The current Labour Government wants to set up a number of polyclinics with as many as 25 docotrs based in one centre. Some people are worried that the establishment of these clinics will lead to the closure of local GP surgeries. Would you like to see these polyclinics established locally? No. I would like to see more investment in local GP surgeries.

Yes. Even if these means some local surgeries would have to close.

Yes, but only if this facility were in addition to the maintenance.

12. Thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey. If you would like to hear the results of this survey please leave your contact details below.

Thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey. If you would like to hear the results of this survey please leave your contact details below.

NHS Survey

1. NHS Survey

1. From your experience, how do you rate local healthcare services overall?

2. Local Conservatives support the proposed development of Watford General Hospital. Do you agree that Watford is the best place for West Hertfordshire's major hospital?

3. Are you and every member of your household registers with a local GP?

4. A Conservative Government would give you the right to choose your GP. How important is it to you that you see the same GP for each appointment?

5. A Conservative Government will make sure the NHS focuses on the results of your treatments. Do you think 12 years of being focused on targets has been good for the NHS?

6. What do you think the effects of target- setting have been?

7. Are you and every member of your household registered with an NHS Dentist?

8. Have you expereinced any difficulty in registering with an NHS Dentist

9. A Conservative Government would reintroduce dental checks for school children.How often do your children have a dental check up?

10. Spending on the NHS has almost tripled in the last 12 years. How do you think the service has changed?

11. The current Labour Government wants to set up a number of polyclinics with as many as 25 docotrs based in one centre. Some people are worried that the establishment of these clinics will lead to the closure of local GP surgeries. Would you like to see these polyclinics established locally?

12. Thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey. If you would like to hear the results of this survey please leave your contact details below.

9. A Conservative Government would reintroduce dental checks for school children.
How often do your children have a dental check up?