Medicine cabinet survey results

A survey on 16 June, 2000, found that eight out of 10 GPs believe patients are not sufficiently prepared for minor incidents and illnesses.

The survey, by Norwich Union Healthcare, found:

• More than half couldn’t tell their temperature because they didn’t have a thermometer
• More than a third had no sunscreen
• Two-thirds had no anti-histamies for allergic reactions and runny noses
• A quarter had no antiseptic
• One in ten had no aspirin or paracetemol.