Action 8
Summary
- 65% of respondents agree with action 8 – to promote training for healthcare professionals
- Those who agree with action 6 feel that increased knowledge and training is good (16%) and that healthcare professionals are the right people to share this information (11%)
- A quarter of those who disagree with action 8 point out that healthcare staff are too busy to have something else added to their workload. Other points raised are that it is a waste of money and that healthcare staff should already have this knowledge and be sharing it with patients
- Similar themes are expressed by those with a neutral view
How much do you agree or disagree with action 8?
Base: Total sample (491)
This chart shows:
33% of respondents strongly agree with action 8
32% of respondents agree
21% of respondents neither agree nor disagree
8% of respondents disagree
7% of respondents strongly disagree
Please tell us why you agree with action 8?
Base: All those who agree with action 8 (320)
| wdt_ID | Key themes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Increased knowledge and training is good | 16 |
| 3 | They are the right people to share this information e.g. trusted professionals, frequent contact with the vulnerable | 11 |
| 12 | General positive comments/commonsense | 10 |
| 13 | Will allow people to make informed decisions | 7 |
| 14 | NHS staff should already be doing this/already have this knowledge | 4 |
| 15 | Protects the vulnerable | 3 |
| 16 | Limited efficacy | 3 |
| 17 | Much needed | 2 |
| 18 | Doesn't tackle the root causes of pollution | 2 |
| 19 | Transmit information in other ways as well e.g. through schools, housing associations, existing public engagement opportunities | 2 |
| 20 | Better health outcomes | 2 |
| 26 | NHS staff have a lot of other things to do already | 2 |
| 27 | Question how it will be implemented | 1 |
| 28 | People not always able to take the actions required | 1 |
| 29 | Question how it will be funded | 1 |
| 30 | Other e.g. not the council's business, people already aware, need anti-idling campaign, HEPA filters in hospital, joined up approach | 3 |
| 31 | Na/no comment | 43 |
Respondent quotes:
“Training will always be beneficial to the recipient who is then ideally placed to pass the knowledge on”
“Health professionals are generally trusted and there are opportunities for people to ask questions relevant to their circumstances”
“I have attended a talk at the hospital (where I work) from someone from the Clean Air team and they were great and it was a really inspiring to hear.”
“It needs to be reinforced that every single person can, by their actions, have either a negative or a positive effect on the environment.”
“Health care professionals will, I am sure, already be doing this”
Please could you tell us why you disagree with action 8?
Base: All those who disagree with action 8 (69)
| wdt_ID | Key themes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHS staff already too busy/waste of their time | 25 |
| 3 | Waste of money | 16 |
| 12 | NHS staff should already know this/already be doing this | 12 |
| 13 | Nothing to do with the Council | 10 |
| 14 | Focus on reducing the causes of pollution | 10 |
| 15 | People won’t take any notice | 7 |
| 16 | Distrust the information/training | 6 |
| 17 | People already know this | 6 |
| 18 | Nanny state | 4 |
| 19 | General negative comments about the NHS | 3 |
| 20 | Other e.g. not needed, can't see any healthcare staff, government's responsibility | 6 |
| 26 | Na/no comment | 19 |
Please could you tell us why you neither agree nor disagree with action 8?
Base: All those who neither agree nor disagree with action 8 (102)
| wdt_ID | Key themes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHS staff already know this/already doing this | 13 |
| 3 | NHS staff already have enough to do | 9 |
| 12 | Won't drive behaviour change/won't work | 9 |
| 13 | Focus on sources of pollution and target polluters | 7 |
| 14 | Many people cannot change their surroundings/have bigger concerns | 5 |
| 15 | Keep separate from the NHS e.g. leaflets direct to households/sessions in the park | 5 |
| 16 | Difficult to see a healthcare professional | 4 |
| 17 | Waste of money | 3 |
| 18 | Other e.g. victim blaming, social media campaign might be better, needs national strategy | 6 |
| 19 | Na/no comment | 45 |
