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National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative: Cancer Awareness Measure, Kent and Medway, 2010

Variable Details

VariableOther
LabelOther please specify
Responses
Availability of own GP; never seem to build a rapport as I always have a different GP 1
Bad experience with doctor previously 1
Because I am the mother of twins so I don't have much 'me' time 1
Bed side manner was not good 1
Being told off at work for having time off 1
Being told the truth 1
Do not have a GP but would find one if I developed symptoms 1
Doctor doesn't pay enough attention to my symptoms 1
Doctor doesn't take enough care of patients 1
Don't follow up symptoms because tests are too expensive 1
Don't like my doctor 1
Don't like my own doctor 1
Family members 1
GP not helpful. For example, diet. Told me to sort myself and see a female GP, only it was hard to get an appointment or told me to go to another branch 1
General dislike of doctors 1
Have had cancer in family and treatment has not worked and caused more pain, and they died anyway 1
Hypoglycaemia/diabetes runs in the family 1
I am just generally fed up of doctor visits as it takes over as you get older, with anything serious I would contact doctor in a few weeks 1
I can't talk to male GP's, I insist on seeing a women 1
I don't always get to see the same GP 1
I don't like my new doctor 1
I don't really like the GP 1
I don't think it is serious enough 1
I have had cancer twice and do not fancy more treatment. I would have to come to terms with it yet again 1
I have no confidence in the doctors due to previous experience 1
I have problems with the doctor not understanding 1
I have spoken to the doctor and I am disgusted with their responses to my concerns about cancer 1
I look after Grandchildren and cannot get the appointment 1
I think that there may be too much scope in terms of the doctor, and the receptionist may also put me off going to the doctor 1
I would see if it clears up on its own 1
I would want to make sure it was a problem before I went to the doctors 1
If I cannot understand what he says 1
If I cannot understand what he says to me 1
If I had a previous appointment 1
If I had other illnesses already 1
If I thought I was going to die and had no responsibilities I would rather not know, but if I had children I would 1
If abroad 1
If it was a male doctor it would put me off 1
If my own doctor wasn't available 1
Just stubborn, there is no need 1
Kids come first 1
Lack of empathy 1
Language barrier 3
Lots of symptoms aren't cancer, for example a pain could easily be a strain which could take a few weeks to go 1
Misdiagnosing symptoms 1
My English is not always of great understanding 1
My doctor has retired and I haven't signed up with a new doctor yet 1
My doctors change, you never get to see the same one 1
Need an English trained doctor 1
Need somebody to come with me and that's not always possible 1
Never seeing the same doctor 1
No faith in the system and has been unable to motivate the doctor 1
Not recognising signs regarding present illnesses 1
Not wanting to know the results 1
Our surgery has multiple doctors and you never see the same one. Lots seem to leave, or they seem a very young surgery so I don't have a lot of confidence in them 1
Personal things. Prefer a female but they are not always available 1
Prefer to ask pharmacist before going to the doctors 1
Prefer to see an English doctor 1
Prefers female doctors 1
Rude nurse's 1
Sarcastic receptionist staff questioning whether it is urgent or not 1
Seeing my own doctor who is a non-English speaking doctor 1
Some of them are difficult to understand due to the language barrier 1
Sometimes people can't get to the doctors so they tell their family instead 1
Sometimes prefer to see if it heals itself first 1
Sometimes the doctor is from foreign origin and it is difficult to understand what he is saying 1
Telling the kids 1
The British NHS survey 1
The appointment system is often re-scheduled 1
The check ups and diagnosis, I do not like initial checkups. 1
The cure is worse then the disease 1
The doctor can be ineffective 1
The doctor is intolerant of other opinions and it is also very difficult to get a quick appointment 1
The doctors surgery is often engaged 1
The fact you cannot always understand what they say to you 1
The language difference 1
The notice in the surgery states a maximum of 5 minutes consultation only 1
The reception is too noisy, it is not a private enough place 1
The receptionist 1
The response of the doctor seems to be relative to the strength and the budget and willingness to spend 1
The state of the NHS and what treatment I might get 1
The thought of radiation treatment and losing my hair 1
The weather can put me off 1
There have been no appointments available at the doctors 1
There is no woman doctors at my surgery, and also I have to see a different person every time and it is difficult to understand as I have not got a clue as to what they say as they are all foreign 1
They are not English doctors and it is difficult to comprehend the answers 1
They don't listen to me 1
Thinking I couldn't explain why it had occurred 1
We have a miserable receptionist at our doctors 1
You try to be your own doctor first 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative: Cancer Awareness Measure, Kent and Medway, 2010