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. 1999 Apr 3;318(7188):916–919. doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7188.916

Table 2.

Initial and final responses to question on whether some groups of people should have more or less involvement than others in making decisions about priorities in health care. Values are numbers (percentages) of 60 respondents; remaining respondents thought that the groups should have the same involvement as now

Groups Initial responses
Final responses
More Less involvement More involvement Less involvement
involvement
General public 50 (83) 1 (2) 38 (63)* 0
Doctors and nurses 55 (92) 1 (2) 54 (90) 0
NHS managers  7 (12) 31 (52) 12 (20)*  18 (30)*
Politicians 3 (5) 37 (62) 3 (5) 32 (53)
Pressure groups 15 (25) 26 (43) 12 (20) 17 (28)
*

P<0.01 compared with initial responses.