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Table 5 Should hypnotherapy be funded by the National Health Service.

From: General practitioners believe that hypnotherapy could be a useful treatment for irritable bowel syndrome in primary care

 

Agree

Unsure

Disagree

n=

National Health Service resources should be used to give Irritable Bowel Syndrome sufferers better treatment

36.1

45.8

18.1

155

National Health Service resources could be better spent on other illnesses

44.5

38.7

16.8

155

I would support my primary care trust investing in Hypnotherapy (if shown to work)

49.0

29.7

21.3

155

Hypnotherapy should be available through the National Health Service

29.0

41.9

28.4

155

Hypnotherapy should be available through private hospitals

56.8

34.2

9.0

155

Medical insurance companies should pay for Hypnotherapy for their clients

40.0

46.5

12.9

155

  1. N.B. the rows do not always sum to 100% as missing responses are included in the analysis but not shown.