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| Doctors 'most trusted profession' | Doctors 'most trusted profession' |
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| Members of the public trust doctors above all other professionals, according to a survey. | Members of the public trust doctors above all other professionals, according to a survey. |
| Pollsters commissioned by the Royal College of Physicians asked people whom they would trust to tell the truth from a list of 19 professions. | Pollsters commissioned by the Royal College of Physicians asked people whom they would trust to tell the truth from a list of 19 professions. |
| The results suggest 92% trust doctors, closely followed by teachers (88%) and professors (80%). Judges and members of the clergy were trusted by 75%. | The results suggest 92% trust doctors, closely followed by teachers (88%) and professors (80%). Judges and members of the clergy were trusted by 75%. |
| Fewer people believe journalists and politicians than any other profession. | Fewer people believe journalists and politicians than any other profession. |
| Doctors have regularly topped the list of most trusted professions since the yearly poll began in 1983. | Doctors have regularly topped the list of most trusted professions since the yearly poll began in 1983. |
| 'Reassuring results' | 'Reassuring results' |
| Ian Gilmore, President of the Royal College of Physicians, said he was delighted with the survey's findings. | Ian Gilmore, President of the Royal College of Physicians, said he was delighted with the survey's findings. |
| The public approval fitted in with efforts made by the college to "redefine the doctor-patient relationship in a changing world", he said. | The public approval fitted in with efforts made by the college to "redefine the doctor-patient relationship in a changing world", he said. |
| DEGREES OF TRUST Most trusted: Doctors Trust - 92%Do not trust - 5% Teachers Trust - 88%Do not trust - 7% Professors Trust - 80%Do not trust - 8% | |
| Least trusted: Business leaders Trust - 31%Do not trust - 56% Politicians Trust - 20%Do not trust - 72% Journalists Trust - 19%Do not trust - 72% Source: Mori poll of 2,000 adults | |
| "With patients having access to an increasing range of health facts and figures about their health, it is reassuring to know that the doctor-patient relationship is still highly valued." | "With patients having access to an increasing range of health facts and figures about their health, it is reassuring to know that the doctor-patient relationship is still highly valued." |
| The poll is undertaken annually by the survey firm Mori. | The poll is undertaken annually by the survey firm Mori. |
| They asked 2,074 adults in Great Britain to say whether they generally trusted people in 19 different professions to tell the truth. | They asked 2,074 adults in Great Britain to say whether they generally trusted people in 19 different professions to tell the truth. |
| Politicians and government ministers were among the lowest rated - only one-in-five adults trusts them to tell the truth, and a huge majority do not. | Politicians and government ministers were among the lowest rated - only one-in-five adults trusts them to tell the truth, and a huge majority do not. |
| Journalists ranked lowest with just 19% trusting them. | Journalists ranked lowest with just 19% trusting them. |
| Other pointers included 29% of those asked saying they would not trust "the ordinary man or woman in the street". | Other pointers included 29% of those asked saying they would not trust "the ordinary man or woman in the street". |
| While being trusted by 61% of those surveyed, the police were not trusted by 29%. | While being trusted by 61% of those surveyed, the police were not trusted by 29%. |
| Civil servants, trade unionists and pollsters garnered about half of the public's trust. Scientists (72%) and TV news readers (66%) faired better. | Civil servants, trade unionists and pollsters garnered about half of the public's trust. Scientists (72%) and TV news readers (66%) faired better. |