Figure 4

Opinions of respondents regarding the chiropractic profession as one of "primary healthcare". (a) Responses to the statement: 'The term "primary healthcare", when applied to chiropractic in the UK, means primary contact' (n = 415) Median value = 'strongly agree' (b) Responses to the statement: 'The term "primary healthcare", when applied to chiropractic in the UK, means that chiropractors work in a primary healthcare setting' (n = 412) Median value = 'agree' (c) Responses to the statement: 'To be primary contact practitioners, chiropractors must be able to diagnose patients and refer when required' (n = 413) Median value = 'strongly agree' (d) Responses to the statement: 'The term "primary healthcare", when applied to chiropractic in the UK, means that chiropractors are able to treat all of the most common medical conditions' (n = 408) Median value = 'disagree'.