Foundation for Paediatric Osteopathy/Osteopathic Centre for Children

Please help us shape our future

Thank you for getting involved with our research project. It's just 10 questions, and should take less than 10 minutes to complete, but your input will make a real difference to our work.

The research project aims to help us better understand the people who use our services, so we can plan our organisation's direction for the future. It will also help us plan our services and apply for funding, so by taking part you will really help the charity.

Your responses will be anonymous and we won't be attributing any comments to any participants. Please get in touch if you have any questions or concerns with the research or this survey - events@occ.uk.com

Thank you so much for your time and your support

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* 1. Please describe your relationship to FPO/OCC

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* 2. What was your main reason for consulting OCC?

Child was unwell, in pain or had a clear problem to treat

Child was not settling, not making progress, no obvious cause, looking for support/help

I wanted to check all was well

I had pain or pregnancy-related problem to treat

n/a

Something else (please specify)

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* 3. What would encourage you to use FPO/OCC

I’d try anything to help my sick child/relieve my pain

A friend suggested osteopathy to help my/child’s symptoms

I’m not always impressed with conventional medical treatment or appointments

I’m a believer in holistic therapy

I can’t afford a private osteopath

I want to avoid drug treatments

I’m a user of osteopathy myself

I hope a charity could see me for free

GP/doctor/nurse/HV/midwife recommended osteopathy

I want someone to take time to understand my concerns

I was desperately googling at 4am, and the internet trail led me to OCC

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Things that mean you wouldn’t use FPO/OCC

I couldn’t afford treatment

I feel bad not being able to pay the full cost of treatment

I couldn’t afford travel

I am not sure how the manipulation osteopaths use on adults can be safe for children

I’m not convinced that osteopathy helps

It’s too far away/difficult to get to

GP/doctor/nurse/HV/midwife makes me feel uncomfortable about using osteopathy

I/my family don’t trust ‘unconventional’ treatments

No further treatment needed

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Which words do you feel represent FPO/OCC? Pick as many as you like...

Low cost

High quality

Professional

Gentle

Reassuring

Warm

Welcoming

Helpful

Researching

Open (transparent)

Honest

Training

Specialist

Local

National

International

Skilled

Knowledgeable

Holistic

Environmentally friendly

Green

Responsible

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* 6. Please tell us a little more about you

what year were you born?

are you male or female?

what's your postcode?

how many children live in your household?

how many children in your household are considered disabled, under the Disability Discrimination Act?

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* 7. What's your current work situation?

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* 8. Roughly what was your household income last year?

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* 9. What is your ethnicity?

White (includes British, Irish, other White)

Asian/Asian British (includes Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese, other Asian)

Black/Black British (includes Black African, Black Caribbean, other Black)

Other ethnic group

Mixed/multiple ethnic groups (includes White and Black, White and Asian, other Mixed)

Prefer not to say

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* 10. How likely are you to...

	not at all likely	fairly unlikely	not sure	fairly likely	definite
Recommend FPO/OCC to a friend	Recommend FPO/OCC to a friend not at all likely	Recommend FPO/OCC to a friend fairly unlikely	Recommend FPO/OCC to a friend not sure	Recommend FPO/OCC to a friend fairly likely	Recommend FPO/OCC to a friend definite
Make an additional donation to support the clinic	Make an additional donation to support the clinic not at all likely	Make an additional donation to support the clinic fairly unlikely	Make an additional donation to support the clinic not sure	Make an additional donation to support the clinic fairly likely	Make an additional donation to support the clinic definite
Volunteer or fundraise to support the clinic	Volunteer or fundraise to support the clinic not at all likely	Volunteer or fundraise to support the clinic fairly unlikely	Volunteer or fundraise to support the clinic not sure	Volunteer or fundraise to support the clinic fairly likely	Volunteer or fundraise to support the clinic definite