UK Physiotherapists' Experiences of Litigation, 688 Survey Responses

688 UK physiotherapists responded to an online cross-sectional survey investigating the extent and impact of litigation on the profession. The dataset was created by Gillian Yeowell and last updated on 2026-05-28. It likely contains responses from qualified physiotherapists across NHS, non-NHS, and private practice settings.

Use Cases

• Assess the prevalence of litigation claims based on survey responses from UK physiotherapists.
• Analyze the professional impact of litigation based on the described survey scope.
• Compare litigation experiences across different healthcare settings (NHS, private) mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• 688 survey respondents provide a substantive sample size.
• Survey design targeted a broad professional population across all UK settings and specialties.
• Data is shared under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• The dataset is small at 82.3 KB, indicating limited scope or aggregated summary data.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update date is in the future (2026-05-28).

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Online cross-sectional questionnaire survey.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 17:28:42; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom