Table 2

 Suggestions from elite sportspeople to improve the education that they receive, to prevent inadvertent breaches of the doping regulations

SuggestionNumber of respondents expressing suggestion
Increase awareness of UK Sport Website13
Regularly updated list of acceptable supplements & medicines13
24 hour telephone help line9
Improve labelling7
UK Sport manufacture/brand own supplements3
Mobile phone text reply service2
Make UK Sport website easier to use2
Take nothing unless doctor approves it2
Wider distribution of Competitors & Officials Guide1
Easier access to medical staff1
Better advice to general practitioners1
Annual update to Competitors & Officials Guide1
Medical packs with simple remedies1
Foreign drugs included on website1
Pharmacists given information1
Reinforce message to always check with doctor1
Check list for support staff1