Focus groups have been widely, used in industry, particularly in market research. Their value in medicine is undetermined. The aim of this study was to establish the acceptability of the results of a focus group on women's knowledge of the contraceptive pill to a range of health care professionals. By the use of a questionnaire it was found that most found the results relevant and that the findings could be applied more generally. Criticisms of the methodology centred on concerns over how rep...