National Patient Choice Survey Latest Results, UK
Report on the National Patient Choice Survey, January 2008, England, and provisional headline results of the March 2008 survey
The key points from this release are:
- The percentage of patients recalling being offered a choice of hospital for their first outpatient appointment was 46% in January 2008, compared with 44% in November and 48% in the March 2007 survey.
- 43% of patients were aware before they visited their GP that they had a choice of hospitals for their first appointment, up from 41% in November and 29% in the May/June 2006 survey.
- 63% of patients who were aware of choice recalled being offered choice, whereas 34% of those not aware of choice recalled being offered it, compared with 61% and 32% respectively in the November survey.
- 67% of patients were able to go to the hospital they wanted, with a further 23% having no preference and 7% unable to go where they wanted, compared with 65%, 25% and 7% respectively in November 2007.
- 80% of patients were satisfied with how long they had to wait from the time their GP referred them to when they saw the hospital.
- Hospital cleanliness and low infection rates were selected most often (by 76% of patients) as an important factor when choosing a hospital.
The headline findings of the March 2008 survey are based on provisional results:
- 47% of patients recalled being offered a choice of hospital for their first outpatient appointment, compared with 46% in the January survey.
- 43% of patients were aware before they visited their GP that they had a choice of hospitals for their first appointment, up from 42% in January.
- 68% of patients were able to go to the hospital they wanted, with a further 22% having no preference and 7% unable to go where they wanted.
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Department of Health, UK
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