Search the hub
Showing results for tags 'Survey'.
Found 245 results
-
Content ArticleWith the emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting many patients’ access to GP services, the Patients Association investigated what patients felt about their GP’s premises, and whether they would be confident to return to them.
-
Content Article
NHS Staff Survey 2020
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Culture
The NHS Staff Survey is one of the largest workforce surveys in the world and has been conducted every year since 2003. It asks NHS staff in England about their experiences of working for their respective NHS organisations. Follow the link below for further information and to complete the survey. -
Content ArticlePatient Led Research for COVID-19 invite you to participate in this research study if you have previously experienced or you are currently experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19 as a result of suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. The aim of this research study, sponsored by University College London (UCL), is to better describe and understand the patient experience and recovery of those with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, with a specific emphasis on the Long COVID experience. The focus of this study includes participants’ backgrounds, testing, symptoms, and psychological wellbeing. A secondary aim of this study is to publish patient-driven data in order to advocate for the Long COVID population within the medical community. Patient Led Research for COVID-19 are a self-organised group of COVID-19 long-haul patients working on patient-led research around the COVID experience and prolonged recoveries. They are all researchers in relevant fields – participatory design, neuroscience, public policy, data collection and analysis, human-centered design, health activism – in addition to having intimate knowledge of COVID-19.
-
Content ArticlePatient Experience in England rounds up twelve months of reporting, and summarises key findings. As well as a review of the national patient surveys, this thematic overview of recent research draws out cross-cutting learning on matters such as online engagement, patient safety and the evidence-practice gap in patient experience. "Listening to patients should not be seen as a chore, or a tick box" says Shaun Lintern in the foreword to this year's Patient Experience in England report.
-
Content ArticleBetween 6 May and 17 August 2020, the Patients Association asked patients about their experiences during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in an online survey.
-
Content ArticleThis survey, a collaboration between the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) and the International Hospital Federation (IHF) was designed to frame the WHO Global Consultation on Patient Safety, which was held from 24-26 February 2020 to kick off the development of the Global Patient Safety Action Plan. Already then, the pandemic-to-be was affecting various regions, before striking health systems worldwide. The question of patient safety is a critical one in the discussion about COVID-19: hygiene and hospital-acquired infections, non-suitable hospital architecture, delayed surgeries and procedures, lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and much more affected the safety of patients as well as of health workers, to whom the World Patient Safety Day 2020 is dedicated. In February 2020, the IHF disseminated a short survey on national safety plans to its Full Members, hospitals’ national/regional representatives. At the same time, ISQua disseminated their survey asking how well incident reporting is in place, and if the outcomes improve the 'no blame no shame' approach to their Individual and Institutional Members. The surveys were repeated in July 2020 to see if the onset of COVID-19 had made any positive or negative changes to the responses.
-
Content ArticleIn order to inform clinical and research practice in secondary care in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, an online survey was used to collect public opinions on attending hospitals. The survey link was circulated via the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Public Involvement (PPI) Leads network and social media. Data collection included self-identified risk status due to comorbidity or age, and 100 point Likert-type scales to measures feelings of safety, factors affecting feelings of safety, intention to participate in research, comfort with new ways of working and attitudes to research. Results for feelings of safety scales indicate two distinct groups: one of respondents who felt quite safe and one of those who did not. *Note: This article is a preprint and has not been peer-reviewed.
-
Content ArticleThe Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) has published a major new report on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK’s nursing and residential homes.
-
News Article
Surgeons told not to discuss lack of PPE
Patient Safety Learning posted a news article in News
Dozens of surgeons have reported being told by the NHS employer to stop discussing shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus crisis. The Confederation of British Surgery (CBS) said almost 70 surgeons working in major hospitals around the country had been warned off discussing a lack of PPE by their trust. A third of surgeons said the supply of PPE was inadequate at their hospital, with many complaining of inconsistent guidance, rationing of supplies and poor quality PPE when it was available. When asked if their concerns were dealt with satisfactorily, nearly a third said they were not addressed, or not effectively. A survey of 650 surgeons by the union found many were now considering changes to the way they worked as a result of the crisis – with more than half, 380, saying they would be avoiding face-to-face meetings with patients in the future. More than 40 surgeons, around 7%, said they were now considering leaving surgery altogether. Read full story Source: The Independent, 10 August 2020 -
Content ArticleIn the UK and Ireland men are three to four times more likely to die by suicide than women. Research also tells us that men who are less well-off and living in the most deprived areas are up to 10 times more likely to die by suicide than more well-off men from affluent areas .Middle-aged men in the UK and Ireland also experience higher suicide rates than other groups, a fact that has persisted for decades. The Samaritans carried out in-depth ethnographic interviews with 16 less well-off middle aged men across the UK and Ireland to find out the challenges they faced and the events which lead them to crisis point. The study explored what these men said worked for them when they came into contact with with support services. This is the first of two connected reports. The second report, due to be released later in 2020, will set out recommendations of how services can effectively engage and support men earlier in their lives, before they reach crisis
-
News Article
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey pilot: England, 24 July 2020
Clive Flashman posted a news article in News
Initial data from the COVID-19 Infection Survey. This survey is being delivered in partnership with IQVIA, Oxford University and UK Biocentre. Full article here Table of contents in the report: 1. Main points 2. Number of people in England who had COVID-19 3. Regional analysis 4. Incidence rate 5. Test sensitivity and specificity 6. COVID-19 Infection Survey data 7. Collaboration 8. Glossary 9. Measuring the data 10. Strengths and limitations 11. Related links -
Content ArticleBetween 30 June - 05 July 2020, the College conducted a survey to assess its members' views on the current preparedness to restart planned services.
-
Content ArticleThis survey looks at the experiences of adults that have been an inpatient at an NHS hospital. The survey has been running since 2002 and is published annually.
-
News ArticleThere has been a sharp rise in the number of nurses considering quitting the profession compared to this time last year, suggest results from a new survey. The research also found that “existing tensions” among the workforce appeared to have been “exacerbated” by the COVID-19 crisis. The survey findings feature in a new report published by Royal College of Nursing and cover the views of almost 42,000 of its members across the UK and Channel Islands. Of those who responded to the survey, 36% of nurses were thinking of leaving the profession, an increase from 27% reported in a similar piece of research carried out at the end of last year. When considering the reasons for quitting, 61% of staff indicated that the level of pay was the “main driver”, while others said they were dissatisfied with the way nursing staff had been treated during the pandemic (44%). Meanwhile, 43% of nurses cited low staffing levels and 42% a lack of management support as key reasons for wanting to leave nursing. Read full story Source: Nursing Times, 17 July 2020
-
Content ArticleLast year, a report from the Health Foundation looked at quality measurement—including patient experience—across a range of healthcare services. It described a “measurement maze”, with multiple sources and numerous national bodies presiding over data collection. The potential usefulness of the data for trusts was “limited by the data being hard to locate online, with multiple spreadsheets to choose from and large Excel workbooks to download and navigate.” The Patient Experience Library wanted to find a solution to this, to find a way to organise all the data such that every Trust could get one-click access to everything it might need.. Miles Sibley, Director of the Patient Experience Library, explains what they did.
-
News Article
Hospital ratings often depend more on nice rooms than on health care
Patient Safety Learning posted a news article in News
A study of 50,000 patients throughout the United States showed that those who were the most satisfied with their care (the top quartile) were 26% more likely to be dead six months later than patients who gave lower ratings to their care. The study, “The Cost of Satisfaction,” appeared in JAMA Internal Medicine. The researchers looked at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital data and patient surveys at more than 3,000 US hospitals over three years. The hospitals where fewer patients died had only a 2% point edge in patient satisfaction over the others. Cristobal Young, associate professor of sociology at Cornell University and lead author of the study, calls it “the halo effect of hospitality.” Young found that what mattered most to patients in ratings were the compassion of nurses and amenities like good food and quiet rooms. It’s why hospital managers are being recruited from the service industry and we’re seeing greeters in the lobby and premium TV channels in rooms, he says. Patients tend to value what they see and understand, but that can be limited, Young continues. They give hospitals good cleanliness ratings when they observe waste baskets are emptied and sheets are changed. “They can’t see a virus or tell you how clean the room is in ways that matter,” he says. Read full story Source: 4 July 2020, Washington Post -
News Article
Third of frail hospital leavers in England find post-discharge care lacking
Patient Safety Learning posted a news article in News
Problems with hospital discharges in England, highlighted in the largest annual patient survey, reinforce the need for greater integration between health and social care, the sector regulator has said. The Care Quality Commission inpatient survey found that a majority of patients were positive about their hospital care but a significant minority experienced problems on discharge. A third of respondents who were frail said the care and support they expected when they left hospital was not available when they needed it. Three in 10 frail people said they had not had discussions with staff about the need for further health and social care services they might require post-discharge. Four in 10 of all patients surveyed left hospital without printed or written information about what they should or should not do after discharge, and the same proportion said their discharge was delayed. Read full story Source: The Guardian, 2 July 2020 -
News Article
Short surveys will support better connected social care and health services
Patient Safety Learning posted a news article in News
The Professional Record Standards Body would like you to take part in two surveys about the information that should be shared between health and social care. The project aims to improve connections between different services, to allow people better access to the personalised care and wellbeing support they need. They’ve also produced an easy read version for anyone who has difficulty reading, which can be found here. -
Content ArticleThe Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) surveyed their community members from April 20 to May 4, 2020 and share the results in this report. They collected a total of 195 complete responses worldwide. This included 71% respondents from the US, 13% from EMEA, 7% from Mexico, 4% from the rest of LATAM, 3% from JAPAC, 2% from Canada, and 1% from India. The community sample also comprised of approximately a quarter of nurses, a quarter of other medical professionals (doctors, pharmacists), and significant representation of administrators, vendors, advocates, quality control, as well as many other backgrounds and occupations.
-
Content ArticleThe Health & Safety Laboratory (HSL) Safety Climate Tool (SCT) measures the perceptions of the workforce on health and safety issues, offering a unique insight into the safety culture within an organisation. It can be applied across industries of all sizes, from SMEs to large complex organisations. Multi-site companies can also use it to look at the strengths and weaknesses of different sites or business units. The HSL SCT is delivered on a CD-ROM, which you install onto a suitable computer to allow you to produce a customised questionnaire that is then run across your organisation. Once the questionnaire survey has been run, the tool produces a series of automated charts that allow detailed analysis of the findings. (HSL is an agency of the Health and Safety Executive.)
-
News Article
Coronavirus: Five things a COVID-19 symptom-tracking app tells us
Clive Flashman posted a news article in News
The UK's scientists have been trying to trace COVID-19's path through the population ever since the coronavirus arrived on British shores. In what is thought to be the largest study of its kind in the world, an app developed by King's College London (KCL) and technology company Zoe, which tracks symptoms of the disease, has been downloaded more than three million times in the UK. Not to be confused with the government's contact-tracing app, the COVID-19 Symptom Study app allows users to report daily whether they feel healthy, and record any symptoms. The scientists have been using the data to estimate how the virus may have travelled through the population. Read full story Source: BBC News, 23 May 2020 -
Content Article
Centre for Perioperative Care: What is perioperative care?
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Surgery
Perioperative care is the Integrated care across the full patient pathway before, during and after surgery. Perioperative care, also referred to as perioperative medicine, is the practice of patient-centered, multidisciplinary, and integrated medical care of patients from the moment of contemplation of surgery until full recovery. The Centre for Perioperative Care has produced a video on what good perioperative care looks like and a number or resources and advice on the perioperative journey. -
Content ArticleShabazz et al. explore incidents of bullying and undermining among obstetrics and gynaecology consultants in the UK, to add another dimension to previous research and assist in providing a more holistic understanding of the problem in medicine.
-
Content ArticleThis survey from Kopecky et al. assessed the in-hospital needs of patients diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
-
News Article
UK poll finds young people's mental health hit by coronavirus
Patient Safety Learning posted a news article in News
More than 80% of young people with a history of mental ill health have found their conditions have worsened since the coronavirus crisis began in the UK, a survey has found. In a study by the mental health charity YoungMinds, 2,111 people aged under 25, who had a history of mental health needs, were asked how the pandemic had affected them. Of the 83% who said the pandemic had made their mental health worse, 32% said it had made it “much worse” and 51% said it had made it “a bit worse”. Among the respondents who were accessing mental health support leading up to the crisis – including from the NHS, school and university counsellors, charities, helplines and private providers – 74% said they were still receiving support and 26% said they were unable to access support. Emma Thomas, the chief executive of YoungMinds, said the pandemic was a “human tragedy that will continue to alter the lives of everyone in our society. The results of this survey show just how big an impact this has had, and will continue to have, on the mental health of young people.” Read full story Source: Guardian, 31 March 2020
