NHSOF 4b: Patient Experience of Hospital Care Survey Scores

August 2017 data from the UK's National Inpatient Survey, measuring patient experience across a range of hospital care elements. The dataset is produced by the Government Digital Service and is licensed under the UK Open Government Licence. A next version was scheduled for August 2018.

Use Cases

• Benchmark hospital performance based on patient-reported experience scores.
• Analyze trends in patient satisfaction across different elements of hospital care.
• Identify areas for service improvement based on survey question results.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the official National Inpatient Survey, providing a standardized measure.
• Available in both Excel and CSV formats for accessibility.

Limitations

• Row count and column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The last update date is unknown, making data freshness unverified.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Scoring results from a selection of questions in the National Inpatient Survey.

Time Range

Data current as of August 2017.

Freshness

Current version updated in August 2017; next version was due in August 2018.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom (based on NHS and Government Digital Service context).