NHSOF 4.1: UK Outpatient Patient Experience Survey Scores

United Kingdom patient experience data derived from the National Outpatient Survey. The dataset contains scores calculated from a selection of survey questions for patients who recently received outpatient care. It is provided by the Government Digital Service under an Open Government Licence.

Use Cases

• Benchmark outpatient service performance across providers based on patient experience scores.
• Analyze trends in patient satisfaction over time based on the survey-derived indicator.
• Model factors influencing patient experience ratings based on the survey question selection.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from a standardized national survey instrument, the National Outpatient Survey.
• Files are available in both Excel XLS and CSV formats for accessibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Scores calculated from a selection of questions in the National Outpatient Survey.

Time Range

Specific temporal coverage is not stated in the provided metadata.

Freshness

Current version was updated in March 2012; next update is to be confirmed.

Geography

United Kingdom (inferred from NHS and Government Digital Service source).