NHSOF 4.2: UK Inpatient Survey on Responsiveness to Personal Needs

Responsiveness to inpatients’ personal needs (NHSOF 4.2) is a patient experience indicator from the UK's National Inpatient Survey. The dataset is published by the Government Digital Service under an Open Government Licence and was last updated in August 2017, with a next version due in August 2018. It measures patient experience by scoring selected survey questions on service personalization and responsiveness.

Use Cases

• Analyze patient experience trends based on survey scores mentioned in the description.
• Benchmark hospital performance on personalization and responsiveness based on the indicator's purpose.
• Model factors influencing patient satisfaction based on the survey's focus on personal needs.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the official UK National Inpatient Survey, providing an authoritative measure.
• Indicator is updated on an annual schedule, with a next version due in August 2018.
• Available in common, accessible file formats (EXCEL XLS, CSV).

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date for the current record is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service, derived from the UK National Inpatient Survey.

Collection Method

Patient experience measured by scoring a selection of questions from a national survey.

Time Range

Data reflects survey periods up to August 2017.

Freshness

Annual updates; last confirmed version update was Aug-17.

Geography

Likely covers United Kingdom inpatient facilities.