NHSOF 4.5: Patient Experience of Maternity Services Survey Scores

Patient experience of maternity services measured by scoring the results of a selection of questions from the National Maternity Services Survey. This indicator aims to capture the experience of patients who have used maternity services. The data is provided by the Government Digital Service under an open government license.

Use Cases

• Benchmark maternity service performance based on patient experience scores.
• Analyze trends in patient-reported maternity care quality over time.
• Identify potential areas for improvement in maternity services based on survey question results.

Strengths

• Data originates from a national-level survey, suggesting a structured collection process.
• Available in both Excel and CSV formats, facilitating access for different analysis tools.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified as the next version was due in February 2018.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Scored results from a selection of questions in the National Maternity Services Survey.

Time Range

Survey period not specified; indicator version updated February 2016.

Freshness

The current version was updated in February 2016, with a next version due in February 2018.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, given the reference to the National Maternity Services Survey and NHSOF.