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  • Patients ability to work with health professionals undermined by current crisis in the NHS

    Patients ability to work with health professionals undermined by current crisis in the NHS

    Doctors, nurses and other health professionals practice and support shared decision making. But, as our latest reports lays out, there are many obstacles preventing them for working this way with patients on a daily basis. Read more

  • The patient voice: The secret weapon against superbugs

    The patient voice: The secret weapon against superbugs

    Last year, we held an advisory board with the pharmaceutical company Pfizer to discuss how patients could be more involved in the fight against superbugs. Highlights from the meeting are now available. They include suggestions on how important patient partnership is when treating patients with serious infections and the need to look at the threat of superbugs from the patient’s point of view. Read more

  • Fears for wound care patients after COVID-19 pandemic

    Fears for wound care patients after COVID-19 pandemic

    One in 50 people in the UK lives with a chronic wound but wound care services are not something we talk about very often. This report, we hope, can start a conversation about the current state of wound care services in the UK, and how they can be improved. Read more

  • Patient experience before the omicron wave: the storm before the storm

    Patient experience before the omicron wave: the storm before the storm

    We have warned of how the health emergency has disrupted the relationship between patients and the NHS. Our latest survey shows things have worsened for some patients, and we worry for the long-term consequences. Read more

  • Patients ability to work with health professionals undermined by current crisis in the NHS
  • The patient voice: The secret weapon against superbugs
  • Fears for wound care patients after COVID-19 pandemic
  • Patient experience before the omicron wave: the storm before the storm
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Reports

Patients Association reports cover a range of topics across health and social care.  

Through listening to patients, their families and the professionals caring for them, we address issues around access to services, patient engagement, quality of care and patient safety.

Our focus is on improving patient experience, and recommendations in our reports help to form the basis of our future campaigns.

Older reports not published on this website are available on request from [email protected], where we still hold them. Please note that the Patients Association's archives up to c.1996 are held by the Wellcome Collection.  

Patients ability to work with health professionals undermined by current crisis in the NHS

Patients ability to work with health professionals undermined by current crisis in the NHS

Doctors, nurses and other health professionals practice and support shared decision making. But, as our latest reports lays out, there are many obstacles preventing them for working this way with patients on a daily basis. Read more

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Patients Association reports cover a range of topics across health and social care.  

Through listening to patients, their families and the professionals caring for them, we address issues around access to services, patient engagement, quality of care and patient safety.

Our focus is on improving patient experience, and recommendations in our reports help to form the basis of our future campaigns.

Older reports not published on this website are available on request from [email protected], where we still hold them. Please note that the Patients Association's archives up to c.1996 are held by the Wellcome Collection.  

Published: 20th June, 2022

The patient voice: The secret weapon against superbugs

The patient voice: The secret weapon against superbugs

Last year, we held an advisory board with the pharmaceutical company Pfizer to discuss how patients could be more involved in the fight against superbugs. Highlights from the meeting are now available. They include suggestions on how important patient partnership is when treating patients with serious infections and the need to look at the threat of superbugs from the patient’s point of view. Read more

Posted to: Reports

Patients Association reports cover a range of topics across health and social care.  

Through listening to patients, their families and the professionals caring for them, we address issues around access to services, patient engagement, quality of care and patient safety.

Our focus is on improving patient experience, and recommendations in our reports help to form the basis of our future campaigns.

Older reports not published on this website are available on request from [email protected], where we still hold them. Please note that the Patients Association's archives up to c.1996 are held by the Wellcome Collection.  

Published: 11th May, 2022

Updated: 12th May, 2022

Fears for wound care patients after COVID-19 pandemic

Fears for wound care patients after COVID-19 pandemic

One in 50 people in the UK lives with a chronic wound but wound care services are not something we talk about very often. This report, we hope, can start a conversation about the current state of wound care services in the UK, and how they can be improved. Read more

Posted to: Reports

Patients Association reports cover a range of topics across health and social care.  

Through listening to patients, their families and the professionals caring for them, we address issues around access to services, patient engagement, quality of care and patient safety.

Our focus is on improving patient experience, and recommendations in our reports help to form the basis of our future campaigns.

Older reports not published on this website are available on request from [email protected], where we still hold them. Please note that the Patients Association's archives up to c.1996 are held by the Wellcome Collection.  

Published: 5th May, 2022

Patient experience before the omicron wave: the storm before the storm

Patient experience before the omicron wave: the storm before the storm

We have warned of how the health emergency has disrupted the relationship between patients and the NHS. Our latest survey shows things have worsened for some patients, and we worry for the long-term consequences. Read more

Posted to: Reports

Patients Association reports cover a range of topics across health and social care.  

Through listening to patients, their families and the professionals caring for them, we address issues around access to services, patient engagement, quality of care and patient safety.

Our focus is on improving patient experience, and recommendations in our reports help to form the basis of our future campaigns.

Older reports not published on this website are available on request from [email protected], where we still hold them. Please note that the Patients Association's archives up to c.1996 are held by the Wellcome Collection.  

Published: 27th January, 2022

Updated: 3rd May, 2022

Making shared decision making everyday practice

Making shared decision making everyday practice

Our report finds shared decision making provides benefits to patients and the health service. But patients, and the professionals, face many barriers in making it work in practice. We make several recommendations on how to make shared decision making a reality. Read more

Posted to: Reports

Patients Association reports cover a range of topics across health and social care.  

Through listening to patients, their families and the professionals caring for them, we address issues around access to services, patient engagement, quality of care and patient safety.

Our focus is on improving patient experience, and recommendations in our reports help to form the basis of our future campaigns.

Older reports not published on this website are available on request from [email protected], where we still hold them. Please note that the Patients Association's archives up to c.1996 are held by the Wellcome Collection.  

Published: 16th July, 2021

Updated: 19th May, 2022

Author: Maya Anaokar

Pandemic Patient Experience II

Pandemic Patient Experience II

Our second survey of patients' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

Posted to: Reports

Patients Association reports cover a range of topics across health and social care.  

Through listening to patients, their families and the professionals caring for them, we address issues around access to services, patient engagement, quality of care and patient safety.

Our focus is on improving patient experience, and recommendations in our reports help to form the basis of our future campaigns.

Older reports not published on this website are available on request from [email protected], where we still hold them. Please note that the Patients Association's archives up to c.1996 are held by the Wellcome Collection.  

Published: 29th April, 2021

Updated: 29th April, 2022

Hospital Food Review 2020

Hospital Food Review 2020

This report summarises the results of our 2020 hospital food survey, summarising key trends and offering recommendations on how to improve patients experience of food during their hospital stays. Read more

Posted to: Reports

Patients Association reports cover a range of topics across health and social care.  

Through listening to patients, their families and the professionals caring for them, we address issues around access to services, patient engagement, quality of care and patient safety.

Our focus is on improving patient experience, and recommendations in our reports help to form the basis of our future campaigns.

Older reports not published on this website are available on request from [email protected], where we still hold them. Please note that the Patients Association's archives up to c.1996 are held by the Wellcome Collection.  

Published: 26th October, 2020

Updated: 21st December, 2020

Patients’ views on GP premises during COVID-19

Patients’ views on GP premises during COVID-19

Report exploring how patients felt about visiting their GP during the pandemic, and views on returning in future. Read more

Posted to: Reports

Patients Association reports cover a range of topics across health and social care.  

Through listening to patients, their families and the professionals caring for them, we address issues around access to services, patient engagement, quality of care and patient safety.

Our focus is on improving patient experience, and recommendations in our reports help to form the basis of our future campaigns.

Older reports not published on this website are available on request from [email protected], where we still hold them. Please note that the Patients Association's archives up to c.1996 are held by the Wellcome Collection.  

Published: 15th October, 2020

Updated: 29th April, 2022

Pandemic Patient Experience

Pandemic Patient Experience

UK patient experience of health, care and other support during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 Read more

Posted to: Reports

Patients Association reports cover a range of topics across health and social care.  

Through listening to patients, their families and the professionals caring for them, we address issues around access to services, patient engagement, quality of care and patient safety.

Our focus is on improving patient experience, and recommendations in our reports help to form the basis of our future campaigns.

Older reports not published on this website are available on request from [email protected], where we still hold them. Please note that the Patients Association's archives up to c.1996 are held by the Wellcome Collection.  

Published: 21st September, 2020

Updated: 29th April, 2022

Being A Patient

Being A Patient

The first report of our patient experience programme, Being A Patient, outlines the findings of the research and scoping stage. Read more

Posted to: Reports

Patients Association reports cover a range of topics across health and social care.  

Through listening to patients, their families and the professionals caring for them, we address issues around access to services, patient engagement, quality of care and patient safety.

Our focus is on improving patient experience, and recommendations in our reports help to form the basis of our future campaigns.

Older reports not published on this website are available on request from [email protected], where we still hold them. Please note that the Patients Association's archives up to c.1996 are held by the Wellcome Collection.  

Published: 8th September, 2020

Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes in primary care

Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes in primary care

An investigation into how CCGs are implementing government policy and guidance on antimicrobial stewardship, and progress in recent years. Read more

Posted to: Reports

Patients Association reports cover a range of topics across health and social care.  

Through listening to patients, their families and the professionals caring for them, we address issues around access to services, patient engagement, quality of care and patient safety.

Our focus is on improving patient experience, and recommendations in our reports help to form the basis of our future campaigns.

Older reports not published on this website are available on request from [email protected], where we still hold them. Please note that the Patients Association's archives up to c.1996 are held by the Wellcome Collection.  

Published: 22nd July, 2020

Updated: 16th October, 2020

Patients' views on making best use of GP premises

Patients' views on making best use of GP premises

Our report on patients' views of internal and external aspects of their local GP practice premises Read more

Posted to: Reports

Patients Association reports cover a range of topics across health and social care.  

Through listening to patients, their families and the professionals caring for them, we address issues around access to services, patient engagement, quality of care and patient safety.

Our focus is on improving patient experience, and recommendations in our reports help to form the basis of our future campaigns.

Older reports not published on this website are available on request from [email protected], where we still hold them. Please note that the Patients Association's archives up to c.1996 are held by the Wellcome Collection.  

Published: 9th January, 2019

Author: Rachel Power

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    Patients ability to work with health professionals undermined by current crisis in the NHS

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