More Patients Say They Receive Excellent Care From NHS Hospitals In Major National Survey, UK

Results did vary a bit from trust to trust...and there were still issues to be addressed...results of the survey to be published on the website....BD

More patients are rating the care provided by NHS hospitals as "excellent", according to a survey published yesterday by the Healthcare Commission.
In the biggest survey of patients staying overnight in English NHS hospitals, 42 percent of respondents gave their care the top possible rating, up from 38 percent in 2002 and an increase from 41 percent in the last survey.
For the first time, the Commission is today releasing on its website a national overview showing the comparative scores for all NHS trusts on topics such as hospital food, cleanliness and levels of privacy.