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The use of patient experience survey data by out-of-hours primary care services: a qualitative interview study.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:English National Quality Requirements mandate out-of-hours primary care services to routinely audit patient experience, but do not state how it should be done. OBJECTIVES:We explored how providers collect patient feedback data and use it to inform service provision. We also explored staff views on the utility of out-of-hours questions from the English General Practice Patient Survey (GPPS). METHODS:A qualitative study was conducted with 31 staff (comprising service managers, general practitioners and administrators) from 11 out-of-hours primary care providers in England, UK. Staff responsible for patient experience audits within their service were sampled and data collected via face-to-face semistructured interviews. RESULTS:Although most providers regularly audited their patients' experiences by using patient surveys, many participants expressed a strong preference for additional qualitative feedback. Staff provided examples of small changes to service delivery resulting from patient feedback, but service-wide changes were not instigated. Perceptions that patients lacked sufficient understanding of the urgent care system in which out-of-hours primary care services operate were common and a barrier to using feedback to enable change. Participants recognised the value of using patient experience feedback to benchmark services, but perceived weaknesses in the out-of-hours items from the GPPS led them to question the validity of using these data for benchmarking in its current form. CONCLUSIONS:The lack of clarity around how out-of-hours providers should audit patient experience hinders the utility of the National Quality Requirements. Although surveys were common, patient feedback data had only a limited role in service change. Data derived from the GPPS may be used to benchmark service providers, but refinement of the out-of-hours items is needed.

SUBMITTER: Barry HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5136714 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The use of patient experience survey data by out-of-hours primary care services: a qualitative interview study.

Barry Heather E HE   Campbell John L JL   Asprey Anthea A   Richards Suzanne H SH  

BMJ quality & safety 20151021 11


<h4>Background</h4>English National Quality Requirements mandate out-of-hours primary care services to routinely audit patient experience, but do not state how it should be done.<h4>Objectives</h4>We explored how providers collect patient feedback data and use it to inform service provision. We also explored staff views on the utility of out-of-hours questions from the English General Practice Patient Survey (GPPS).<h4>Methods</h4>A qualitative study was conducted with 31 staff (comprising servi  ...[more]

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