National Patient Choice Survey
- Abstract
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A series of national patient choice surveys monitors patient awareness of choice and recall of having been offered a choice of hospital for their first outpatient appointment.
- Main Topics/Subject Category
- Choice of first hospital outpatient appointment
- Variables
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Awareness of choice, offered choice, factors when choosing a hospital, type of provider.
- Keywords
- Patient choice, SHA, hospital, appointment, waiting time
- Identifier Variables
- PCT, SHA
- Economic/Subject Categories
- Quality measure, Proxies
- Area of Health System
- Secondary care
- Data collecting organization (s)
- Ipsos MORI
- Data Type
- Administrative
- National/Regional
- National
- Coverage (date of field work)
- 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Unit of Analysis
- Aggregate
- Sample
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All eligible patients referred by their GP in England
- Availability
- Department of Health
- Conditions of Access
- Free access
- Link
- http://www.dh.gov.uk/[…]/DH_086298
- Contact
- Tel: 02072104850
- Publications
- http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/hsru/hrep/publications/Choice%20review%20March%202009.pdf