Patient experience

Patient experience means putting the patient and their experience at the heart of quality improvement. As well as our policy work on this vital measure of quality, we run a number of programmes that aim to improve patient experience in care environments.

Overview

Projects on patient experience

Experience-based co-design toolkit

This toolkit outlines a powerful and effective way of improving patients' experience of services.

Patient and Family-centred Care

Breaking new ground in improving the experience of hospital care for patients and their families, and the working lives of staff.

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The Francis Inquiry report

Our response to the recommendations

We analyse what the Francis Inquiry report might mean for the NHS, and what needs to change in the health system to protect patients.

Creating the right culture of care

What is the 'right' culture of care? And how can organisations assess their culture of care and take steps to improve it?

Reading Room

Want to know more about patient experience?

For more resources on patient experience, including reading lists, database searches and useful web pages, visit our Reading Room.

Related articles

Read our articles on patient experience.

Blogs on patient experience

Taking control – our role in shaping the future of care

18 Apr 2013

Anna Dixon

A new beginning for the care of older people in hospital?

11 Apr 2013

David Oliver

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Relevant events

8 May 2013

Integrated care summit 2013

Venue:

The King's Fund

27 Feb 2013

The Francis Inquiry Assuring patient safety and quality across the system of care

Venue:

The King's Fund

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Relevant audio/video

Robert Francis: lessons from Stafford

Robert Francis

Rhona Flin: building a safety culture in the NHS

Rhona Flin

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Relevant publications

Developing supportive design for people with dementia The King’s Fund’s Enhancing the Healing Environment Programme 2009-2012

9 Jan 2013

Sarah Waller CBE

Abigail Masterson, Hedley Finn

Health policy under the coalition government A mid-term assessment

28 Nov 2012

Sarah Gregory, Anna Dixon, Chris Ham

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Our comments on patient experience

The King's Fund's statement on the government's response to the Francis Inquiry report

26 Mar 2013

Our response to the final report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry

6 Feb 2013

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Useful links

Experiences of care

We have spoken to a number of staff and carers about their experiences of care in the NHS.

Enhancing the Healing Environment projects

See which organisations we have worked with to help develop their environments of care.

Dementia care

We have launched a new programme to improve the care environment for people with dementia.

Our work on this topic

Article

What's the difference between a hospital and a bottling factory?

20 Jul 2009

Jocelyn Cornwell , Alec Morton

Article

Exploring how to improve patients' experience in hospital at both national and local levels

6 Jul 2009

Jocelyn Cornwell, Joanna Goodrich

Article

Exploring the wide range of terminology used to describe care that is patient-centred

19 May 2009

Jocelyn Cornwell

Article

Exploring the wide range of terminology used to describe care that is patient-centred

19 May 2009

Joanna Goodrich

Multimedia: Video

The Point of Care Programme: Helping the NHS to see the person in the patient

1 May 2009

Jocelyn Cornwell

Press release

People with dementia to benefit from major investment in health care environments

30 Apr 2009

Multimedia: Audio

Anton Obholzer on compassion

21 Apr 2009

Anton Obholzer

Multimedia: Audio

Jenny Firth-Cozens on compassion

21 Apr 2009

Jenny Firth-Cozens

Article

Exploring how to enable compassionate care in hospital to improve patient experience

21 Apr 2009

Jocelyn Cornwell, Joanna Goodrich

Article

Enabling compassionate care in acute hospital settings

1 Apr 2009

Jocelyn Cornwell , Jenny Firth-Cozens

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