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

The Point of Care programme aims to help health care staff in hospitals deliver the quality of care they would want for themselves and their own families.

Enhancing the Healing Environment

The Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE) programme encourages and enables nurse-led teams to work in partnership with patients to improve the environment in which they deliver care.

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The Francis Inquiry report

Anticipating the Francis Inquiry report

We analyse what the forthcoming recommendations might mean for the NHS, and what needs to change in the health system to protect patients.

Improving the quality of care for frail older people

Joanna Goodrich looks at the changes that can be made at all levels to significantly improve older people’s experience of care.

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.

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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Relevant events

6 Dec 2012

Person-centred integrated care Making it a reality for patients and families

28 Nov 2012

The King's Fund Annual Conference 2012

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Blogs on patient experience

Do personal health budgets improve quality of life for patients?

12 Dec 2012

Angela Coulter

How must we change care systems to meet the needs of the future patient?

7 Dec 2012

Jocelyn Cornwell

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Our comments on patient experience

The King's Fund's statement on Mid Staffordshire hospital

6 Jan 2013

NHS performance holding up, but treacherous waters are ahead

28 Nov 2012

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Relevant audio/video

Don Redding: using a person-centred narrative to drive co-ordinated care

Don Redding

Elizabeth Fradd: why communication and information matter

Elizabeth Fradd

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Useful links

Staff stories

These stories present some of the issues staff face in trying to ensure a positive patient experience.

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

Event

An audience with Lord Darzi

10 Jul 2008

Article

How will Darzi deliver on patient expectations of the NHS?

30 Jun 2008

Niall Dickson

Press release

The King's Fund response to the Conservative health policy paper

24 Jun 2008

Multimedia: Audio

Nick Clegg: The use of patient advocates

10 Jun 2008

Article

The NHS, but not as you know it

14 May 2008

Anna Dixon

Publication

Improving Environments for Care at End of Life

23 Apr 2008

Sarah Waller CBE , Steve Dewar, Abigail Masterson, Hedley Finn

Article

A dignified goodbye

23 Apr 2008

Steve Dewar

Publication

Free choice at the point of referral

27 Mar 2008

Sarah Gregory , Ruth Thorlby

Press release

Patient choice has some way to go before it delivers improvements in hospital quality, says The King's Fund

27 Mar 2008

Publication

Briefing: Patient choice

29 Jan 2008

Ruth Robertson, Ruth Thorlby

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