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

Press release

PCTs struggling to enable all patients to make choices, The King's Fund says

15 Mar 2007

Publication

An Anatomy of GP Referral Decisions

29 Jan 2007

Rebecca Rosen, Dominique Florin, Ruth Hutt

Article

Case finding for patients at risk of readmission to hospital: development of algorithm to identify high risk patients

12 Aug 2006

Jennifer Dixon, John Billings, Tod Mijanovich, David Wennberg

Press release

The King's Fund response to commissioning and patient involvement guidance

13 Jul 2006

Article

Choice a right in England - but what about Scotland's patients?

3 Jun 2006

John Appleby

Press release

Clinical quality matters most to patients but concerns raised over health inequalities, survey reveals

31 May 2006

Publication

Where the Patient was King?

2 Feb 2006

Ruth Thorlby

Press release

Government could learn from experience of care of people with HIV as it moves to extend patient choice

2 Feb 2006

Article

Who wants patient choice?

13 Dec 2005

John Appleby , Arturo Alvarez-Rosete

Press release

Big worries remain over patient access to GP surgeries, says The King's Fund

7 Sep 2005

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