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Exploring experiences of hospital care for people with disability

This report examines, for the first time, experiences of patients with disability in NSW public hospitals. It draws on results from the Adult Admitted Patient Survey 2015 to compare the experiences of patients who said they do have disability with those who said they do not; as well as local health district and hospital variation in responses from the disability group.

Released: 18 October 2017

The Insights Series reports contain in-depth analyses of different elements of healthcare performance and identify opportunities to improve healthcare management, patient experiences and patient outcomes in NSW public hospitals. Explore other reports in this series


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2015 NSW

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Technical Supplement

Detailed information about the data, methods and technical terms used for reporting.

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Patients with disability have less positive experiences of hospital care

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Other reports in this series

The Insights Series – Hospital care experiences for people who mainly speak a language other than English

This in-depth report examines the experiences in NSW public hospitals of more than 22,000 patients who mainly speak a language other than English at home.

Released: 25 October 2023

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The Insights Series – Patients’ experiences of elective surgery care

To gain insights into patients’ experiences of elective, or planned, surgery care, BHI introduced a module into the Adult Admitted Patient Survey for people who had elective surgery in one of 63 NSW public hospitals between August and October 2022. This short-form report highlights key NSW-level insights from BHI’s analyses of the experiences of 1,157 patients who responded.

Released: 25 October 2023

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The Insights Series – Patients’ experiences of virtual care in 2022

The Insights Series – Patients' experiences of virtual care in 2022 highlights key insights from BHI’s analyses of variation in results across patient groups.

Released: 16 August 2023

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The Insights Series – Patients’ experiences of ambulance services

The Insights Series – Patients' experiences of ambulance services analyses the experiences of patients who arrived by ambulance to large NSW public hospital emergency departments (EDs) between July and September 2022.

Released: 07 June 2023

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The Insights Series – Aboriginal people’s experiences of hospital care

Released: 21 July 2021

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The Insights Series – Healthcare in rural, regional and remote NSW

Assesses the accessibility, appropriateness and effectiveness of healthcare provided to people in rural, regional and remote NSW.

Released: 10 November 2016

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