Patient survey results
BHI publishes the results of its patient surveys in several different formats, including short-form reports that highlight key findings, and data tables.
More detailed patient survey results for the Adult Admitted Patient, Emergency Department Patient and Outpatient Cancer Clinics surveys are available on the new BHI Data Portal. For other survey results, go to Healthcare Observer.
Release date: 7 December 2022
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Release date: 12 October 2022
Release date: 4 May 2022
Release date: 10 November 2021
Release date: 10 November 2021
Release date: 4 August 2021
Release date: 9 June 2021
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Release date: 9 Dec 2020
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Release date: 11 Dec 2019
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Release date: 30 Oct 2019
Release date: 17 Jul 2019
Release date: 05 Dec 2018
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Release date: 31 Oct 2018
Release date: 31 Oct 2018
Release date: 31 Oct 2018
From March 2016 to October 2018, patient survey results were published on BHI’s interactive data portal, Healthcare Observer, without accompanying Snapshot reports and associated information products. You can find the full results for all patient surveys on Healthcare Observer.
Release date: 16 Mar 2016
Release date: 18 Nov 2015
Release date: 28 Oct 2015
Release date: 13 Oct 2015
Release date: 14 May 2015
Release date: 12 Nov 2014
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- Healthcare Quarterly: July to September 2022
- Patient survey results: Virtual Care Survey 2021
- Patient survey results: Adult Admitted Patient Survey 2021
- Patient survey results: Outpatient Cancer Clinics Survey 2021
- Healthcare Quarterly: April to June 2022
- Healthcare Quarterly: January to March 2022
- Patient survey results: Emergency Department Patient Survey 2020–21
- Healthcare in Focus: New South Wales and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021
- Healthcare Quarterly: October to December 2021
- Measurement Matters: Measuring experiences of palliative and end-of-life care
- Healthcare Quarterly: July to September 2021
- Patient survey results: Adult Admitted Patient Survey 2020
- Patient survey results: Outpatient Cancer Clinics Survey 2020
- Healthcare Quarterly: April to June 2021
- Patient survey results: Virtual Care Survey 2020
- The Insights Series: Aboriginal people’s experiences of hospital care
- Healthcare Quarterly: January to March 2021
- Patient survey results: Rural Hospital Adult Admitted Patient Survey 2019–20
- Patient survey results: Emergency Department Patient Survey 2019–20
- Healthcare in Focus: New South Wales and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
- Healthcare Quarterly: October to December 2020
- Healthcare Quarterly: July to September 2020
- Patient survey results: Maternity Care Survey 2019
- Patient survey results: Adult Admitted Patient Survey 2019
- Patient survey results: Outpatient Cancer Clinics Survey 2019
- Healthcare Quarterly: April to June 2020
- Patient survey results: Rural Hospital Emergency Care Patient Survey 2019
- Patient survey results: Emergency Department Patient Survey 2018–19
- Healthcare in Focus: People’s experiences of hospital care: Insights from five years of patient feedback
- Healthcare Quarterly: January to March 2020
- Readmission and returns to acute care following hospitalisation for eight clinical conditions, July 2015 – June 2018
- Healthcare Quarterly: October to December 2019
- Healthcare Quarterly: July to September 2019
- Patient survey results: Admitted Children and Young Patients Survey 2018
- Mortality following hospitalisation for seven clinical conditions, July 2015 – June 2018
- Patient survey results: Outpatient Cancer Clinics Survey 2018
- Patient survey results: Adult Admitted Patient Survey 2018
- Measurement Matters: Development of emergency care patient experience key performance indicators for local health districts in NSW
- Measurement Matters: Reliability of selected indicators of hospital-acquired complications
- Healthcare Quarterly: April to June 2019
- Measurement Matters: Reporting on seclusion and restraint in NSW public hospitals
- Healthcare in Focus: People’s use and experiences of mental health care in NSW
- Patient survey results: Aboriginal people’s experiences of hospital care
- Healthcare Quarterly: January to March 2019
- Patient survey results: Emergency Department Patient Survey 2017–2018
- Healthcare Quarterly: October to December 2018
- Healthcare Quarterly: July to September 2018
- Patient survey results: Admitted Children and Young Patients Survey 2017
- Patient survey results: Outpatient Cancer Clinics Survey 2017
- Patient survey results: Maternity Care Survey 2017
- Patient survey results: Adult Admitted Patient Survey 2017
- Patient survey results: BreastScreen NSW Client Experience Survey 2017
- Measurement Matters: Development of patient experience KPIs
- Healthcare Quarterly: April to June 2018
- Healthcare in Focus: 2017 – How does NSW compare?
- Healthcare Quarterly: January to March 2018
- Chartpack: How do outpatient cancer clinics perform? Patient-reported experiences and outcomes of care, November 2016
- Healthcare Quarterly: October to December 2017
- Measurement Matters: Using predictive risk modelling for performance measurement
- Chartpack: The NSW viewpoint, 2017 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey, Adults aged 65+ years
- Healthcare Quarterly: July to September 2017
- The Insights Series: Exploring experiences of hospital care for people with disability
- Healthcare in Focus: 2016 – How does NSW compare?
- Healthcare Quarterly: April to June 2017
- Measurement Matters: Measuring and reporting performance of NSW ambulance services
- Healthcare Quarterly: January to March 2017
- Unwarranted clinical variation in readmission
- Unwarranted clinical variation in mortality
- Hospital Quarterly: October to December 2016
- The Insights Series: Experiences of maternity care in NSW public hospitals
- Hospital Quarterly: July to September 2016
- The Insights Series: Healthcare in rural, regional and remote NSW
- Hospital Quarterly: April to June 2016
- The Insights Series: Hospital care for Aboriginal people
- The Insights Series: How do outpatient cancer clinics perform?
- Hospital Quarterly: January to March 2016
- Healthcare in Focus: 2015 – How does NSW compare?
- The Insights Series: Utilisation and experiences of care of children and young people
- Patient survey results: Emergency Department Patient Survey Results 2014–15
- Hospital Quarterly: October to December 2015
- Hospital Quarterly: July to September 2015
- Measurement Matters: Linking data to unlock information
- Patient survey results: Admitted Children and Young Patients Survey Results 2014
- Patient survey results: Adult Admitted Patient Survey Results 2014
- The Insights Series: Hospital care for people with cancer
- Patient survey results: Outpatient Survey Results 2014
- The Insights Series: Utilisation and experiences of care of people aged 55+
- Healthcare in Focus: 2014 – How does NSW compare?
- Hospital Quarterly: April to June 2015
- Measurement Matters: Measuring 30-day mortality following hospitalisation, Considering approaches for ongoing reporting in NSW
- Measurement Matters: Return to acute care following hospitalisation, Spotlight on readmissions
- Insights into readmission
- Hospital Quarterly: January to March 2015
- The Insights Series: Exploring aspects of integration for emergency department patients, Volume 2
- Patient survey results: Emergency Department Patient Survey 2013–14 Results
- Hospital Quarterly: October to December 2014
- The Insights Series: Exploring aspects of integration for hospital patients, Volume 1
- Hospital Quarterly: July to September 2014
- The Insights Series: ED utilisation by cancer patients
- Measurement Matters: Emergency department utilisation by people with cancer
- Patient survey results: Adult Admitted Patient Survey 2013 Results
- Hospital Quarterly: April to June 2014
- Hospital Quarterly: January to March 2014
- Healthcare in Focus: 2013 – How does NSW measure up?
- Measurement Matters: Describing and assessing performance in healthcare: an integrated framework
- Hospital Quarterly: October to December 2013
- Hospital Quarterly: July to September 2013
- Measurement Matters: 30-day mortality following hospitalisation for five clinical conditions
- 30-day mortality following hospitalisation
- The Insights Series: Mental health services in NSW public facilities Volume 1 – Inpatient Care
- The Insights Series: Mental health services in NSW public facilities Volume 2 – Community Mental Care
- Hospital Quarterly: April to June 2013
- Measurement Matters: Measuring transfer of care from the ambulance to the emergency department
- Hospital Quarterly: January to March 2013
- Hospital Quarterly: October to December 2012
- Healthcare in Focus: 2012 – How well does NSW perform?
- Hospital Quarterly: July to September 2012
- Hospital Quarterly: April to June 2012
- Hospital Quarterly: January to March 2012
- The Insights Series: Chronic disease care, vol. 2 part 2
- Hospital Quarterly: October to December 2011
- Hospital Quarterly: July to September 2011
- Healthcare in Focus: 2011 – How well does NSW perform?
- Hospital Quarterly: April to June 2011
- The Insights Series: Outpatient services in NSW public hospitals
- The Insights Series: Chronic disease care, vol. 2 part 1
- Hospital Quarterly: January to March 2011
- Hospital Quarterly: October to December 2010
- Healthcare in Focus: 2010 – How NSW compares internationally
- Hospital Quarterly: July to September 2010
- Hospital Quarterly: April to June 2010
- The Insights Series: Patients' perspectives on NSW public hospitals