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Outpatient Cancer Clinics Survey

This survey asks people who have attended an outpatient cancer clinic in NSW to share their experiences of care.

See below to access the latest report products, detailed results in the data tables, explore five years of results for this survey in the Data Portal, and access previous reports in this survey series.

The survey has run regularly since 2015 and is delivered in partnership with the Cancer Institute NSW.


Selected results

Jan 2023 NSW

COMPASSION, RESPECT AND KINDNESS

‘Always’ treated with respect and dignity

compared with previous survey

TIMELY AND COORDINATED CARE

Care was ‘very well organised’

compared with previous survey

CLEAR INFORMATION

Family given ‘completely’ enough information to help provide care at home

compared with previous survey

INVOLVEMENT IN DECISION-MAKING

‘Always’ informed about options when making decisions about treatment

compared with previous survey

Report products

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Results from the 2023 patient survey

The latest key findings, from the 2023 survey, including NSW trends, variation between facilities, comparisons of patients' experiences in rural and urban facilities, and experiences of virtual care provided by outpatient clinics and GPs.

Released: 25 October 2023

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Supplementary data tables

Facility-level results for all performance questions, as well as comparisons with the previous survey year’s results for comparable questions.

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Technical Supplement

Detailed information about the sampling methodology, data management and analysis related to the latest survey results.

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Explore data

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Hospital performance

See an overview of local hospital and district performance before exploring more detailed results in the Data Portal

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Data Portal

Find and compare detailed results showing activity and performance for the NSW healthcare system, including trends over time

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Questionnaire

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Sample questionnaire, 2023

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Development report, 2023

Summarises changes to the latest survey and includes information about stakeholder consultation and engagement, and sampling methodology.

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To see current questionnaires in the field, click here

Other results

Outpatient Cancer Clinics – Results from the 2021 patient survey

These results reflect the experiences of more than 8,323 patients who attended one of 42 NSW facilities housing outpatient cancer clinics in November 2021.

Released: 12 October 2022

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Outpatient Cancer Clinics – Results from the 2020 patient survey

These results reflect the experiences of more than 8,500 patients who attended one of 43 NSW facilities housing outpatient cancer clinics in November 2020.

Released: 10 November 2021

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Outpatient Cancer Clinics – Results from the 2019 patient survey

These results reflect the experiences of more than 13,000 patients who attended one of 49 NSW facilities housing outpatient cancer clinics in 2019.

Released: 21 October 2020

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