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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 for the latest results in the main report and supplementary data tables, access the Data Portal for detailed results including five-year trends, and explore earlier reports in the series.

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


Selected results

Nov 2021 NSW

Report products

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Results from the 2021 patient survey

The latest key findings, including variation between facilities.

Released: 12 October 2022

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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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In 2023, BHI introduced a new statistical approach to improve fairness and precision when flagging hospital performance as significantly higher (green) or significantly lower (red) than the NSW result in the Snapshot report and supplementary data tables. The report and supplementary data tables on this page use a previous methodology for identifying significant difference which is no longer in use.

When looking at performance over time, the focus should be on the changes in percentage results rather than whether those results are flagged as green or red, noting that year-on-year differences may not reflect clinically or statistically significant differences and that changes in a facility’s patient mix may contribute to changes in results.

For more details, see erratum.

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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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Report reveals experiences of outpatient cancer care during COVID-19 pandemic

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Questionnaire

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Sample questionnaire, 2021

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Development report, 2021

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

Patients' experiences in outpatient cancer clinics in 2023

These results reflect the experiences of more than 8,200 patients who attended one of 43 NSW facilities housing outpatient cancer clinics in January 2023.

Released: 25 October 2023

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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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