Rural Hospital Adult Admitted Patient Survey

This survey asks people who have been admitted to a small, rural public hospital in NSW to share their experiences of care. The Rural Hospital Adult Admitted Patient Survey was previously known as the Small and Rural Hospitals Survey.

Questionnaires and technical documents

Sample questionnaire, 2016

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Development report, 2016

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

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Technical Supplement, 2016

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

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Other results

Adults admitted to rural hospitals – Results from the 2019–20 patient survey

These results reflect the experiences of 4,487 adult patients admitted to one of 98 small, rural public hospitals in NSW from July 2019 to June 2020.

Released: 9 June 2021

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

This report assesses healthcare services provided to patients in urban and rural areas of NSW. It does so using some 100 measures based on information including hospital records, ED datasets and patient survey results.

Released: 10 November 2016

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