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The 2022 adult inpatient survey captures the views and experiences of more than 63,000 people who stayed in one of 133 acute and specialist NHS trusts in England for at least one night during November last year. It's been carried out annually since 2002.
Most people who completed our 2022 survey said they had a positive experience in their interactions with doctors and nurses, being included in conversations and having confidence and trust. This has stayed roughly the same since 2021.
Overall, this is consistent with other aspects of the survey, however hospital waiting times, staffing levels, patient discharge and overall experience in particular, appeared to decline.
Review the survey results, including open data, supporting information and further breakdowns for individual NHS England trusts, below.
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It has come to our attention that many local protocol documents advise incorrectly that Mental Health Act (MHA) Second Opinion Appointed Doctor (SOAD) approval must be sought in order to prescribe IM Clozapine.
MHA SOADs are only required in the circumstances described in section 58 of the MHA. There is no additional specific requirement under the MHA to certify IM Clozapine treatment in any other circumstance. Local IM Clozapine protocols should be reviewed to ensure this reflects this position.
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“We want to help organisations understand where they need to focus. We’re not doing this to be punitive or catch people out. We’re doing it so organisations can have a better appreciation of areas they may need to focus on so that people get good quality, safe care. We want to be able to help providers to pinpoint the key issues – some of which aren’t always immediately obvious — so they can direct efforts to where they are needed most” — Dr Sean O'Kelly
We know winter is one of the most difficult times of year for the health and care system.
We speak to Dr Sean O’Kelly, Chief Inspector of Healthcare, and Dr Prem Premachandran, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust and CQC National Professional Advisor – Urgent and Emergency Care, about some of the challenges and the role of the regulator in encouraging system working and maintaining standards of quality.
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We recently made updates to our Patient FIRST resource.
Since we first published it, and since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, references to infection control procedures have changed.
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