10 July 2015

Measuring patient experience

Measuring and improving patients’ experience of care
Royal Pharmaceutical Society July 2015
  • This report summarises the presentations of a one day meeting organised by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society focusing on how pharmacy teams could measure and improve patients’ experience of care.
  • It includes presentations from the Head of Patient Experience, NHS England, Point of Care Foundation and local case studies.
  • Key themes from the day:
    • Know what you are measuring and why
    • Involve patients and staff at evrey stage
    • Identify how to collect data
    • Give feedback to staff and patients
    • Organisation culture is critical
    • Pharmacy team members need to raise their profile