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Dear Patient,
We hope you will be willing to complete this short survey to help us have a better understanding of our patients and their health needs .
Our Practice Manager and Patient Participation Group will analyse the results and prepare an action plan, to address patient concerns where it is possible to do so.
To make the results more accessible, the survey results and comments, together with the action plan will be published on the practice website a s well as being displayed in the surgery .
Please consider joining our Virtual Patient Participation Group. By becoming a member we will communicate with you by email, requesting that you visit our website and complete any future surveys we may undertake from time to time. We will keep our surveys succinct so it shouldn't take too much of your time .
If you are happy for us to contact you occasionally by email, please click the ' Join Our Patient Group' link on our website ' Home’ page to open the signup form and complete all the fields.
2014 Patient Survey
Please answer all of the questions and click 'Send Survey' when you are done.
A. Appointments at your Health Centre
Q1. When did you last see a Doctor at the Health Centre?
Q2. If you haven't seen a Doctor in the past 6 months, why is that ? Please tick all that apply
B. Getting through on the phone
Q3. In the past 6 months how easy have you found getting through on the phone ?
Q4. In the past 6 months how easy have you found getting to speak to a Doctor on the phone ?
Q5. In the past 6 months how easy have you found getting to speak to a Nurse on the phone ?
Q6. In the past 6 months how easy have you found obtaining test results on the phone ?
Q7. At present all calls are answered by our receptionists, which inevitably results in delays at busy times. A new telephone system, with four incoming lines, was installed in Jan 2014.
Do you find it easier to get through with the new system?
C. Arriving for your appointment
Q8. How easy do you find getting into the building at the Health Centre ?
Q9. How did you find the cleanliness of the Medical Centre ?
D. Seeing a Doctor
Q10, In the past 6 months have you tried to see a Doctor fairly quickly ? By fairly quickly we mean on the same day or in the next two weekdays that the GP Surgery or Health Centre was open.
Q11. Think about the last time you tried to see a doctor fairly quickly. Were you able to see a doctor on the same day, or in the next two week days that the GP or Health Centre was open ?
Q12. If you weren’t able to be seen during the next 2 weekdays that the Health Centre was open, why was that ? Please tick all that apply
Q13. In the past 6 months, have you tried to book ahead for an appointment with a Dr? By ‘booking ahead’ we mean booking an appointment more than two week days in advance.
Q14. Last time you tried, were you able to get an appointment with a Dr more than 2 weekdays in advance ?
E. Seeing the Doctor you prefer
Q15. Is there a particular Dr you prefer to see at the Health Centre ?
Q16. How often do you see the Dr you prefer ?
F. Opening Hours
Q17. How satisfied are you with the opening hours of the Health Centre ? Please note! We offer late evening appointments, up to 7.30pm on Wednesdays
Q18. In a normal week can you access our services at the hours we are open?
Q19. If accessing our services is difficult, when would you like us to open? Please enter the times when you wish to access our services.
G. Planning your care
Q20. Do you have any long-standing health problem, disability or infirmity? Please include anything that has troubled you over a period of time, or that is likely to affect you over a period of time ?
Q21. Have you had discussions in the past 12 months with a Doctor or Nurse, about how best to deal with your long-standing health problems?
In these discussions ...............
Q22. Did the doctor or nurse take notice of your views about how to deal with your health problem?
Q23. Did the doctor or nurse give you information about the things you might do to deal with your health problem ?
Q24. Did you and the doctor or nurse agree how best to manage your health problem ?
Q25. In these discussions, did the doctor or nurse give you a written document about managing your health problem ?
Q26. Would you have liked a written plan summarising your discussion with the doctor or nurse?
Q27. Did you think that having these discussions with your doctor or nurse has helped improve how you manage your health problems?
Q28. In the past 6 months, have you had enough support from local services or organisations to help you manage your long-term health condition(s)? Please think about all services and organisations, not just health services.
H. To help us analyse your answers please tell us a few things about yourself:
Q29. Are you?
Q30. What age are you?
Q31. Which best describes what you are doing at present ? If more than one of these applies to you please tick the main one ONLY
Q32. What is your ethnic group?
I. Your Overall Satisfaction
Q33. In general, how satisfied are you with the care you get at the William Fisher Medical Centre?
Q34.Would you recommend the William Fisher Medical Centre to someone who has just moved to your local area?
Q35. Finally please add any other comments you would like to make about the William Fisher Medical Centre
Many thanks for your time in answering the questions on this survey.