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St Andrew's Medical Practice
Patient Survey: Summary report
Report
- This report was created on Thursday 07 December 2023 at 12:45pm and includes 1012 responses.
- The activity ran from 20/10/2023 to 06/12/2023.
Contents
- Question 1: Please confirm if you are a
- Question 2: What is your postcode? This will help us to understand how far you live from the practice.
- Question 3: Generally, how easy is it to get through to someone at your GP practice on the phone?
- Question 4: Have you had to queue up outside the practice to get an appointment at the GP practice?
- Question 5: How satisfied are you with the general practice opening hours?
- Question 6: Generally, can you receive an appointment within two weeks?
- Question 7: For urgent needs, can you receive an appointment on the same or next day?
- Question 8: How satisfied are you with the general practice appointment times that are available to you?
- Question 9: How easy is it to get a face-to-face appointment at your practice when you need one?
- Question 10: What did you do when you did not get an appointment? (choose all options that apply)
- Question 11: Overall, how would you describe your experience of making an appointment?
- Question 12: How satisfied are you with the service from reception staff?
- Question 13: Last time you had a general practice appointment, how satisfied were you with the healthcare professional?
- Question 14: Overall, how would you describe your experience of your GP practice?
- Question 15: Have you received information from your GP practice about how you can make a complaint about the services they provide?
- Question 16: If you have made a complaint in the last 12 months, were you happy with how the practice resolved it for you?
- Question 17: Are you aware of your GP practice’s Patient Participation Group (PPG)? A PPG is a group of patients, carers and practice staff who meet to discuss practice issues and patient experience to help improve the service.
- Question 18: How easy is it to use your GP practice’s website to look for information or access services?
- Question 19: Have you been offered the opportunity to engage with or provide feedback on your GP practice in any other way?
- Question 20: Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your GP practice?
- Question 21: Do you consider yourself to have a disability?
- Question 22: If you have said yes to the above, what type of disability do you have
- Question 23: Do you or someone you care for have long-term conditions? A long-term condition is an illness that cannot be cured. It can usually be controlled with medicines or other treatments. Examples include asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure.
- Question 24: Which, if any, of the following long-term conditions do you or the person that you care for have?
- Question 25: Do you get information from the doctors in a way you can understand? For example, easy read, braille, audio?
- Question 26: Do you or someone you care for have difficulty speaking, reading or understanding English?
- Question 27: Do you or someone you care for usually need an interpreter when speaking with a doctor, nurse or other practice staff?
- Question 28: Which of the following best describes you?
- Question 29: What is your ethnic group?
- Question 30: How old are you?
- Question 31: Which of these best describes what you are doing at present? If more than one of these applies to you, please select the main one only
Question 1: Please confirm if you are a
- Patient Registered at St Andrew’s Medical Centre: 997 / 98.52%
- Relative and/or carer of a patient registered at St Andrew’s Medical Centre: 15 / 1.48%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
Question 2: What is your postcode? This will help us to understand how far you live from the practice
There were 1012 responses to this part of the question.
Question 3: Generally, how easy is it to get through to someone at your GP practice on the phone?
- Very easy: 40 / 3.95%
- Fairly easy: 188 / 18.58%
- Not very easy: 286 / 28.26%
- Not at all easy: 484 / 47.83%
- Haven’t tried: 11 / 1.09%
- Not Answered: 3 / 0.30%
There were 694 responses to this part of the question.
Question 4: Have you had to queue up outside the practice to get an appointment at the GP practice?
Yes: 137 / 13.54%
No: 875 / 86.46%
Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
There were 331 responses to this part of the question.
Question 5: How satisfied are you with the general practice opening hours?
- Very satisfied: 133 / 13.14%
- Fairly satisfied: 494 / 48.81%
- Not very satisfied: 200 / 19.76%
- Not at all satisfied: 121 / 11.96%
- Very dissatisfied: 64 / 6.32%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
There were 372 responses to this part of the question.
Question 6: Generally, can you receive an appointment within two weeks?
- Always: 46 / 4.55%
- Almost always: 124 / 12.25%
- Sometimes: 288 / 28.46%
- Rarely: 336 / 33.20%
- Never: 202 / 19.96%
- Not Answered: 16 / 1.58%
There were 410 responses to this part of the question.
Question 7: For urgent needs, can you receive an appointment on the same or next day?
- Always: 81 / 8.00%
- Almost always: 201 / 19.86%
- Sometimes: 340 / 33.60%
- Rarely: 239 / 23.62%
- Never: 151 14.92%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
There were 445 responses to this part of the question.
Question 8: How satisfied are you with the general practice appointment times that are available to you?
- Very satisfied: 74 / 7.31%
- Fairly satisfied: 210 / 20.75%
- Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied: 182 / 17.98%
- Fairly dissatisfied: 161 / 15.91%
- Very dissatisfied: 298 29.45%
- I’m not sure when I get an appointment: 87 / 8.60%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
There were 296 responses to this part of the question.
Question 9: How easy is it to get a face-to-face appointment at your practice when you need one?
- Very easy: 39 / 3.85%
- Fairly easy: 161 / 15.91%
- Not very easy: 267 / 26.38%
- Not at all easy: 500 / 49.41%
- Haven’t tried: 45 / 4.45%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
Question 10: What did you do when you did not get an appointment? (choose all options that apply)
- Got an appointment for a different day: 309 / 30.53%
- I was referred to a walk in centre: 201 / 19.86%
- Called an NHS helpline, such as NHS 111: 276 / 27.27%
- Used an online NHS service (including NHS 111 online): 73 / 7.21%
- Used a non-NHS online service, or looked online for information: 94 / 9.29%
- Went to A&E: 196 / 19.37%
- Spoke to a pharmacist: 191 / 18.87%
- Contacted or used another NHS service: 64 / 6.32%
- Contacted or used another non-NHS service: 133 / 13.14%
- Decided to contact my practice another time: 212 / 20.95%
- Spoke to a friend or family member: 98 / 9.68%
- My practice helped in another way: 33 / 3.26%
- Didn’t see or speak to anyone: 190 / 18.77%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
There were 318 responses to this part of the question.
Question 11: Overall, how would you describe your experience of making an appointment?
- Very good: 55 / 5.43%
- Fairly good: 119 / 11.76%
- Neither good nor poor: 159 / 15.71%
- Fairly poor: 311 / 30.73%
- Very poor: 368 / 36.36%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
There were 282 responses to this part of the question.
Question 12: How satisfied are you with the service from reception staff?
- Very satisfied: 158 / 15.61%
- Fairly satisfied: 368 / 36.36%
- Not very satisfied: 241 / 23.81%
- Not at all satisfied: 108 / 10.67%
- Very dissatisfied: 144 / 14.23%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
Question 13: Last time you had a general practice appointment, how satisfied were you with the healthcare professional?
- Very satisfied: 439 / 43.38%
- Fairly satisfied: 377 / 37.25%
- Not very satisfied: 112 / 11.07%
- Not at all satisfied: 44 / 4.35%
- Very dissatisfied: 40 / 3.95%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
Question 14: Overall, how would you describe your experience of your GP practice?
- Very good: 122 / 12.06%
- Fairly good: 193 / 19.07%
- Neither good nor poor: 204 / 20.16%
- Fairly poor: 284 / 28.06%
- Very poor: 209 / 20.65%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
Question 15: Have you received information from your GP practice about how you can make a complaint about the services they provide?
- Yes: 129 / 12.75%
- No: 883 / 87.25%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
Question 16: If you have made a complaint in the last 12 months, were you happy with how the practice resolved it for you?
- Yes: 13 / 1.28%
- No: 83 / 8.20%
- To some extent: 24 / 2.37%
- Not resolved yet: 21 / 2.08%
- Not applicable (I haven't made a compliant): 845 / 83.50%
- Not Answered: 26 / 2.57%
Question 17: Are you aware of your GP practice’s Patient Participation Group (PPG)?
A PPG is a group of patients, carers and practice staff who meet to discuss practice issues and patient experience to help improve the service.
- Yes: 279 / 27.57%
- No: 733 72./ 43%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
Question 18: How easy is it to use your GP practice’s website to look for information or access services?
- Very easy: 70 / 6.92%
- Fairly easy: 229 / 22.63%
- Not very easy: 222 / 21.94%
- Not at all easy: 195 / 19.27%
- Haven’t tried: 296 / 29.25%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
Question 19: Have you been offered the opportunity to engage with or provide feedback on your GP practice in any other way?
There were 821 responses to this part of the question.
Question 20: Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your GP practice?
There were 720 responses to this part of the question.
Question 21: Do you consider yourself to have a disability?
- Yes: 168 / 16.60%
- No: 818 / 80.83%
- Prefer not to say: 26 / 2.57%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
Question 22: If you have said yes to the above, what type of disability do you have
- Learning disability: 6 / 0.59%
- Long-standing illness or health condition: 81 / 8.00%
- Mental Health condition: 25 / 2.47%
- Physical Mobility: 72 / 7.11%
- Hearing: 32 / 3.16%
- Visual: 9 / 0.89%
- Prefer not to say: 19 / 1.88%
- Other: 17 / 1.68%
- Not Answered: 815 / 80.53%
Question 23: Do you or someone you care for have long-term conditions?
A long-term condition is an illness that cannot be cured. It can usually be controlled with medicines or other treatments. Examples include asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure.
- Yes: 447 / 44.17%
- No: 565 / 55.83%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
Question 24: Which, if any, of the following long-term conditions do you or the person that you care for have?
- Alzheimer’s disease or other cause of dementia: 14 / 1.38%
- Arthritis or ongoing problem with back or joints: 143 / 14.13%
- Autism or autism spectrum condition: 17 / 1.68%
- Blindness or partial sight: 12 / 1.19%
- A breathing condition such as asthma or COPD: 83 / 8.20%
- Cancer (diagnosis or treatment in the last 5 years): 63 / 6.23%
- Deafness or hearing loss: 67 / 6.62%
- Diabetes: 104 / 10.28%
- A heart condition, such as angina or atrial fibrillation: 95 / 9.39%
- High blood pressure: 213 / 21.05%
- Kidney or liver disease: 25 / 2.47%
- A learning disability: 12 / 1.19%
- A mental health condition: 47 / 4.64%
- A neurological condition, such as epilepsy: 26 / 2.57%
- A stroke (which affects your day-to-day life): 12 / 1.19%
- Another long-term condition or disability 113: / 11.17%
- Not Answered: 479 /47.33%
Question 25: Do you get information from the doctors in a way you can understand? For example, easy read, braille, audio?
- Always: 459 / 45.36%
- Most of the time: 177 / 17.49%
- Sometimes: 78 / 7.71%
- Not very often: 43 / 4.25%
- Never: 164 / 16.21%
- Prefer not to say: 91 / 8.99%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
Question 26: Do you or someone you care for have difficulty speaking, reading or understanding English?
- Yes: 32 / 3.16%
- No: 980 / 96.84%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
Question 27: Do you or someone you care for usually need an interpreter when speaking with a doctor, nurse or other practice staff?
- Yes: 21 / 2.08%
- No: 991 / 97.92%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
Question 28: Which of the following best describes you?
- Female: 573 / 56.62%
- Male: 420 / 41.50%
- Non-binary: 2 / 0.20%
- Prefer not to say: 15 / 1.48%
- Self describe (please also complete the box below): 2 / 0.20%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
There were 10 responses to this part of the question.
Question 29: What is your ethnic group?
- White: Welsh/English/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 571 56.42%
- White: Irish 29 / 2.87%
- White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0 / 0.00%
- White: Any other White background 165 / 16.30%
- Mixed: White and Black Caribbean 1 / 0.10%
- Mixed: White and Black African 5 / 0.49%
- Mixed: White and Asian 13 / 1.28%
- Mixed: Any other mixed background 10 / 0.99%
- Asian/Asian British: Indian 84 / 8.30%
- Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 6 / 0.59%
- Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi 1 / 0.10%
- Asian/Asian British: Any other Asian background 17 / 1.68%
- Black or Black British: Black - Caribbean 2 / 0.20%
- Black or Black British: Black - African 12 / 1.19%
- Black or Black British: Any other Black background 0 / 0.00%
- Other ethnic background: Chinese 20 / 1.98%
- Other ethnic background: Any other ethnic group 36 / 3.56%
- Prefer not to say 40 / 3.95%
- Not Answered 0 / 0.00%
Question 30: How old are you?
- Under 16: 0 / 0.00%
- 16 to 17: 5 / 0.49%
- 18 to 24: / 15 1.48%
- 25 to 34: 54 / 5.34%
- 35 to 44: 134 / 13.24%
- 45 to 54: 160 / 15.81%
- 55 to 64: 218 / 21.54%
- 65 to 74: 229 / 22.63%
- 75 to 84: 159 / 15.71%
- 85 or over 38: / 3.75%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
Question 31: Which of these best describes what you are doing at present? If more than one of these applies to you, please select the main one only.
- In full-time paid work (30 hours or more each week): 393 / 38.83%
- In part-time work (under 30 hours each week): 153 / 15.12%
- In full-time education at school, college or university: 8 / 0.79%
- Unemployed: 15 / 1.48%
- Permanently sick or disabled: 16 / 1.58%
- Fully retired from work: 342 / 33.79%
- Looking after family at home: 43 / 4.25%
- Doing something else: 42 / 4.15%
- Not Answered: 0 / 0.00%
There were 85 responses to this part of the question.