The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a rapid rise in care being delivered remotely. However, there has been little research into the effect on patient experience of using remote consultations. Picker, as part of the Quality Safety and Outcomes Policy…
The International Kidney Cancer Coalition (IKCC) is an independent international network of patient organisations that focus on kidney cancer. Its mission is to empower and represent the kidney cancer community through advocacy, awareness, information, and research with a vision to…
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is an accredited cancer centre and provides cancer services to people who live in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire. In 2020, it treated 627 men for prostate cancer and was keen to understand their experiences of cancer…
Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (LPFT) is a mental health and learning disability trust serving a local population of over 756,000 people in the East Midlands. It has been on a five-year journey from requires improvement in 2015 to “good” overall…
Help for Heroes was established to help those who have been injured or become ill whilst serving in our Armed Forces. Since they were founded in 2007, they have taken a person centred approach to help wounded veterans, empowering them…
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has conducted General Practice inspections since 2013. Given the number of practices and the cost of each inspection, however, it is not possible to inspect all practices annually. This means it is desirable to be…
For adults living with cancer in England, patient experience insights are captured through the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey. However, no formal national mechanism for understanding the experiences of children under the age of 16 with cancer, and their parents,…
Picker, National Collaborative Commissioning Unit Wales (NCCU) and the Welsh government have been collaborating to support the development of healthcare insight and policy in Wales since 2017 when Picker helped to redesign the experience-based elements of the Welsh CAREMORE Commissioning…
