30 March, 2020 Celebrating 20 Years Inspiring Person Centred Care In 2020, Picker are proud to celebrate our 20th anniversary as an independent charity. To mark this milestone, we’re launching a new logo. Throughout the last two decades we have been at the forefront of efforts to influence, inspire, and empower the delivery of the highest quality person centred care for all, always.
17 March, 2020 Coronavirus – How is Picker adapting? Companies all around the world are adapting their working arrangements to help protect their staff and slow the spread of coronavirus. Picker are no exception, and from Tuesday 17th March the vast majority of our staff will be working from home until further notice.
18 February, 2020 NHS staff experiences are improving – but discrimination from patients & the public is up The 2019 NHS Staff Survey, coordinated by Picker for NHS England, included responses from more than 550,000 people – half of the service’s workforce. The survey is conducted annually and covers more than 200 NHS organisations across a range of care settings, providing the most detailed insight available into the state of the NHS from the point of view of the people who make it work.
4 February, 2020 Picker have been awarded the contract for the new Under 16 Cancer Patient Experience Survey. Picker have been awarded the contract for the new Under 16 Cancer Patient Experience Survey. This brand new programme aims to understand the experiences of cancer care among children under the age of 16 and their parents. The results of the survey will be used to help commissioners, providers and national policymakers to identify priority areas for improvement in children’s cancer services.
28 January, 2020 The NHS Maternity Survey shows mixed progress in mothers’ experience of care Over 17,000 women who gave birth in January and February 2019 responded to the Maternity Survey, making this the biggest source of data on mothers’ experiences of NHS maternity care in England.
26 November, 2019 Quality of NHS mental health services has declined over last five years, survey shows People accessing NHS mental services are increasingly likely to experience problems in accessing and receiving care, according to results from a survey of more than 12,000 service users published today. Declines in quality over the last five years mean that service users are less likely than ever to report getting as much help as they need and receiving personalised care.
