National patient experience survey: Results for patients treated in August 2017
Individual district health board results compared with New Zealand average
Individual DHB survey results are displayed using interactive Tableau charts. If they do not display correctly or you have trouble reading the results, please contact Ying Li. If this is your first time using Tableau, please read the instructions below before proceeding.
Using the interactive charts (below) to read patient experience survey results
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Use the drop-down box on the homepage below to access a list of DHBs.
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Select your DHB, keeping New Zealand as the second option – do not use the drop-down box to compare DHBs.
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Use the tabs along the top to navigate through each domain.
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Return to the homepage to select a different DHB to compare against the New Zealand average.
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Results can be downloaded as a PDF by using the 'download' button on the bottom right of each page.
Key findings
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National results for the four domains (communication, partnership, coordination, and physical and emotional needs) have remained broadly consistent across all 12 survey rounds.
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There was little variation between district health boards (DHBs).
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The national response rate increased from 24 percent to around 26 percent.
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We have undertaken weighting, as before, in line with the methodology and procedure document.
National results
National scores for all four domains have remained consistent since quarter 2, 2015. The national score for Partnership has increased in quarter 2, 2017 (see Figure 1). This is because 12 DHBs partnership scores have been slightly lower compared with the previous quarter, causing a cumulative effect. There was a significant decrease in the national partnership score this quarter.
Figure 1: National average scores for the four domains, 2014–17
The ‘physical and emotional needs’ domain rated the highest in all survey rounds. It includes the ‘humanitarian’ questions shown in Figure 2, which continuously scored the highest.
The three questions shown in Figure 3, continuously scored the lowest, indicating there is room for improvement.
Figure 2: Highest-rating questions of the four domains, 2014–17
Figure 3: Lowest-rating questions of the four domains, 2014–17
Table 1: Score of four domains by DHB, 2014–17
Response rates
The national response rate increased from 24 percent to around 26 percent.
Figure 4 shows the breakdown of response rates by distribution method. Response rates for surveys invited via email and SMS have stabilised at 30 and 18 percent, respectively, after some early fluctuations. Response rates for surveys invited via post decreased from around 30 percent to 33%. Although in past quarters it was the highest among all distribution methods, this quarter it was similar to email. Postal surveys have a high processing cost, so we encourage DHBs to undertake surveys via email or SMS where possible.
Figure 4: Response rates by survey distribution type, 2014–17
Response rates per DHB varied from 13 percent to 40 percent (see Table 1). Five DHBs achieved a 30 percent response rate or above in the current survey round.
DHBs are required to have at least 30 responses for results to be meaningful. Hauora Tairāwhiti and West Coast DHB didn’t meet this requirement. (See also Appendix 1 for per-DHB scores for each of the four domains.)
Table 2: Response rates by DHB (%), 2014–17
Representation of respondents
Nationally, respondents were reasonably representative of all ages and gender.
The under-representation of people aged 15-24 and 25-44 continued, as did that for Māori, Pacific and Asian origin. Tables 2 gives a demographic breakdown of respondents.
Table 3: Representativeness by demographic group, 2014–17
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