Nursery World - Children surveyed on NHS treatment

Children across England are being asked for their views about National Health Service (NHS) services they have received. More than 120,000 children and young people and their parents and carers are expected to have responded by the end of April to the first nationwide survey of its kind. Questionnaires by the Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) cover treatment for both inpatients and outpatients, under topics such as access and waiting times, the quality of information and choice provided and the cleanliness and comfort of wards.

More than 120,000 children and young people and their parents and carers are expected to have responded by the end of April to the first nationwide survey of its kind. Questionnaires by the Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) cover treatment for both inpatients and outpatients, under topics such as access and waiting times, the quality of information and choice provided and the cleanliness and comfort of wards.

There are two questionnaires - one for patients aged nought to 11, which are filled in by their parent or guardian, and the other for patients aged 12 to 17. As well as seeking views on the child's admission to hospital, the questions cover facilities, from the cleanliness of the hospital's toilets and bathrooms, and whether the ward looked 'nicely decorated', to whether there were enough toys or entertainment facilities on the ward and if the young patient was given a chance to see a 'play leader'.

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