Primary care trust survey of patients 2005

This survey was carried out by all primary care trusts in England and asked people about their recent experiences of local healthcare services. Questionnaires were sent to 257,505 patients and completed questionnaires were received from 116,939 patients. This represents a national response rate of 47%.

Reports published 7th September 2005.

National key findings

The national key findings report can be downloaded below. If you would like a printed copy of this report, please contact our helpline on 0845 601 3012.

Primary care trust survey 2005 key findings report (PDF, 166K) (opens new window)

Primary care trust survey 2005 key findings report - appendices (PDF, 106K) (opens new window)

Press release - 7 September 2005: Patients praise GP and dental care, but some say they still struggle to get appointments

Benchmark reports

The individual benchmark reports for each NHS trust are available here:

A-Z list of benchmark reports

Tables

The percentage of responses for all questions in the survey

Section A - Making an appointment (XLS, 198K) (opens new window)

Section B - Visiting the GP surgery (XLS, 193K) (opens new window)

Section C - Seeing a doctor (XLS, 899K) (opens new window)

Section D - Medicines (XLS, 242K) (opens new window)

Section E - Referrals (XLS, 175K) (opens new window)

Section F - Seeing another professional (XLS, 866K) (opens new window)

Section G - Overall about your GP surgery (XLS, 178K) (opens new window)

Section H - Dental care (XLS, 244K) (opens new window)

Section J - Health promotion (XLS, 165K) (opens new window)

Section K - About you and response rates (XLS, 290K) (opens new window)

Questionnaire

2005 primary care trust scored questionnaire (PDF, 124K) (opens new window)

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