…to help commissioners, providers and national policymakers to identify priority areas for improvement in children’s cancer services. The new survey is currently under development and is being guided by an…
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…
NHS patients in England continue to report high-quality care and communication from healthcare staff, including doctors and nurses. But almost half (45%) of England’s hospital inpatients want to be more…
The Queen’s speech at The State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday 11th May highlighted the government’s priorities for the months ahead. Commenting on the Queen’s Speech, Chris Graham, CEO of…
…commissioners, cancer charities, young patients, and parents. We also held discussion groups and interviews with children who have received cancer care and their parents or carers. NHSEI commissioned Picker to…
…staff and patients to put in place plans for improvement. [1] Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19infectionsurveytechnicalarticle/wavesandlagsofcovid19inenglandjune2021 [2] Sources: https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/ae-attendances-and-emergency-admissions-2020-21/ and https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/ae-attendances-and-emergency-admissions-2019-20/ Notes for editors The 2020 Urgent and Emergency Care Survey was conducted…
…providers, commercial organisations, and are an approved contractor for the CQC. At every step, we ensure that individuals’ needs and preferences are always placed at the heart of health and…
…Harvey Picker’s commitment to patient centred care Picker’s commitment to person centred care started with the personal experiences of our founders, Harvey and Jean Picker. In 1986, Jean was undergoing…
Picker lead the development of patient experience measures as a way of understanding the quality of person centred care from the patient’s perspective. By posing carefully designed questions that ask…
…special place of significance. On Kindness Day UK, we want to shed light on why kindness is not just a nice-to-have but an essential component of person centred care. Picker’s…