{"id":1483,"date":"2023-03-08T10:18:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T10:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/?p=1483"},"modified":"2023-03-08T10:18:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T10:18:30","slug":"working-as-a-government-statistician-giuliana-giuliani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/2023\/03\/08\/working-as-a-government-statistician-giuliana-giuliani\/","title":{"rendered":"Working as a government statistician – Giuliana Giuliani"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article has been produced as part of a blog series to spotlight the work of analysts and statisticians across government. In this blog, hear from Giuliana Giuliani about her work on the Scottish Cancer Patient Experience survey.
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\"Giuliana<\/a><\/p>\n

I am an Assistant Statistician in the Health and Social Care division. Since day one, I have been involved in the process of collecting, analysing and publishing data in various areas of health and social care. During the pandemic, I worked on Covid-19 related data, such as hospitalisations, excess deaths and care homes visiting data. I have recently moved to the Health Care and Workforce Analysis team. I\u2019m involved, among other things, in the next round of the <\/span>Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey<\/span><\/a>. In this blogpost, I will tell you what this survey is, how we run it, and what we use the data for.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0What is the Cancer Patient Experience Survey?<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Cancer Patient Experience Survey explores the journey of people who have experienced cancer and have undertaken cancer treatment. It provides an insight into the quality of care they received, and how they perceived it. The survey is run in each of the UK nations. In Scotland, it is jointly funded by the Scottish Government and <\/span>Macmillan Cancer Support<\/span><\/a>, a charity offering cancer information and support in the UK. It is run in partnership with Public Health Scotland (PHS) and involves other stakeholders active in cancer research and care, that bring in various perspectiv<\/span>es<\/span> and expertise on the topic.<\/span><\/p>\n

The survey was run for the first time in 2015, and again in 2018. At each round, the survey is carefully designed and, in order to do so, dialogue is crucial. We spend valuable time consulting with stakeholders on many different issues, for example the questionnaire content and criteria for inclusion. This is important to know what stakeholders want, but also to gain a better understanding of the cancer care system, so that we can then correctly interpret the data.<\/p>\n

We are about to send questionnaires to collect data for our 2023 round. The first questionnaire, in 2015, was largely based on the Cancer Patient Experience Survey run in England. Since then, we are continuing to review its content, to ensure the information we get reflects Scotland\u2019s requirements, <\/span>and<\/span> is relevant for our policy objectives and is accessible to users.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0The content of the survey<\/span><\/h3>\n

To give you an idea of the questions, in 2018 we asked 66 questions relating to the following main areas: \"Social<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n