{"id":409,"date":"2017-09-26T09:42:16","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T08:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/?p=409"},"modified":"2021-09-16T09:15:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T08:15:48","slug":"exploring-differences-cancer-patient-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/2017\/09\/26\/exploring-differences-cancer-patient-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Differences in Cancer Patient Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A report exploring\u00a0differences in peoples&#8217; experiences of cancer care was published today. It looks at the relationship between peoples&#8217; responses to the 2015\/16 Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey and a range of factors. This kind of analysis will help our understanding of the differences in experience between different groups of people. It will also assist in identifying where to target future improvements.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Exploring Differences: Key Findings<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-410 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/09\/Picture-for-Twitter-300x250.png\" alt=\"Exploring Differences in Cancer Patient Experiences Report Image\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/09\/Picture-for-Twitter-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/09\/Picture-for-Twitter-768x640.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/09\/Picture-for-Twitter-615x512.png 615w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/09\/Picture-for-Twitter-504x420.png 504w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2017\/09\/Picture-for-Twitter.png 819w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/250;\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>The key findings of the report are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Having an easy to contact<strong> Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)<\/strong> has a\u00a0positive\u00a0impact on an individual&#8217;s experience.<\/li>\n<li>There is a\u00a0strong positive\u00a0link between knowing you have a <strong>care plan<\/strong> and having a positive experience.<\/li>\n<li>A person&#8217;s experience may be more negative if their <strong>cancer has remained or spread following treatment<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>type of tumour<\/strong> a person has will affect their experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The full report is available at www.gov.scot\/Publications\/2017\/09\/6521.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey covers all of the cancer care journey. From thinking that something might be wrong, through to the support received after acute care and treatment. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/Publications\/2016\/06\/3957\">National results<\/a>, published in\u00a0June 2016,\u00a0revealed that\u00a094% of people had a positive experience of cancer care overall. They also highlighted some areas of care which require service improvement.<\/p>\n<p>More\u00a0details on the survey can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/CancerSurvey\">www.gov.scot\/CancerSurvey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Scottish Care Experience Survey Programme<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey is one of four national surveys in the Scottish Care Experience Survey Programme. The survey programme aims to provide local and national information on the quality of health and care services from the\u00a0point of view\u00a0of those using them. The surveys allow local health and care providers to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>compare with other areas of Scotland; and<\/li>\n<li>track progress in improving the experiences of people using their services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More details on the survey programme can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/Topics\/Statistics\/Browse\/Health\/careexperience\">www.gov.scot\/Topics\/Statistics\/Browse\/Health\/careexperience<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To receive an email when we publish blogs, please sign up at <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/subscription-service\/\">https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/subscription-service\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A report exploring\u00a0differences in peoples&#8217; experiences of cancer care was published today. It looks at the relationship between peoples&#8217; responses to the 2015\/16 Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey and a range of factors. 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