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Just a quick question I'm not sure who qualifies as a family member in my direct care, OH was in my care while he was sick and waiting surgery but that isn't the case now so can I take part or not?

Done

Me too

Got stuck on Q4. The OP should make clear that this questionnaire is only for those going into hospital on an elective basis and does not cover acute admissions.

Over the last 10 years people I am directly responsible for have been admitted to hospital 5 times. All of them acute admissions.

Thanks its now done.

I've had an op in November . I didn't understand why anyone would choose a hospital with a poor reputation. I was encouraged by the surgeon to choose the NHS hospital although I was willing to go P&O the local BUPA. He preferred the expertise of the NHS hospital .

The first question about choice of hospital doesn't give a further common reason which is that while there may be a number of hospitals within easy reach, there may not be a choice in real terms. 'Don't know' hardly covers it and neither does 'GP recommendation'. I'm getting more and more cynical about this kind of survey. You don't get answers to the questions you don't ask and multiple choice can be an instrument so blunt that it all but obliterates meaning.

All surveys are flawed in their different ways. I started on this one, but because my last admission was an emergency one, the issue of choice was irrelevant - I went where the ambulance took me, and was glad of it!!

Same here, luckygirl. Many of the questions after that were irrelevant.

I got the impression the survey makers knew what responses they wanted.

It would have been good if there had been room for any other comments, such as choose and book not working, so although it looks like you have a choice, there isn't one really, particularly if you want to go to the nearest hospital and it says you can, but no dates appear, as happened to me twice.

Mine was an emergency so I quite frankly didn't care less about most of the things that the questionnaire asked.
For elective procedures we're pretty lucky for good hospitals around here. I know that isn't the case for everyone.

Mine was an emergency admission I had no choice which hospital or treatment , I wasn't interested in the hospital food but was concerned about HAI's Like MRSA because I know my local hospital has a very poor record .

My last hospital admission was elective, but for many of the questions the real answer was "Not really relevant as there was only one hospital available". Fortunately I had a friend who was prepared to do the 125 mile round trip drive twice.

Where is the button to access the survey

It's on the first green post, Lindajoy. surveymonkey.