Cancer patients are getting the chance to give their views on the care they are receiving through the first national cancer patient experience survey.
The survey, which is jointly funded by Macmillan Cancer Support, has now been sent out to all patients who have had a confirmed cancer diagnosis between July 2013 and March 2014 and who have also stayed in hospital between January 2014 and September 2014.
The survey will ask patients questions such as how they felt about the way they were told about their diagnosis, whether they understood the information provided about their treatment, and whether they had confidence and trust in the staff treating them.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said the "survey will provide further insights into the care experienced by patients with cancer across Scotland and allow our NHS to ensure its services focus on what matter most to patients."
Janice Preston, general manager for Macmillan Cancer Support in Scotland, said: "It is vitally important to measure survival rates and cancer waiting times targets, but it is equally important to find out what patients really think about the quality of the care they receive.
“We hope local health boards take the survey’s results into consideration to inform
planning for future cancer services to make sure these services meet people’s clinical
and non-
"Cancer treatment goes beyond surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. We need people-
Cancer patients get say on care
10 October 2015