NHS England, together with Ipsos MORI, publish Official Statistics from the GP Patient Survey. The questions ask about patients’ access to and experience of their GP practice and other NHS services, as well as some questions about their general health. The main findings in relation to GPs are published on the GP Patient Survey website.
NHS England undertakes additional analysis of the dental section of the survey, combining questions to get more of an understanding of dental access and behaviours. This additional information, based on people’s reported experience, are used to assess whether NHS England commissioners were meeting the local demand for NHS dentistry and identify opportunities to improve access and quality.
In the most recent period (July to September 2012), 1.4 million adults were asked about access to NHS dentistry in the previous two years. Participants were asked if they had tried to obtain an appointment with an NHS dentist, and if so, whether it was with a practice they had been to before and had […]
Due to a number of changes to the questionnaire and survey methodology, it is not possible to make direct comparisons of the dental results below with the previous results, even where questions remain the same. For more information on these changes see the GP Patient Survey website In the most recent period (January to March […]