National Maternity Experience Survey
The second National Maternity Experience Survey is taking place this summer. Women who gave birth in February or March 2025 will receive an invitation to take part in the survey three months after the birth of their baby, between May and June.
The National Maternity Experience Survey offers eligible women who have recently given birth the opportunity to share their experiences of Ireland’s maternity services — from antenatal to postnatal care — in order to improve the safety and quality of care provided to women and their babies.
Request Data Access
The National Care Experience Programme holds high-level data from our previous surveys. You can request access to certain types of survey data for research purposes. If you would like to request access, please see our Data Access Request Policy and access the Data Request form.
The National Inpatient Experience Survey
The National Inpatient Experience Survey is a nationwide survey asking patients about their recent experiences in hospital. The survey aims to learn from patients’ feedback in order to improve hospital care. The results of the 2024 survey are now available to view.
The National End of Life Survey
The National End of Life Survey is the first national survey asking bereaved people about the care provided to their relatives and friends in the last months and days of their life. The purpose of the survey is to learn from people’s experiences of end-of-life care in order to improve the services provided both to people who are dying, and to their loved ones. The results of the survey are now available to view.
The National Nursing Home Experience Survey
The National Nursing Home Experience Survey is the first national survey asking nursing home residents and their relatives or friends about their experiences of nursing home care in Ireland. The survey aims to learn from and understand these experiences in order to improve the care provided in Irish nursing homes. The results of the 2022 survey are now available to view.
The National Maternity Bereavement Experience Survey
The National Maternity Bereavement Experience Survey is the first national survey asking women and their partners about the maternity bereavement care they received in one of Ireland’s 19 maternity units or hospitals. The survey aims to learn from the experiences of bereaved parents in order to improve the standard and quality of maternity bereavement care in Ireland. The results of the 2022 survey are now available to view.
The Survey Hub
The hub contains a suite of resources to help you to develop your own surveys, including e-learning modules, presentations and guidance. It also contains information on research projects that utilise data from the National Care Experience Programme surveys. To go to the Survey Hub, please click on the link below.
Ireland’s second ever National Maternity Experience Survey gets underway
The second ever National Maternity Experience Survey commences this May, spanning all maternity services, to include five maternity hospitals, 14 maternity units, and the National Home Births Service. The survey invites women who...
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