MATERNITY BEREAVEMENT

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 survey are now available to view here.

The National End of Life Survey

The National End of Life Survey, the first national survey asking bereaved relatives about the care provided to a family member or friend in the last months and days of their life, is now open to eligible participants.

If you have received an invitation in the post to take part in the survey, you can complete it here:

Take the survey

For more information about the survey you can read this news article, or visit the National End of Life Survey page.  Sign up here to be notified when the survey results are available.

Welcome to yourexperience.ie

yourexperience.ie is the home of the National Care Experience Programme, a joint initiative from the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the Department of Health. We ask people about their experiences of care in order to improve the quality of health and social care services in Ireland. For more information, please click here.

The Survey Hub is now live

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.

Go to Survey Hub

NURSING HOMES

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 here.

New Podcast Launched – Let’s Talk Care Experience

‘Let’s Talk Care Experience’ is the podcast that discusses all aspects of people’s experiences using Ireland’s health and social care services.

In each episode, we speak to inspiring people who help shape health and social care in Ireland, discussing their lived experiences as well as gaining their insights and knowledge into how to drive improvement within services.

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