Patient Safety & Quality
Patient experience and learning from patient safety events
Patient Experience & Safety Summary
Source: NHS England Friends & Family Test MacroWebfiles, July 2026; Learning from Patient Safety Events Quarterly Publication, Q4 2025/26
Trust-Level Quality Performance
Source: NHS England FFT MacroWebfiles (A&E, Inpatient, Outpatient, Maternity), July 2026; Learning from Patient Safety Events, Q4 2025/26
| Trust | FFT A&E % | FFT Inpatient % | FFT Outpatient % | FFT Maternity % | Safety Events | Bed Days | Rate (per 1,000) |
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Patient Experience – Friends & Family Test
Friends & Family Test – Recommendation Rates by Trust
Source: NHS England FFT MacroWebfiles (A&E, Inpatient, Outpatient, Maternity), July 2026 (published September 2026). Shows % of respondents rating experience as 'Good' or 'Very Good'. Maternity figure is combined across all four touchpoints (Antenatal, Birth, Postnatal Ward, Postnatal Community). King's and UCLH: only 2 of 4 touchpoints had usable data this month (remainder suppressed for small denominators).
Learning from Patient Safety Events
Patient Safety Event Recording Rate by Trust
Source: NHS England Learning from Patient Safety Events Quarterly Publication, Q4 2025/26. Rate per 1,000 bed days. Higher rates generally indicate a stronger reporting culture.
Safety Events, Bed Days and Recording Rate by Trust
Source: NHS England Learning from Patient Safety Events Quarterly Publication, Q4 2025/26. Bars show event counts and bed days (activity denominator); line shows the resulting rate per 1,000 bed days.