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Hospital care for older people – tell us your views

10 January 2012

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) - which represents nurses and champions excellent nursing - is looking for views on standards of hospital care for older people.

The survey is open to patients, carers or members of the public who have views or experience of an older people's ward in a hospital.

The results will be used to identify and address issues relating to staffing levels for older people's wards, as well as the quality of the care received by patients.

Complete the survey online

Survey - care of older people in hospitals

The survey is open to patients, carers or members of the public who have views or experience of an older people's ward in a hospital.

It includes questions on topics including getting medication on time, patient safety on the ward and staffing levels.

The survey is open until Tuesday 24 January 2012.

Your experiences

The Royal College of Nursing would particularly like to hear from you if your experience was a positive one. They can then share these examples as standards of good care for other care providers to follow.

If you have a positive experience to share, please complete your contact details at the end of the survey.