CANCER patients say the treatment they are receiving at the city's hospitals is improving.
The 2014 national cancer patient survey shows improvement when it comes to how patients feel in the care of staff at Queen's Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital.
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is in the top 10 most improved trusts in the country based on patient satisfaction and is now ranked among the top 20 per cent of hospital trusts in many areas, including communication with patients, answering questions and providing appropriate information about diagnosis and treatment.
In the last year, 90 per cent of patients rated their overall care at the hospitals as excellent, compared to 85 per cent two years ago.
However, the trust performs worse than the national average in some areas, including patients being told about the side effects of treatment, hospital staff giving information about financial help and information about taking part in cancer research.
Stephanie Beasley, Clinical Lead for the Cancer and Associated Specialties Directorate at NUH, said: "We are encouraged by the latest patient survey results which show an improving position since the last results across a number of areas.
"It's pleasing to see that the areas we have invested time and energy to bring improvements for our patients are the areas we have seen the biggest improvements.
"That said, we are in no way complacent. As a regional cancer centre, we are absolutely determined to do an ever better job for our patients. There is room for improvement across a number of areas, including how we offer patients a written assessment and care plan and working with our partners to ensure patients receive sufficient care from health and social services. It is these areas we will be giving greater focus to in response to feedback from our patients."
A total of 118,081 patients who had received treatment for cancer during September to November 2013 were surveyed nationally.
