Publication - Statistics
Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2024 National Report
The report shows the results of the Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2024.
Key Points
- People’s experience of cancer care is generally very positive, with an average overall care rating of 9.1 on a scale from 0 to 10.
- 95% of people are positive about the overall care received, the same as in 2018 and slightly higher than in 2015 (94%).
- 96% were treated with dignity and respect by the healthcare professionals always or most of the time, slightly lower than in 2018 (97%).
Other main results
- 84% of people felt they were told they had cancer "sensitively", lower than in 2018 and 2015 (86% in both years).
- 79% of people were involved in discussions with healthcare professionals about the right treatment options in 2024 (similar to 2018).
- 88% of people found it easy to contact their Clinical Nurse Specialist or named contact and 89% got answers they could understand to important questions asked.
- People rated care and support for pain / discomfort and managing medications more positively than care and support for other issues.
Contact
Email: patientexperience@gov.scot
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