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.

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The National Care Experience Programme holds high-level data from our previous surveys. You can request access to certain types of survey data for research purposes.

If you would like to request access, please see our Data Access Request Policy and access the Data Request form.

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The Survey Hub

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.

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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 2022 survey are now available to view.

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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.

View Survey Results

See all episodes of the Let’s Talk Care Experience Podcast

‘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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