Surveys and consultations

NHS England is increasing transparency in the NHS and improving services for patients. We work with NHS staff, patients, stakeholders and the public to improve the health outcomes for people in England.

You can find recent consultations and surveys below or search by keyword or interest.

Open Consultations

  • Chair of the “Reading the Signals” Maternity and Neonatal Outcomes Group

    NHS England is inviting interested individuals to indicate their interest in this role by 21 March 2023. NHS England is committed to making the care of maternity services in England safer, more personalised and more equitable. In December 2020, NHS England established a ... More

    Closes today

  • Dental Pilot Programme Feedback Survey

    The Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) Programme recently carried out Dental Pilot Programme review in dental primary care. The pilot utilised retrospective NHS BSA data from 2019 as well as additional data from external sources that related to the selected practices and then subjected to... More

    Closes 31 March 2023

  • Workforce deployment software survey - 2023

    This survey collects data from NHS trusts on their levels of attainment (LOA) for e-rostering and e-job planning software usage across different professional (clinical workforce) groups. The LOA Checklist for both e-rostering and e-job planning (found at the bottom of this... More

    Closes 17 April 2023

  • Post-Appraisal Questions - NCIP Baseline Measurement Survey

    This short survey is designed to capture some key measurements on the annual appraisal process, following the completion of your appraisal utilising the NCIP tool. More

    Closes 28 May 2023

  • GIRFT Cardiothoracic Surgery Questionnaire (Revisits)

    GIRFT are launching the revisit programme for Cardiothoracic Surgery, following the first round of deep dive visits and publication of the national report in 2018. We will produce a refresh datapack for your unit and aim to revisit you in early 2021. The information provided in this... More

    Closes 30 June 2023

Closed Consultations

  • Internationally educated midwives’ experience survey

    This is a voluntary survey and the responses we receive will be anonymous. The feedback will highlight current trends and recommendations which will directly feed into the midwifery international recruitment (IR) programme. A detailed summary of the findings will be shared with the IR programme... More

    Closed 6 March 2023

  • Consultation on the draft updated risk assessment framework and reporting manual for independent sector providers of NHS services

    Separate to this consultation NHS England is currently preparing a response to a consultation on proposed updates to the NHS provider licence. Those proposals include: adding specific quality governance related criteria to the continuity of services (CoS) licence conditions... More

    Closed 22 February 2023

  • NHS Standard Contract 2023/24: A consultation

    The NHS Standard Contract is published by NHS England for use by NHS commissioners to contract for all healthcare services other than primary care services. We are now consulting on changes for 2023/24 to both versions of the Contract – the full-length version, which is used to commission the... More

    Closed 27 January 2023

  • 2023/25 NHS Payment Scheme consultation

    Thank you for taking the time to consider NHS England’s proposals for the 2023/25 NHS Payment Scheme. This survey allows you to say whether you accept or reject the proposed Payment Scheme and also give feedback on all our proposals. All materials relating to this consultation can be... More

    Closed 27 January 2023

  • Chair of the Children and Young People’s Transformation Programme Board - Expression of interest

    The Children and Young People’s Transformation Programme are inviting expressions of interest in this role by 13 January 2023. Children and Young People (CYP) represent a third of our country and their health and wellbeing will determine our future. The NHS Long Term Plan... More

    Closed 13 January 2023