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

  • Elective Surgical Hub Guidance Survey

    Elective Hubs Support Guidance for Elective Hubs GIRFT want to prepare a pipeline of future case studies and guidance documents to support the set-up and development of elective hubs. To ensure that these documents meet your... More

    Closes 9 September 2022

  • Developing the NHS England Genomics Programme strategy

    Genetics is the study of genes and their roles in inheritance – in other words, the way that certain traits or conditions are passed down from one generation to the next. In healthcare, genetics has typically focused on variations in a single gene when determining the cause of a health... More

    Closes 12 September 2022

  • Internationally educated nurse experience

    This survey is being carried out by NHS England's Nursing International Recruitment Programme team. The aim of the programme is to support NHS trusts to develop and sustain ethical international recruitment. As an Internationally Educated Nurse (IEN) now working in the NHS in... More

    Closes 16 September 2022

  • Ambulance dataset survey

    Changes to the way ambulance services collect patient data A new ambulance dataset (ADS) has been developed, led by clinicians and digital leads from Ambulance Services to improve patient care. It will enable individual ambulance records to directly link with records created in Emergency... More

    Closes 22 September 2022

  • Clinical genomics service specification consultation

    We are currently seeking views on proposed changes to the Clinical genomic service specification. The Service Specification outlines standards for clinical genomic services in England. Some changes to this specification are being considered which NHS England is seeking feedback from the public... More

    Closes 30 September 2022

Closed Consultations

  • NCIP Health and Wellbeing Feedback Questionnaire

    Following our inaugural NCIP team awayday, the response to ‘What’s going well in your role?’ was very positive, specifically around relationships, teamwork, meaningful work, innovation, support and learning. We’d like to follow up on some of the feedback to the other... More

    Closed 24 August 2022

  • Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) reporting template - 2017

    This consultation is now closed. Please contact the WRES Team at england.wres@nhs.net with any queries relating to this web page. More

    Closed 18 August 2022

  • 2023 finance and payment engagement

    This survey seeks feedback on the policies being considered for the NHS payment scheme that is expected to come into effect from 1 April 2023. It accompanies the series of finance and payment engagement workshops and webinars running during July 2023. Please see our website for details of... More

    Closed 27 July 2022

  • Pre-Appraisal Questions - NCIP Baseline Measurement Survey

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

    Closed 10 July 2022

  • NHS Low Calorie Diet programme expansion - local health economy survey

    Type 2 diabetes is associated with obesity and if current trends persist, one in three people will be obese by 2034 and one in ten will develop type 2 diabetes. The NHS Low Calorie Diet programme (NHS LCD) builds on the evidence base developed by the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial... More

    Closed 8 July 2022