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.

Closed Consultations

  • GIRFT ENT Gateway Review Questionnaire

    The Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Team in NHS England would like to gain a number of insights into the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) service and its delivery within the provider trust either ahead of a Gateway Review or following a Gateway Review which has already taken place. As a result of...

    Closed 8 December 2023

  • CDS GIRFT questionnaire follow-up (children)

    Many thanks in anticipation of your willingness to complete these questions about your waiting lists and please accept my apologies for it being necessary. Many of you were understandably confused by Q13 in the original questionnaire and the wording of the question was so ambiguous as...

    Closed 8 December 2023

  • NHS trusts volunteer numbers survey

    As you may be aware a Volunteering Taskforce was set up to look at how volunteering in the NHS can be better supported into the future and continue to benefit from the outpouring of public support that was offered during the pandemic. One of its workstreams has identified the need to understand the...

    Closed 23 November 2023

  • Interim Clinical Policy: Puberty suppressing hormones for children and adolescents who have gender incongruence/dysphoria

    NHS England commissions gender incongruence and dysphoria services and the purpose of this consultation is to seek views on a proposed interim clinical policy on puberty suppressing hormones (sometimes referred to as ‘puberty blockers’ or ‘hormone blockers’) for children and adolescents who have...

    Closed 1 November 2023

  • Chair of the stakeholder council (Maternity and Neonatal Programme): expression of interest

    The Maternity and Neonatal Programme is pleased to invite Expressions of Interest from candidates from the health and wider sectors for the role of Chair for its Stakeholder Council. The Stakeholder Council provides a forum for external stakeholders to influence and contribute to the...

    Closed 30 October 2023