PATIENTS at Oxford's hospitals have highlighted concerns over privacy and changed appointment dates in a recent survey.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, however, continued to perform well in the national Adult Inpatient Survey, with patients overall rating care as better compared to last year.

A total of 602 inpatients across the trust's four hospitals in July 2018 completed the questionnaire, rating their overall experience as 8.3 out of 10, compared with 8.2 in 2017.

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Patients’ answers were analysed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and results published yesterday.

Compared to other trusts, OUH scored highly for confidence in clinical staff, numbers of nurses on wards, and explanations following operations.

However, patient privacy, information in Emergency Departments, changed appointment dates, and treatment by non-clinical staff were noted as less positive.

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Sam Foster, the trust's chief nurse, said she was 'really pleased' with the results which were 'a credit to our hard-working staff' .

She added the trust was 'constantly looking' for new ways to improve and would look at areas highlighted in the survey.

The CQC while trust in staff was still high nationally there was an increase in reports of lengthy delays, greater dissatisfaction with the amount of information provided when leaving hospital, and those who felt a lack of involvement in their care.