Health and Care Experience Survey 2025 to 2026: Technical Report
This report contains information about the methodology and background of the 2025 to 2026 Health and Care Experience (HACE) Survey.It is intended primarily for more technical users who wish to understand the how the survey was designed, delivered and analysed.
Outputs from the Survey
On the Health and Care experience Survey collection page, the following outputs are available:
- A National report on the Health and Care Experience Survey results
- An excel spreadsheet showing results at national level and broken down at Health and Social Care Partnership level, Health Board, General Practice Cluster and General Practice level
- An excel spreadsheet with data used for the tables in this technical report
Public Health Scotland have published an interactive dashboard showing the results for all questions at a local level and with time trends where appropriate. The dashboard includes:
- Home: This page details what the dashboard contains, information on how to use the dashboard, background information on the survey and accessibility information about the dashboard.
- Summary Results: This dashboard presents a high level summary of the results from the survey. The drop-down menu allows you to select the geographical level you want to view, which includes Scotland, Health Board, Health & Social Care Partnership, General Practice Cluster and General Practice level.
- Detailed Results: This dashboard presents results of all questions in the survey. At the Scotland, NHS Board and Health & Social Care Partnership level, results are available for all sections. At the General Practice and General Practice Cluster level results are available for the following sections: Your General Practice; Treatment or Advice from your General Practice.
More detailed explanatory notes on how to navigate and interpret the dashboards are available on the dashboard home page.
Survey Materials
Survey materials, including covering letters, leaflets and privacy notices are available online through the Health and Care experience Survey collection page.