Average FFT score for Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals FT

This gave it a combined net promoter score from both A&E and inpatients of 64 for the quarter, which matched the national average.

However, it had a combined A&E and inpatients response rate of 18.2 per cent for the quarter, compared to the national average of 13.3 per cent.

The first dataset from the patient experience test was published by NHS England on 30 July, covering April, May and June.

For A&E wards, the trust scored 63 in April, 51 in May and 45 in June. The response rate was 3.2 per cent in April, 4.7 per cent in May and 22.5 per cent in June – the government has set a 15 per cent target.

For inpatient wards, it scored 69 in April, 72 in May and 74 in June. The response rate was 35.9 per cent in April, 40.3 per cent in May and 45.2 per cent in June.

The test is based on one question: “how likely are you to recommend our ward/A&E department to your friends and family if they needed similar care or treatment?”

Patients are presented with six responses ranging from “extremely likely” through to “extremely unlikely”, which are linked to scores ranging from 100 through to -100.

None of its wards achieved negative scores for any month during the quarter.