Patient Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) is well-established and has been running since April 2012. It delivers an assessment process from the perspective of patients or users, offering a framework for individual hospitals to plan improvement.
During this year a review has been undertaken, led by the NHSI Estates and Facilities programme, to ensure the collection remains fit for purpose. The review has resulted in the reconfiguration of elements of the collection including: the removal, addition, and revision of several questions, a new format for the assessment forms, and the introduction of a new web-based collection tool.