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People in our community want to feel respected, trusted and heard, especially in times of need. Understanding and responding to their unique situations, evolving needs and points of view, is an important part of our focus to put customers at the centre of our services. This helps us to deliver world-class services to all customers across NSW and help them feel confident we are working in their best interests.
Here’s what customers told us
We asked customers to rate their experience with a government service to understand how we are tracking against our commitment to act with empathy.
“Being empathic for me is just having a heart for the situation. I don't want your sympathy but I don't need you to disrespect me or treat me poorly when I'm already in a vulnerable situation.”
Female, 24 years, Regional NSW 1
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Find out more about the report
Source:
1 NSW Government Customer Experience Qualitative Research, Q1 2022.
CXS Source: NSW Government Customer Experience Survey (CXS). About the survey methodology.
Fieldwork: January to June 2022.
Questions: Thinking about your experience with the government service… we would like your opinion on how you were treated. Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the statements below.
Base: Customers who have interacted with government services in the last 12 months.
Sample sizes: ‘Act with empathy’ Customer Commitments (various n=9405 to 10721).
Definitions and notes: Responses to the Customer Commitment questions are calculated as the percentage of customers that selected ‘Strongly agree’ or ‘Somewhat agree’ and it excludes ‘Not applicable’ responses.