Ninety-eight per cent of patients treated at Noble's Hospital are happy with the care it delivers, according to a new In-Patient Satisfaction Survey.

The majority of respondents rated the care as good, very good or excellent.

However, only nine per cent, or 638, of the people who were sent forms filled them in and returned them.

The survey also suggests there is room for improvement with noise levels in the hospital at night and with procedures for discharging patients.

The survey was commissioned by the hospital's Patient Safety and Quality Forum and was carried out from August 2009 to the end of March this year.

Director of nursing and midwifery at Noble's Bev Critchlow says patients are happy with the cleanliness and the food: