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Measuring NHS success : can patients' views on health outcomes help to manage performance?

Author:

Dr Foster. Ethics Committee, King's Fund, Devlin, Nancy, and Appleby, John

Publication date:

2005

Abstract:

The primary task of the health service is to improve people's health. A fundamental goal within this is to improve patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL). But, while measuring and monitoring many aspects of its performance, the NHS does not routinely measure the impact of its care on patients' HRQoL. ...