Quality has been at the centre of recent NHS policy, and the NHS Next Stage Review highlighted the role of information and measurement in supporting quality improvement, particularly in relation to patient safety, clinical effectiveness and patient experience. It is therefore important to be clear how quality can be measured ...
Two key elements of the quality of health care provided by GPs are the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), which rewards GP practices for achievement against a range of indicators of clinical quality, and the GP Patient Survey, which asks patients about their experience of using GP services. Using data ...
Under the Health and Social Care Act, the NHS Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) will be accountable for improving health and treatment outcomes in the NHS.
We've produced two slide sets to help CCGs make the best use of measurement to support them to commission for improved outcomes.