Is the new NHS outcomes framework fit for purpose?
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000380.
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Abstract
The coalition government's new NHS outcomes framework aims to refocus the NHS on improving outcomes for patients, avoiding the 'bureaucracy' and 'clinical distortions' of previous target-based approaches. The authors argue that its implementation will need a wider focus than on outcomes alone if the underlying goals of the NHS reforms--improving healthcare quality and outcomes in England--are to be achieved.
Medical subject headings
- Outcome Assessment, Health Care
- Quality Assurance, Health Care
- State Medicine