Health written question – answered at on 18 February 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the evidential basis was for the decision to propose a change to the number of quality and outcomes framework points allocated for access.
The quality and outcomes framework provides financial incentives to reward practices that demonstrate high standards of care, not just in clinical care but also in terms of the patient experience. Parties to the framework have agreed to recycle a number of out-dated indicators that are either redundant or of very limited added value, and to revise the patient experience domain. Our proposals are to use the freed resource to incentivise improvements in patients' access experiences so as to better meet patients expectations as demonstrated through last year's national general practitioner patient survey.
Yes0 people think so
No0 people think not
Would you like to ask a question like this yourself? Use our Freedom of Information site.