Wednesday 7 December 2011

Supply your own punchline

What's the difference between a target and an outcome? The list of 60 outcomes in the new outcomes framework announced today looks a lot like a set of targets by another name, some have suggested. Others have focused on the attention these indicators pay to GPs' performance. Best of all is the hierarchical formula at the end, though, that begins in Tolkein mode but then gets a bit carried away:

One framework defining how the NHS will be accountable for outcomes
Five domains articulating the responsibilities of the NHS
Twelve overarching indicators covering the broad aims of each domain
Twenty-seven improvement areas looking in more detail at key areas within each domain
Sixty indicators in total measuring overarching and improvement area outcomes

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