First day of the PROMs
The Department of Health has issued instructions to the NHS on the action that needs to be taken to deliver Patient Reported Outcome Measures from April. The use of PROMs in the health service was first outlined by Lord Darzi in the NHS Next Stage Review. Now commissioners and service providers have been given detailed […]
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MPs cast doubt on Darzi reforms
The future pay of NHS managers should be linked to their data-analysis abilities, according to MPs concerned about the health service’s capacity to implement Lord Darzi’s health service reforms. In a report on the Next Stage Review of the NHS, the House of Commons Health Committee says primary care trusts “lack analytical and planning skills” […]
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Tories promise NHS information revolution
The Conservative Party has promised an “information revolution” in the NHS with a focus on health outcomes.
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