Using health status to measure NHS performance: another step into the dark for the health reform in England.

Journal article

The National Health Service in England is moving away from targets based on processes of care and focusing on patient outcomes. This vision is operationalised in the recently published NHS Outcomes Framework, which includes the generalised use of Patient Reported Outcomes (health status and quality of life) as measures of population health at the provider level. This is the first time that such a bold initiative is attempted in the UK and it is not without risks. In this article we elaborate ...

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Authors: Valderas, J; Fitzpatrick, R; Roland, M

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: BMJ quality and safety
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 352-353
• Publication date: 2012-04-01
• DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000184
• EISSN: 2044-5423
• ISSN: 2044-5415
• Language: English
• Keywords: Treatment Outcome; Process Assessment (Health Care); Health Status; Humans; England; Health Status Indicators; Health Care Reform; Quality of Life; National Health Programs