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Last week, John Appleby, chief economist at the King's Fund, wrote a cry of help.
One of the most interesting and important set of statistics in the NHS is being neglected. And he's right to be annoyed.
The statistics - known as proms - are respected, cheap to collect and provide useful information.
But, since their initial proof of concept, he says, their use has progressed "barely at all".
I, for one, think this is a terrible shame because they - uniquely in the health service - relate to real care quality.
Proms stands for "patient reported outcome measures".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30382395
One of the most interesting and important set of statistics in the NHS is being neglected. And he's right to be annoyed.
The statistics - known as proms - are respected, cheap to collect and provide useful information.
But, since their initial proof of concept, he says, their use has progressed "barely at all".
I, for one, think this is a terrible shame because they - uniquely in the health service - relate to real care quality.
Proms stands for "patient reported outcome measures".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30382395