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NHS hospitals will receive financial bonuses for how well they treat patients, under new schemes linked to feedback from those they treat.
Simon Stevens, the new NHS chief executive, announced the plans yesterday as he set out a five-year vision for the health service, to improve the quality of care delivered in local communities, and give patients "more clout".
Mr Stevens, a former advisor to Tony Blair, promised changes in the way NHS services are funded, so that those which deliver the best outcomes receive extra funds.
He told the NHS Confederation annual conference in Liverpool: "Across all NHS-funded services, we'll be pushing for a steadily increasing proportion of payments tied to performance, quality and outcomes."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...given-bonuses-for-treating-patients-well.html
Hmm...shouldn't really be necessary, should it? But if it improves things, then worth it 🙂
Simon Stevens, the new NHS chief executive, announced the plans yesterday as he set out a five-year vision for the health service, to improve the quality of care delivered in local communities, and give patients "more clout".
Mr Stevens, a former advisor to Tony Blair, promised changes in the way NHS services are funded, so that those which deliver the best outcomes receive extra funds.
He told the NHS Confederation annual conference in Liverpool: "Across all NHS-funded services, we'll be pushing for a steadily increasing proportion of payments tied to performance, quality and outcomes."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...given-bonuses-for-treating-patients-well.html
Hmm...shouldn't really be necessary, should it? But if it improves things, then worth it 🙂