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A guide to commissioning cardiac surgical services
Department of Health (2008). High Quality Care for All:
NHS Next Stage Review
The final report of Lord Darzi's NHS Next Stage Review. It responds to the 10 SHA
strategic visions and sets out a vision for an NHS with quality at its heart.
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAnd
Guidance/DH_085825
Department of Health (2008). Using the Commissioning for Quality and
Innovation (CQUIN) payment framework
This document is available to download from
From The Stationary Office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or download at
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAnd
Guidance/DH_091443
World Health Organisation Surgical Safety Checklist (2009)
This checklist describes the process which should be used for every patient
undergoing a surgical procedure. Lord Darzi helped develop the checklist, which is
seen by WHO as one of the best ways to improve patient safety.
www.nrls.npsa.nhs.uk/resources/clinical-specialty/surgery/?entryid45=59860
Department of Health (2009). The operating framework for 2010/11 for
the NHS in England.
This document sets out the specific business and financial arrangements for the
NHS during 2010/11 and describes the national priorities for the year. It is available
to download from
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAnd
Guidance/DH_110107 or in hard copy from www.orderline.dh.gov.uk quoting:
299522 the operating framework for the NHS in England 2010/11.
Department of Health (2009). NHS 2010-2015: from good to great.
Preventative, people-centred, productive. This report describes practical measures to
meet the demands of an aging population and the increased prevalence of lifestyle
diseases. The document is available via The Stationary Office at www.tsoshop.co.uk
or dowwnload from
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAnd
Guidance/DH_109876
Department of Health (2010). Quality Accounts Toolkit: Advisory guidance for
providers of NHS Services producing Quality Accounts for the year 2009/ 2010
This toolkit is for NHS providers to assist with the production and publication of their
Quality Accounts in 2010. It features best practice guidance and useful tools based
on the findings from the Quality Reporting process in 2009 and discussions with
stakeholders. It is an interactive document, designed to be used online.
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAnd
Guidance/DH_112359
Department of Health Quality and Productivity
www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/Highqualitycareforall/Qualityandproductivity
Measuring for Quality Improvement. High Quality Care for All proposed that clinical
teams should use clinical indicators to measure the quality of care they deliver,
highlight areas for improvement and track the changes they implement. Indicators
for quality improvement (IQI) were released on the NHS Information Centre website
with descriptive information and links to their sources and can be found NHS
Information centre website.
www.ic.nhs.uk/services/measuring-for-quality-improvement
Hospital Episode Statistics (HESonline)
www.hesonline.nhs.uk
www.improvement.nhs.uk/heart
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