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Government consults on NHS changes

21 December 2010
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Government consults on NHS changesProposed alterations to the National Health Service (NHS) to place a greater focus on quality of patient care have been unveiled.

Under the Department of Health plans, professionals in the field will concentrate on those areas that are of most concern to people and away from "centrally driven process targets".

The first NHS Outcomes Framework is intended to improve patient care in spite of budget constraints in the wake of the downturn and follows a consultation and white paper.

Individuals involved in operations management within the public sector may be interested to learn that the framework will be refined yearly to reflect patients' concerns and provide a national overview for outcomes.

A series of five areas have been identified to focus on, including preventing people from dying prematurely, ensuring patients have a positive experience of care and increasing the safety of treatment environments.

Meanwhile, health secretary Andrew Lansley has unveiled a new consultation on a strategy to simplify the current system of healthcare education and training.ADNFCR-3058-ID-800303965-ADNFCR
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