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Performance
Ratings
In September 2001, the Government published the first NHS Performance Ratings for NHS Trusts providing acute hospital services. This was a step towards fulfilling our commitment to provide patients and the general public with comprehensive, easily understandable information on the performance of their local health services. In February 2002, the Government published the NHS Performance Indicators for Health Authorities. The publication of NHS Performance Indicators 2001/02 for Primary Care Organisations builds on that and represents a further step in delivering a more open and accountable National Health Service. Patients and the public have a right to know how NHS organisations are performing. In April this year, the Government announced a further substantial increase in funding for the NHS. Future publications of NHS Performance Ratings will enable the public to see the impact of that extra funding on their local services. The performance against a range of indicators for every Primary Care Organisation (PCO) that was in existence last year (2001/02) is available here. There are no overall star ratings for PCOs, unlike for hospital Trusts. This is because many of the PCTs now in existence - nearly 60% - came into being as recently as April 2002. They will receive their first overall 'star' ratings in 2003, based on their performance during 2002/03. During summer 2003, Acute, Specialist, Ambulance, Mental Health and Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) will receive their performance ratings, which will be an assessment of performance during 2002/03. The Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) is the independent regulator of NHS performance. This is the first year that CHI has been responsible for producing indicators and it will be publishing the next NHS performance ratings this summer. The Government is responsible for setting priorities which in turn determine the key targets and indicators used in ratings. CHI is responsible for the development of the methodology of ratings to criteria agreed with Ministers.
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