Written Question · S2W-18746 · Session 2
What mechanisms are in place to measure the public benefit of the new GP contracts.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanisms are in place to measure the public benefit of the new GP contracts.
The answer
There are a number of mechanisms already in place and being developed to measure the public benefit of the new General Medical Services (GMS) contract.
1. The national Pay Modernisation Team has developed an NHS Scotland-wide nGMS Implementation Tool to measure NHS boards’ progress in delivering the GMS contract. The information from this process is fed into the NHS board annual review process and action plans at both local and national level are being developed to address any issues from this which will improve delivery of services under the GMS contract to the public.
2. Pay Modernisation Delivery Plans being submitted by NHS boards provide an opportunity to assess benefits and to ensure key issues are addressed both locally and nationally.
3. The Quality and Outcomes Framework provides a comprehensive set of quality indicators that measure standard of quality care provided to patients and organisational achievements.
4. NHS QIS has produced standards for the provision of safe and effective out-of-hours primary medical services to the public and these are evaluated to ensure they meet the required levels .
5. Service specifications of enhanced services require providers to submit information to their NHS boards to support clinical and financial governance frameworks.
6. NHS boards continue to develop systems to identify the impact of provision of enhanced services to patients and the general public.
7. The performance of the GMS contract, including the delivery of patient benefits, is also discussed as part of the annual review for each NHS board.
1. The national Pay Modernisation Team has developed an NHS Scotland-wide nGMS Implementation Tool to measure NHS boards’ progress in delivering the GMS contract. The information from this process is fed into the NHS board annual review process and action plans at both local and national level are being developed to address any issues from this which will improve delivery of services under the GMS contract to the public.
2. Pay Modernisation Delivery Plans being submitted by NHS boards provide an opportunity to assess benefits and to ensure key issues are addressed both locally and nationally.
3. The Quality and Outcomes Framework provides a comprehensive set of quality indicators that measure standard of quality care provided to patients and organisational achievements.
4. NHS QIS has produced standards for the provision of safe and effective out-of-hours primary medical services to the public and these are evaluated to ensure they meet the required levels .
5. Service specifications of enhanced services require providers to submit information to their NHS boards to support clinical and financial governance frameworks.
6. NHS boards continue to develop systems to identify the impact of provision of enhanced services to patients and the general public.
7. The performance of the GMS contract, including the delivery of patient benefits, is also discussed as part of the annual review for each NHS board.
In the Official Report
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