18.09.14
DH launches new NHS transparency website
A new NHS website to enable patients and staff to compare hospitals across a broad range of statistics will go live tomorrow.
The Department of Health says the new site, called MyNHS, will allow clinicians, managers, patient groups and campaigners to “use data to highlight the best performing areas and improve standards through competition and transparency.”
It will include information on patient safety, efficiency, quality, public health, social care commissioning and hospital food standards.
Secretary of state for health Jeremy Hunt said: “MyNHS is a powerful new tool that will give professionals across the healthcare system the opportunity to learn from each other and improve their services. This is the next step of the journey we are taking to create the most open and transparent healthcare system in the world.”
The site is a joint project between the Department of Health, NHS England, Public Health England (PHE), the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). It will be developed and improved over time by gathering feedback from users. More data from CCGs, GP practices, clinicians and mental health trusts will be added at a later date.
National director for patients and information at NHS England Tim Kelsey said: “The NHS is a global leader in openness and transparency. MyNHS is a big step forward towards our transparency vision, bringing together data from across the health and care system for the first time and presenting it in accessible, understandable and meaningful way. Healthcare professionals, commissioners, regulators and members of the public can then use this data to drive improvements in patient safety and quality - keeping patient outcomes at the heart.”
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