Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 9
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NHS England told us that although it does collect patient-level activity data, it needs to...
Conclusion
NHS England told us that although it does collect patient-level activity data, it needs to start collecting more. It currently does not collect activity data from all hospices and therefore cannot determine how much care ICBs are buying from hospices, the quality of the services being delivered, outcomes for patients, or how hospice provision could be changing over time.15 Hospice UK pointed out an over-reliance on charitable giving to fund hospice services that is ultimately inequitable and unsustainable.16 7 Professor Fliss Murtagh (AHE0020) 8 Professor Fliss Murtagh (AHE0020) 9 C&AG’s report, para 2.4 10 Qq 56-57 11 C&AG’s report, para 1.14 12 Qq 42 and 80 13 Qq 20 and 39-42 14 Q 9 15 Qq 40-42 16 Q 18 10 The Modern Service Framework