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What will happen if we do not implement the minimum data set?
Publications > Recommended minimum data set > What will happen...
Within the quality strategy of the New NHS there are several mechanisms which require robust, accurate and timely data to enable quality improvement processes such as clinical audit, clinical governance, research and benchmarking. The adoption of the minimum data set is the only way in which UK ambulance services can guarantee the quality of the information collected form patient report whilst ensuring this information is comparable with other services.
Within clinical governance there are processes by which the NHS will carry out spot checks on the quality systems employed by ambulance services. For example, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) will actively promote standard setting and benchmarking of clinical performance through National Performance Assessment Frameworks and National Service Frameworks. The Commission for Health Improvement will also monitor these quality assurance measures on a regular basis, and have the power to address, with substantial pressure, individual trusts where shortcomings may exist.
Also, looking to the near future and the development of Electronic/Computer Patient Report Forms, which are already based on the minimum data set, and their adoption over the next few years will mean easier data collection, collaboration and comparison.
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