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Surely the DH has a statistician to advise them?
He/she will know that unless there is 100% patient and staff compliance in sending this sort of data in, (or a statistically sound sampling system) the results will be meaningless. Any self-selecting basis for non-compliance by patients or staff will immediately invalidate the results.
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Even if it were appropriate to award money for "quality", surely it would be better to give the money to the worst Trusts, to help them improve. If not the DH will be responsible for increasing inequality, not decreasing it.

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