TY - JOUR T1 - Is the new NHS outcomes framework fit for purpose? JF - BMJ Quality & Safety JO - BMJ Qual Saf SP - 524 LP - 527 DO - 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000380 VL - 21 IS - 6 AU - Myura Nagendran AU - Mahiben Maruthappu AU - Veena S Raleigh Y1 - 2012/06/01 UR - http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/21/6/524.abstract N2 - The coalition government's new NHS outcomes framework aims to refocus the NHS on improving outcomes for patients, avoiding the ‘bureaucracy’ and ‘clinical distortions’ of previous target-based approaches. The authors argue that its implementation will need a wider focus than on outcomes alone if the underlying goals of the NHS reforms—improving healthcare quality and outcomes in England—are to be achieved. ER -