SCHEDULE 4 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS – Operational Standards Ref Operational Standards Threshold Method of Measurement Consequence of breach Timing of Applicable application of Service (2015/16) (2015/16) consequence Category RTT waiting times for non-urgent treatment E.B.3 Percentage of Service Operating Review of monthly Service (Up to and including 30 Monthly Services to Users on incomplete RTT standard of Quality Performance Report September 2015) Where which 18 pathways (yet to start 92% at the number of breaches at Weeks treatment) waiting no specialty level the end of the month applies more than 18 weeks from (as reported exceeds the tolerance Referral on Unify) permitted by the threshold, £150 in respect of each excess breach above that threshold (With effect from 1 October 2015) Where the number of breaches at the end of the month exceeds the tolerance permitted by the threshold, £300 in respect of each excess breach above that threshold Diagnostic test waiting times
SCHEDULE 4 – QUALITY REQUIREMENTS Operational Standards Ref Operational Standards Threshold (2015/16) Method of Measurement (2015/16) Consequence of breach Timing of application of consequence Applicable Service Category RTT waiting times for non-urgent treatment E.B.3 Percentage of Service Users on incomplete RTT pathways (yet to start treatment) waiting no more than 18 weeks from Referral Operating standard of 92% at specialty level (as reported on Unify) Review of monthly Service Quality Performance Report (Up to and including 30 September 2015) Where the number of breaches at the end of the month exceeds the tolerance permitted by the threshold, £150 in respect of each excess breach above that threshold (With effect from 1 October 2015) Where the number of breaches at the end of the month exceeds the tolerance permitted by the threshold, £300 in respect of each excess breach above that threshold Monthly Services to which 18 Weeks applies Diagnostic test waiting times
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