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 for non-urgent treatment E.B.1 Percentage of admitted Operating Review of monthly Service Where the number of Monthly Services to Service Users starting standard of Quality Performance Report breaches in the month which 18 treatment within a 90% at exceeds the tolerance Weeks maximum of 18 weeks specialty level permitted by the threshold, applies from Referral (as reported £400 in respect of each on Unify) excess breach above that threshold E.B.2 Percentage of non- Operating Review of monthly Service Where the number of Monthly Services to Service Users standard of Quality Performance Report breaches in the month which 18 starting treatment within a 95% at exceeds the tolerance Weeks maximum of 18 weeks specialty level permitted by the threshold, applies from Referral (as reported £100 in respect of each on Unify) excess breach above that threshold E.B.3 Percentage of Service Operating Review of monthly Service Where the number of Monthly Services to Users on incomplete RTT standard of Quality Performance Report breaches at the end of the which 18 pathways (yet to start 92% at month exceeds the Weeks treatment) waiting no specialty tolerance permitted by the applies more than 18 weeks from (as reported threshold, £150 in respect Referral on Unify) of each excess breach above that threshold
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 for non-urgent treatment E.B.1 Percentage of admitted Service Users starting treatment within a maximum of 18 weeks from Referral Operating standard of 90% at specialty level (as reported on Unify) Review of monthly Service Quality Performance Report Where the number of breaches in the month exceeds the tolerance permitted by the threshold, £400 in respect of each excess breach above that threshold Monthly Services to which 18 Weeks applies E.B.2 Percentage of Service Users starting treatment within a maximum of 18 weeks from Referral Operating standard of 95% at specialty level (as reported on Unify) Review of monthly Service Quality Performance Report Where the number of breaches in the month exceeds the tolerance permitted by the threshold, £100 in respect of each excess breach above that threshold Monthly Services to which 18 Weeks applies 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 (as reported on Unify) Review of monthly Service Quality Performance Report 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 Monthly Services to which 18 Weeks applies non-
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