SCHEDULE 4 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS – Operational Standards (ONLY WHERE APPLICABLE) Ref Operational Standards Threshold Method of Measurement Consequence of breach Timing of Applicable (2014/15) (2014/15) application of Service consequence Category RTT waiting times for non-urgent treatment CB_B1 Percentage of admitted Operating Review of monthly Service Where the number of Monthly Services to Service Users starting standard of Quality Performance breaches in the month which 18 treatment within a 90% at Report exceeds the tolerance Weeks maximum of 18 weeks specialty level permitted by the applies from Referral (as reported threshold, £400 in respect on Unify) of each excess breach above that threshold CB_B2 Percentage of non- Operating Review of monthly Service Where the number of Monthly Services to Service Users standard of Quality Performance breaches in the month which 18 starting treatment within a 95% at Report exceeds the tolerance Weeks maximum of 18 weeks specialty permitted by the applies from Referral (as reported threshold, £100 in respect on Unify) of each excess breach above that threshold CB_B3 Percentage of Service Operating Review of monthly Service Where the number of Monthly Services to Users on incomplete RTT standard of Quality Performance breaches in the month 18 pathways (yet to start 92% at Report exceeds the tolerance Weeks treatment) waiting no specialty level permitted by the applies more than 18 weeks from (as reported threshold, £100 in respect Referral on Unify)
SCHEDULE 4 – QUALITY REQUIREMENTS Operational Standards (ONLY WHERE APPLICABLE) Ref Operational Standards Threshold (2014/15) Method of Measurement (2014/15) Consequence of breach Timing of application of consequence Applicable Service Category RTT waiting times for non-urgent treatment CB_B1 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 CB_B2 Percentage of Service Users starting treatment within a maximum of 18 weeks from Referral Operating standard of 95% at specialty (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 CB_B3 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 Where the number of breaches in the month exceeds the tolerance permitted by the threshold, £100 in respect Monthly Services to 18 Weeks applies non-
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