*(as further described in Technical Guidance for Commissioners, available at ) ** (The Co-ordinating Commissioner has discretion to vary the consequence of breach, in agreement with the Provider, where it is appropriate to do so to take account of the operation of a nationally-approved pilot project.) SCHEDULE 4 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS – National Quality Requirements National Quality Threshold Method of Measurement Consequence of breach Timing of Application Requirement application of (2016/17) (2016/17) consequence E.A.S.4 Zero tolerance >0 Review of Service Quality £10,000 in respect of Monthly A Staphylococcus Performance Reports each incidence in the aureus* relevant month E.A.S.5 Minimise of [Insert Baseline Review of Service Quality As set out in Schedule Annual A Clostridium difficile* Threshold Performance Reports 4G, in accordance with identified for applicable Guidance Provider] E.B.S.4 Zero tolerance RTT >0 Review of Service £5,000 per Service User Monthly Services to over 52 weeks for Quality Performance with an incomplete RTT which 18 incomplete pathways* Reports pathway waiting over 52 Weeks at the end of the applies relevant month E.B.S.7a All handovers between >0 Review of Service £200 per Service User Monthly A+E ambulance and A & E Quality Performance waiting over 30 minutes must take place within Reports in the relevant month 15 minutes with none waiting more than 30 minutes*
*(as further described in Technical Guidance for Commissioners, available at ) ** (The Co-ordinating Commissioner has discretion to vary the consequence of breach, in agreement with the Provider, where it is appropriate to do so to take account of the operation of a nationally-approved pilot project.) SCHEDULE 4 – QUALITY REQUIREMENTS National Quality Requirements National Quality Requirement Threshold (2016/17) Method of Measurement (2016/17) Consequence of breach Timing of application of consequence Application E.A.S.4 Zero tolerance Staphylococcus aureus* >0 Review of Service Quality Performance Reports £10,000 in respect of each incidence in the relevant month Monthly A E.A.S.5 Minimise of Clostridium difficile* [Insert Baseline Threshold identified for Provider] Review of Service Quality Performance Reports As set out in Schedule 4G, in accordance with applicable Guidance Annual A E.B.S.4 Zero tolerance RTT over 52 weeks for incomplete pathways* >0 Review of Service Quality Performance Reports £5,000 per Service User with an incomplete RTT pathway waiting over 52 at the end of the relevant month Monthly Services to which 18 Weeks applies E.B.S.7a All handovers between ambulance and A & E must take place within 15 minutes with none waiting more than 30 minutes* >0 Review of Service Quality Performance Reports £200 per Service User waiting over 30 minutes in the relevant month Monthly A+E
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