How is the NHS performing? October 2011: Quarterly monitoring report

Part of Quarterly monitoring report (QMR)

Many NHS hospitals will struggle to deliver productivity improvements essential to maintaining quality and avoiding significant cuts to services, according to our latest quarterly monitoring report.

This is the third quarterly monitoring report produced by the Fund as we aim to provide a regular update on how the NHS is coping as it grapples with the evolving reform agenda as well as the more significant challenge of making radical improvements in productivity.

See more of our work on this with our other quarterly monitoring reports

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