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Hertsmere PCT

2 stars

Key target
Access to a GP	ü
Access to a Primary Care Professional	-
Number of inpatients waiting longer than the standard	-
Number of outpatients waiting longer than the standard	ü
Total time in A&E	ü
Single Telephone Access - Implementation Plans	ü
Four-week smoking quitters	ü
Improving Working Lives	ü
Financial Management	ü

Legend
Achieved	ü
Under achieved	-
Significantly under achieved	x
Not applicable	N/A

Access to quality services
Emergency readmission to hospital following treatment for a fractured hip	a
Substance Misuse - Percentage of GP practices in a shared care scheme	3
Sexual health - Access to services for early unintended pregnancy	5
Level of 24 hour access to specialist mental health services	3
A&E Emergency admission waits (12 hours)	3
Twelve month heart operation waits	5
Delayed transfers of care	3
Access to NHS Dentistry	5
PCT Survey - Access and waiting	2
PCT Survey - Better information, more choice	3
PCT Survey - Building closer relationships	3
PCT Survey - Clean, comfortable, friendly place to be	2
PCT Survey - Safe, high quality, coordinated care	3
Prescribing of atypical antipsychotics	4

Legend
Significantly below average	1
Below average	2
Average	3
Above average	4
Significantly above average	5
Not applicable	N/A
Data not available	A
Data not provided	B

Improving health
Death rates from circulatory diseases, ages under 75 (change in rate)	3
Death rates from accidents, all ages (change in rate)	2
Death rates from cancer, ages under 75 (change in rate)	3
Breast Cancer Screening	3
Cervical Screening	3
Flu Vaccinations	4
Teenage pregnancy - Conceptions below age 18 (change in rate)	3
Diabetes services baseline assessment	5
CHD Audit	3
Suicide audit	1

Service provision
Emergency admissions (change in rate)	a
Emergency admission to hospital for children with lower respiratory tract (LRT) infections (change in rate)	a
Primary Care Management - Acute conditions (change in rate)	a
Primary Care Management - Chronic conditions (change in rate)	a
Community equipment	2
Patient complaints procedure	1
Prescribing rates of antibacterial drugs	4
Prescribing rates for drugs acting on benzodiazepine receptors	4
Staff opinion survey	2
GP Appraisal	3
Sickness absence rate	3
Fire, Health and Safety	2
Generic prescribing	4

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