Independent report

Strategic options for costing in the NHS: improving cost data

Looks at ways to improve the cost data that is used to set the prices NHS providers are paid for the care they give patients.

• From: Monitor
• Published: 19 June 2012

Applies to England

Documents

Strategic options for costing

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Summary of stakeholder responses to the strategic options for costing report

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Details

Monitor commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers to identify and assess ways of improving the cost data that is used to set prices for NHS-funded services.

The report recommends that Monitor should collect patient-level cost data from providers.

Published 19 June 2012