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Question 1

Why do you need to identify health and healthcare needs? (x3)

Answer 1

• Determine how serious needs are
• Determine how expensive needs are
• Determine how common needs are

Question 2

Issues involved in identifying health and healthcare need? x2

Answer 2

• Availability of information

* Confidentiality of information

Question 3

Deaths (Major Causes) x4

Answer 3

• Circulatory disease
• Neoplasms
• Respiratory disease
• Other

Question 4

Systematic Errors Denominators x3

Answer 4

• Population used
• Population definition (type of demographic)
• Population count or estimates

Question 5

What three overarching factors may explain significant results in data?

Answer 5

• Chance variation
• Artefactual errors (numerator/denominator)
• Real phenomenon (natural, medical care effects)

Question 6

Give examples of targets and 3x facts to consider when analysing them

Answer 6

EXAMPLE GP Quality & Outcomes framework MB, CHB assesment CONSIDER

• Appropriateness of measure
• Suitability of target level
• Consuential effects

Question 7

Give and example of where rankings are used and 3x factos to consider when analysing them

Answer 7

EXAMPLES	
* 		Hospital MRSA rates	
* 		Sixth Form A level results
	CONSIDER	
* 		Appropriatness of comparison	
* 		Significane of comparison	
* 		Stability of rankings

Question 8

Give five contentious issues when monitoring healthcare peformance

Answer 8

PURPOSE - Monitor the past vs inform the future USERS - Managersvs Academics QUALITY - Realtime datavs validated data COMPARABILITY - comparablevs customised RELATIONSHIP - integral vs independent PUBLICATION - internal to NHSvs external to public ACCESS - Data Protectionvs Freedom of Info FUNDING - NHS financevs private finance