Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN): Guidance for 2016/17

This guidance from NHS England outlines the CQUIN scheme, which is intended to deliver clinical quality improvements and drive transformational change. These will impact on reducing inequalities in access to services, the experiences of using them and the outcomes achieved.

Reduction in antibiotic consumption and encouraging focus on antimicrobial stewardship and ensuring antibiotic review within 72 hours is a national CQUIN goal for 2016/17.

 

NHS England has announced that from April 2016, it will offer hospitals incentive funding worth up to £150 million to support expert pharmacists and clinicians review and reduce inappropriate prescribing. In addition, a typical local CCG with a population of 300,000 people could receive up to £150,000 a year to support GP practices improve their antimicrobial prescribing.