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National healthcare quality reporting system : annual report 2019

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National Patient Safety Office, 'National healthcare quality reporting system : annual report 2019', [report], Department of Health, 2019-06
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This reports publicly gives information on a broad range of measures of health service structures, processes and outcomes. with the purpose of providing a means of comparison against international data and internationally accepted best practice. It allows data on the health service to be transparently shared with patients, service providers and policy makers. The National Healthcare Quality Reporting System (NHQRS) aims to provide a mechanism through which data about the quality of Ireland's healthcare structures, processes and outcomes can be made publicly available so that this data may be compared against accepted standards or best practices. The reporting of performance and outcome indicators is designed to enable policy makers and service providers to improve the quality of health service provision. Indicators are presented to allow for comparisons between regions, nationally, internationally and over time.
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2019-06
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Department of Health