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Inadequate data are better than no data at all. Dr Helen Adams & Christine Couchman. 4QM An Approach to Financial Modelling. A Financial Dimension. Gwynedd LHB undertook an exercise in mapping all financial expenditure down to each individual GP Practices using the best available data.
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Inadequate data are better than no data at all Dr Helen Adams & Christine Couchman
A Financial Dimension Gwynedd LHB undertook an exercise in mapping all financial expenditure down to each individual GP Practices using the best available data. That process was time intensive but now provides a valuable financial resource. The process is now being completed for the whole of North Wales.
Ability to use that costed data as the foundation to look at some / all costs by: GP Practice Geographical Area – MSOA / LHB Locality Provider Service eg District Nursing Ability to compare costs with other data sets GP Practice costs vs QOF Disease Registers MSOA – vs NPHS EASR data
Service Mapping Using Information to Enhance Local Understanding
Data Sources Practice population data (Exeter) QOF figures Secondary care information Inpatient Outpatient (not coded by condition) A&E (not currently available) Community services Local Authority Social Care information Voluntary / 3rd Sector information Census data (out of date) Healthcare studies NPHS, NLIAH, Health Solutions Wales etc.
QoF - Number of patients on COPD register From 59 to 362
QoF - COPD register as a percentage of over 65s From 5.2% to 15.8%
Acute Respiratory episodes From 1 to 8 episodes
Using the information Social Services reorganisation District Nursing establishments HSCWB strategy Locality Profiles Small scale locality projects Ad-hoc information requests Etc…
In summary… There is data out there… It’s not always exactly what we need, but bringing it together helps to enhance our understanding of the Localities and ensures that decisions are based on information rather than assumption…
Thank you! In your thirst for knowledge, be sure not to drown in all the information