Information is power

All consultants’ and hospitals’ performance data for treating privately-funded patients in the UK will begin to be published by The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) from next April.

Dr Voi Shim Wong

In the run-up, it has been giving consultants the chance to check their data to ensure the performance measures are fair and robust.

Over the last six months, PHIN has been piloting its system for collecting and displaying data, working with a selection of consultants and hospitals.

From next month, it will start to roll out its system across the sector. Consultants will be contacted for their sign-off in a phased approach as data appears about them on the system.

So what will this process feel like? Independent Practitioner Today spoke to Dr Voi Shim Wong (right), one of the specialists who has been involved in PHIN’s pilot study.