PHIN says its data is boon for patient choice
Publication of new information about patient-reported health improvement following treatments in the independent sector have been described as a ‘hugely positive step in helping patients to make informed choices about their private healthcare’.
Jayne Scott
Jayne Scott, chairwoman of the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) – which has published the data for cataract surgery – added: ‘It is also important information for hospitals, consultants and others within the sector to help identify where improvements can be made in the care they deliver.
‘PHIN will continue to work alongside hospitals to increase future participation and response rates.’
The data publisher said the public could now get a better understanding of how likely it was that their operation would lead to an improvement in their health.
It has published new information at phin.org.uk for around one-fifth (42) of 227 independent hospitals providing cataract procedures.
PHIN said it received outcome data from 76 hospitals, but the results for 34 of them could not be published due to the small number of cases involved and the consequent risk of patient re-identification.
The information is also available in a downloadable and analysable format at www.phin.org.uk/data/health-improvement-datasheets.
PHIN has also produced a short guide to Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) to help members of the public considering which healthcare provider is right for them.