Our Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Schemes
We have a positive working relationship with commissioners who have supported the development of our 2010-11 and 2011-12 Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) schemes.
£2.3m (1.2%) of YAS’s income in 2010-11 was conditional on achieving quality improvement and innovation goals agreed between YAS and our PCT commissioners through the CQUIN payment framework.
We achieved all our CQUIN targets for 2010-11 which related to our performance against clinical performance indicators, increasing referrals to alternative care pathways, developing new alternative care pathways and increasing referrals to specialist services for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
£2.7m (1.3%) of our income in 2011-12 is conditional on achieving our CQUIN goals. These are closely aligned to the new ambulance outcome measures and the priorities for improvement in these Quality Accounts.
