This framework sets out the high-level national outcomes that the NHS should be aiming to improve.

These are:

1. Preventing people from dying prematurely
2. Enhancing quality of life for people with long-term conditions
3. Helping people to recover from episodes of ill health or following injury
4. Ensuring that people have a positive experience of care, and

Treating and caring for people in a safe environment and protecting them from avoidable harm

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Download:

• NHS Outcomes Framework 2012-13

See also:

• NHS Outcomes Framework 2013-14