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The aim of Payment by Results (PbR) is to provide a transparent, rules-based system for paying trusts. It will reward efficiency, support patient choice and diversity and encourage activity for sustainable waiting time reductions. Payment will be linked to activity and adjusted for casemix. Importantly, this system will ensure a fair and consistent basis for hospital funding rather than being reliant principally on historic budgets and the negotiating skills of individual managers.
Important information about PbR webpages
This page is no longer being updated. For information on published after 1 October 2011, visit the new Payment by Results pages.
News from the PbR team
August 2011
July 2011
- A simple guide to Payment by Results, July 2011
- Download Payment by Results FAQs for 2011-12 (revised July 2011) (PDF, 238K)
June 2011
- Download PbR mental health factsheet - June 2011 (PDF, 63K)
- Update on PbR for mental health services for working age adults and older people
April 2011
February 2011
December 2010
Information to help you get the most out of PbR
NEW: A simple guide to Payment by Results
The aim of this guide is to provide an introduction for newcomers to PbR, from NHS health professionals, managers and administrators, to people engaged in academic study and interested members of the public both in the UK and abroad. In addition, we are producing a series of simple guides which explore PbR in more detail for specific services.
Payment by Results: Chemotherapy and radiotherapy, a simple guide
Maternity services and Payment by Results
Maternity PbR Pathway Project (Gateway reference 15890)
Please see letter offering additional information, and asking for volunteer organisations to be involved in the costing and pricing phase of the Maternity PbR Pathway Project. If your organisation would like to contribute to this important phase of the project, please contact jean-armand.clark@dh.gsi.gov.uk by 14 April.
Payment by Results data assurance framework
The Audit Commission's PbR data assurance framework is a programme of clinical coding audits aimed at improving data quality in the NHS.
- David Flory's 2010-11 road-test package letter (Published 17 December 2009)
- David Flory's update on work to prepare the tariff for 2010-11 (Published 1 September 2009)
PbR governance and advisory groups
The development and implementation of PbR is supported by a number of governance and advisory groups.
PbR research and evaluation
The introduction of PbR and its implementation throughout the NHS in England is the subject of a programme of research and evaluation. Details of the various projects underway or already completed can be accessed here.
How you can help
Opportunities to offer feedback and views to the DH PbR team
Additional links
NHS costing and cost collection
Details on Patient-level Information and Costing Systems (PLICS) , clinical costing standards for PLICS users, and reference costs.
Contact us
Contact details for the Department, Connecting for Health and the Information Centre for health and social care.
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