1 December 2012

Planning guidance for acute trusts

Toward High Quality, Sustainable Services: Planning guidance for NHS Trust Boards for 2013/14
NHS Trust Development Authority, December 2012
  • This planning guidance sets out clear expectations on:
    • Quality – that agreed CQUIN schemes are delivered in full and the basic standards on quality outlined in this document and further in the technical guidance are adhered to;
    • Delivery – that all the core standards set out in this planning guidance are met and that all contracts are delivered in full;
    • Sustainability – that all NHS Trusts show an improvement trajectory for surpluses and Financial Risk Ratings for 2013/14 linked to their overall medium to long term financial plans in their Long Term Financial Model.