Andrew Hudson, Health Foundation, October 2016
- An examination of the principles that should underpin a good accountability framework, and how the present arrangements for accountability across health and social care in England could be improved.
- The paper identifies six principles that underpin an effective accountability framework. It should be:
- comprehensive and joined-up, spanning organisations and covering both quality and finance
- clear and transparent
- economical of resources
- stable over time and consistently applied
- rigorous where it matters, balanced with encouragement of innovation
- robust to the real world.
