IQI indicators and the NHS Outcomes Framework

The Indicators for Quality Improvement are arranged by the quality dimensions set out in High Quality Care for All, which set out commitments to make quality the organising principle of the NHS. These dimensions are Safety, Effectiveness and Patient Experience.

The NHS Outcomes Framework, published in December 2010, introduced a framework structured around the five outcome domains below:

Domain  
1 Preventing people from dying prematurely Effectiveness
2 Enhancing quality of life for people with long-term conditions Effectiveness
3 Helping people to recover from episodes of ill health or following injuryEffectiveness
4 Ensuring that people have a positive experience of carePatient Experience
5 Treating and caring for people in a safe environment and protecting them from avoidable harmSafety

The first NHS Outcomes Framework sets out the outcomes and corresponding indicators that will be used to measure how the NHS Commissioning Board delivers outcomes through commissioning health services from 2012/13.