It sometimes becomes necessary to make amendments to the indicators we will use in the assessment of performance against the existing national targets, and so this website is updated periodically. Please refer to our publication schedule (pdf 156kb) (opens new window) for a list of these revisions.

The existing national target indicators section of this website was last updated on 20th August 2008.

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Scoring methodology (pdf 1375kb) (opens new window) details how the Healthcare Commission calculates existing national targets scores for performance for all NHS organisations.

Existing national target high level thresholds (pdf 60kb) (opens new window) define performance levels required to achieve on performance indicators.

Need more information on our annual health check performance ratings? Please consult our frequently asked questions (pdf 298kb) (opens new window).

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