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Quality impact assessment
A gate, not a form. A scheme that has not been assessed for its effect on quality, safety, access and equity cannot be approved.
The gate
Assessing what a saving costs
Nine domains
Quality, safety, access, experience, equity, workforce, sustainability, statutory duty and clinical effectiveness.
Triggered, not optional
An assessment starts automatically for any scheme above a certain size, or one that affects a protected characteristic or a legal duty.
Refusals that mean something
You cannot submit while a required area is unassessed, and the refusal names exactly what is missing rather than just failing.