Annual health check timetable
The below is a provisional timetable that is intended to highlight key phases in the annual health check assessment cycle. The timetable also covers multiple assessment years, with milestones for the 2007/08 and 2008/09 assessments included. It is subject to change, and should not be viewed as comprehensive. In particular, milestones beyond 31 March 2009 are based on current thinking and will subsequently need to be approved by the new Care Quality Commission.
Thursday 25 September 2008
Healthcare Commission publishes draft criteria for 2008/09 core standards assessment
Thursday 16 October 2008
Healthcare Commission publishes the 2007/08 annual health check performance ratings
Thursday 30 October 2008
Wednesday 19 November 2008
January 2009
Healthcare Commission publishes remaining 2008/09 existing commitment and national priority indicator constructions, and statistical banding paper
Monday 12 January 2009
Healthcare Commission issues indicator mappings for 2008/09 existing commitments and national priorities to SHAs for local engagement and sign off
Monday 16 February 2009
Deadline for SHAs to sign off and return indicator mappings for the 2008/09 existing commitments and national priorities assessment to the Healthcare Commission
Wednesday 18 February 2009
2008/09 core standards registration webform made available to trusts
Monday 23 February 2009
Healthcare Commission issues indicator mappings for 2008/09 existing commitments and national priorities to Monitor for local engagement and sign off
Thursday 26 February 2009
Healthcare Commission publishes 2008/09 annual health check performance rating scoring pack (including overall rating scoring rules, component scoring methodologies, and frequently asked questions document)
Tuesday 3 March 2009
2008/09 core standards declaration webform made available to trusts
Monday 16 March 2009
Deadline for Monitor to sign off and return indicator mappings for the 2008/09 existing commitments and national priorities assessment to the Healthcare Commission
Thursday 9 April 2009
Special data collection webforms made available to trusts for 2008/09 existing commitments and national priorities assessment (trusts will be contacted in advance to identify nominated leads for completion of the form)
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Start of submission period for completed 2008/09 core standard declaration webforms to the Care Quality Commission
Thursday 16 April 2009
Care Quality Commission publishes 2008/09 ratification and extenuating circumstance protocols and proformas
Thursday 23 April 2009
Deadline for non foundation trusts to make special data collection webforms available to their SHAs for 2008/09 existing commitments and national priorities assessment
Friday 1 May 2009
End of submission period for completed 2008/09 core standard declaration webforms to the Care Quality Commission. Start of resubmission period.
Thursday 7 May 2009
Deadline for SHAs and foundation trusts to submit special data collection webforms to the Care Quality Commission for 2008/09 existing commitments and national priorities assessment
Friday 8 May 2009
End of resubmission period for completed 2008/09 core standard declaration webforms to the Care Quality Commission
Wednesday 20 May 2009
Secure website made available for ratification of 2008/09 existing commitments and national priorities data (usernames, passwords and guidance will be made available prior to go live)
Friday 22 May 2009
Deadline for all trusts to have published their 2008/09 core standards declaration
Summer 2009
2008/09 follow up core standards visits undertaken
Summer 2009
2008/09 existing commitments and new national priorities indicator data uploaded to secure ratification website in phases according to data availability; trusts offered the opportunity to submit enquiries regarding the ratification data, as well as extenuating circumstances requests
August 2009
2008/09 ratification and extenuating circumstances period for quality of financial management (previously known as use of resources) data
October 2009
Publication of the 2008/09 annual health check ratings
