Against that background, CIMA has produced this report considering the interrelated initiatives of service line reporting (SLR), service line management (SLM) and the use of patient-level information and costing systems (PLICS).
Service line reporting is fundamental to the overall effectiveness of any NHS organisation. Without robust, reliable, pertinent data – financial, operational, clinical – Trusts simply cannot make knowing choices about.
Professor Robert Harris
Policy Director, Monitor