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<p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have no plans to replace the National Health Service
safety thermometer. The data generated from the thermometer has been shown to be not
fit for current purposes and is available from other existing sources.</p><p>NHS England
and NHS Improvement discussed discontinuing the NHS safety thermometer with the Department
during 2018/19 and 2019/20, due to emerging evidence that the data collected was incomplete
and not being used as intended to support safety improvement. The specific decision
to stop data collection in March 2020, in part to support the COVID-19 response by
freeing up nursing time, was discussed with Departmental officials during March 2020.</p>
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