title: Performance assessment is here to stay.
authors.affiliation: Healthcare Commission, London EC1Y 8TG. anna.walker@healthcarecommission.org.uk
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D004739:England; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000592:standards*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards