title: Using health status to measure NHS performance: casting light in dark places.
authors.affiliation: NHS South East Coast, York House, 18-20 Massetts Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 7DE UK; david.parkin@southeastcoast.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Parkin
authors.forename: Nancy J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Devlin
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000592:standards*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000592:standards*; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care