The first NHS outcomes framework sets out the outcomes and corresponding indicators that will be used to hold the NHS Commissioning Board to account for the outcomes it delivers through commissioning health services from 2012/13. The framework sets direction of travel in the journey towards improving outcomes, and offers an opportunity for the NHS to begin to understand what an NHS focused on outcomes means for individuals, organisations and health economies. [Technical details of indicators] [Equalities impact assessment] [Impact assessment] (Department of Health - publications)