The Department has no plans to begin such monitoring. It is the responsibility of commissioners to monitor the outcomes being delivered for their local populations as a result of the contracts <?notus-xml column=832?> for NHS services that they have entered into with providers, including those contracts awarded through an ‘any qualified provider’ (AQP) process. An initial survey on the implementation of AQP in audiology services was commissioned by Professor Sue Hill, currently the Chief Scientific Officer at NHS England, and is in the process of being finalised. A wider evaluation of any AQP programme is planned as part of the Department's Health Reform Evaluation Programme.