NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare 2015

"Improving value across the NHS landscape is the central aim of providing the information in Atlas 3.0. As in maps of health, these maps of healthcare show us where to focus efforts to improve health and healthcare while holding the line on costs."

NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare 2015: Reducing unwarranted variation to

increase value and improve quality

NHS England

September 2015

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Better value in the NHS

"In a time of severe financial constraint, the NHS is being asked to make productivity savings of £22 billion by 2020/21. However, this report argues that, rather than looking at efficiency and costs, the NHS should be focusing on getting better value from its budget."

Better value in the NHS: The role of changes in clinical practice
H Alderwick, R Robertson, J Appleby, P Dunn, D Maguire
The King's Fund
July 2015

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