Behavioural insights in health care: Nudging to reduce inefficiency and waste

"There is much evidence that suggests the potential for all of these nudge-type interventions to be successful if suitably applied. However, the evidence available is highly variable in terms of quality, relevance to health care and behaviour change impact."

Behavioural insights in health care: Nudging to reduce inefficiency and waste
C Perry, K Chhatralia, D Damesick, S Hobden, L Volpe
The Health Foundation
December 2015

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Supplement case studies: So how efficient are you?

"Trusts up and down the country are finding out where they stand in diagnostics – and starting to make improvements."

Supplement case studies: So how efficient are you?
C Reed
Health Service Journal
October 2015

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Improving efficiency management of radiopharmaceutical materials

"The high cost of radiopharmaceuticals is a significant part of the annual budget of PET/CT unit and nuclear medicine department in general. In fact, it is a valuable target for quality improvement projects that aims to reduce the percentage of wastes and improves resource management at work site."

Improving efficiency management of radiopharmaceutical materials at a nuclear medicine department
A Al Ahmed, K Al-Surimi
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports, 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u208970.w3709

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Local Estates Strategies: A Framework for Commissioners

"Achieving the efficiencies required by the Five Year Forward View will mean all parts of the health service will need to work with greater agility and greater co-operation. Good quality strategic estates planning is vital to making the most of these changes and will allow the NHS to:

• fully rationalise its estate,
• maximise use of facilities,
• deliver value for money, and
• enhance patients’ experiences."

Local Estates Strategies: A Framework for Commissioners
Property Branch in Commercial Division
Department of Health
June 2015

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5 basic hospital inefficiencies and their quick fixes

"Although many of the issues that lead to inefficiency may be complex, there are still some quick fixes that can add up to huge savings in both staff time and money. Here are some of the most common hospital inefficiencies and some simple strategies that can help to correct them"

5 basic hospital inefficiencies and their quick fixes
J Henry
Healthcare Dive
February 2015

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NHS Atlas of Variation: Procurement

The NHS Atlas of Variation for procurement shows how much hospitals are paying for items such as gloves, dressings, aprons and other everyday basics. The data can be used to compare and highlight where Trusts may be paying too much, and help them to make cost savings.

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Focus on: antidepressant prescribing

"These analyses suggest that there is a complex interaction of factors driving the ever-increasing prescribing of antidepressants – acting at individual level, practice level and across broader society."

Focus on: antidepressant prescribing: trends in the prescribing of antidepressants in primary care (Quality Watch)

R Spence, A Roberts, C Ariti, M Bardsley

The Health Foundation, Nuffield Trust

May 2014

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