Sets out recommendations to speed up access to innovative healthcare and technologies, to improve efficiency and outcomes for NHS patients.
An innovative collaboration between the NHS and Bayer is supporting GPs in Buckinghamshire to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The ‘Excellence in AF’ initiative, led by Oxford… read more →
Estimates suggest that more than 230 million patients undergo surgery worldwide each year, with reported mortality rates between 1% and 4%. Complications and deaths are most frequent among high-risk patients,… read more →
Pay-for-performance programs and economic constraints call for solutions improving the quality of health care without increasing costs [1]. In this respect, the American Society of Anesthesiology is developing a perioperative… read more →
Goal-directed fluid therapy based on cardiac output monitoring during high-risk surgery is associated with better tissue perfusion, decreased risk of perioperative complications, improved postoperative rehabilitation, and reduction in hospital length… read more →
In December 2011, NHS Improvement & Efficiency, Innovation and Service Improvement identified six areas where Clinical Commissioning Groups and acute Trusts could improve patient care through high impact innovations. Three… read more →