"International excellence in improving health care is our aim."

Edinburgh

How do we improve the quality of healthcare and make cost savings in the NHS?

Location: The University of Edinburgh, Pollock Halls of Residence, South Hall

Date: Thursday 6 May 2010

• Download the event programme (PDF, 1MB, 2mins, 29secs)

The purpose of this seminar was to consider how the Scottish Health Technologies Group (SHTG) can support NHSScotland in achieving effective disinvestment. The seminar attracted considerable interest from senior executives throughout NHSScotland, with 80 delegates attending.

The speaker’s presentations are available here

• Beyond Grommets
• Making difficult decisions in NHSScotland
• Radical service redesign
• What do we mean by disinvestment
• What does disinvestment mean in the Primary Care setting
• What is the experience of disinvestment in England and Wales
• What is the public's perspective of disinvestment
• Disinvestment and the continuous improvement challenge

Key issues arising from the discussions included

• The role of national groups in disinvestment
• The need for clarity on how disinvestment fits within the context of the new Healthcare Quality Strategy
• The importance of being able to influence political agendae
• The role of leadership
• The need for public engagement on disinvestment and difficult decisions in the provision of health care.

Final Seminar Report

Making Choices, Spending Wisely - (PDF, 546K, 1min 14secs)

Further information

• Scottish Health Technologies Group; Disinvestment and technologies: a discussion paper
• Difficult Decisions report

For further information or to receive a copy of the report please contact Doreen.Pedlar@nhs.net or telephone 0141 225 6998.

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