Report 04/08/2022Sarah ReedNadia Crellin
With the number of outpatient hospital appointments in England recently as high as 125 million per year and a huge elective care backlog following the Covid-19 pandemic, patient-initiated follow-up on outpatient appointments has been touted as a potential solution in appropriate cases. But can it fr...
Data story 25/07/2019
With the Long Term Plan pinning high hopes on reducing the number of outpatient appointments over the next decade, John Appleby takes a closer look at a year of outpatient activity. How many appointments were there and how were services used?
Blog post 25/07/2019John Appleby
With the Long Term Plan pinning high hopes on reducing the number of outpatient appointments over the next decade, John Appleby takes a closer look at a year of outpatient activity. How many appointments were there and how were services used?
Blog post 31/08/2018Nigel Edwards
Following our new briefing yesterday, co-author Nigel Edwards looks at the lessons that emerged from our recent work on outpatients – arguing that improving experts’ productivity without just making them work harder is the big challenge for many systems.
Report 30/08/2018Sophie Castle-ClarkeNigel Edwards
Outpatient services in England have experienced a sharp rise in activity, leading to many STPs outlining ambitious plans to reduce activity and cut costs. This briefing, in collaboration with health leaders across the country, reveals opportunities to improve the design of services and challenges if...
Press release 30/08/2018
A two-way conversation between GPs and consultants has the potential to treat more patients in the community and support clinicians in their decision making.
Conference/seminar 21/11/2017 • 09.30–16.30
The Nuffield Trust, in partnership with NHS Improvement, is running a one day workshop, bringing together leaders from across the health system who are transforming outpatient services, to share knowledge and produce practical solutions.
Presentation 21/11/2017
Transforming outpatient services - Nuffield Trust/NHS Improvement Event from Nuffield Trust The complete slide deck from the Nuffield Trust and NHS Improvement's joint event 'Transforming …
Blog post 10/11/2017Bob Klaber
In a guest blog, Dr Bob Klaber looks at how the connection between patients and specialist medical advice has evolved over time, questions if his own time as a consultant paediatrician is being put to best use, and describes what he feels are the main barriers to change.