Publication - Progress report

Demand optimisation in laboratory medicine phase V: final report June 2022

Published: 7 April 2023
Directorate: Chief Nursing Officer Directorate
Topic: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781805255543

Demand optimisation is defined as the process by which diagnostic test use is optimised to maximise clinical utility, which in turn optimises clinical care and drives more efficient use of associated scarce NHS resources. Report from the National Demand Optimisation Group (NDOG).

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4. Approach

Phase V has been the "implementation phase" of the national demand optimisation programme. The revised governance structure incorporated three separate short life working groups (SLWG) which allowed more focus on specific workstreams and associated actions. The figure 1 below outlines the structure.

Phase V reporting organisational structure showing the 3 working groups reporting in to the main Demand Optimisation Group. The managed diagnostic networks contribute to the working groups. — Figure 1: NDOG Phase V Reporting Organisational Structure

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