Implementation of the national Getting it Right First Time orthopaedic programme in England: a qualitative case study analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the implementation and impact of the Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) national orthopaedic improvement programme at the level of individual National Health Service (NHS) Trusts.

Design

Qualitative case studies conducted at six NHS Trusts, as part of a mixed-methods evaluation of GIRFT.

Setting

NHS elective orthopaedic surgery in England.

Participants

59 NHS staff.

Intervention

Improvement bundle, including bespoke routine performance data and improvement recommendations for each organisation, delivered via 'deep-dive' visits to NHS Trusts by a senior orthopaedic clinician.

Results

Although all case study sites had made improvements to care, very few of these were reportedly a direct consequence of GIRFT. A range of factors

SUBMITTER: Aspinal F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9972449 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature