Professor Partha Kar, GIRFT co-clinical lead for diabetes, has been named by the Health Service Journal as one of the 50 most influential black, Asian and minority ethnic figures working in healthcare in England. The list is made up of individuals who it is thought will exercise the greatest power and influence in the English […]

Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) has shown its support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a video outlining some of the findings and proposed recommendations of its forthcoming national report on breast surgery. The 70-second video is being shared on Twitter and LinkedIn throughout October to highlight the work of the programme in reviewing […]

Dr Martin Allen, Getting It Right First Time’s clinical lead for respiratory medicine, has been appointed as a National Specialty Adviser to the NHS. National Clinical Directors (NCDs) and National Specialty Advisers (NSAs) are practicing clinicians appointed to work part-time at NHS England and NHS Improvement, providing leadership, advice and expertise across a range conditions […]

A webinar hosted by the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme outlined  how trusts can maximise their use of day surgery, based on measures featured in a new National Day Surgery Delivery Pack produced jointly with the British Association of Day Surgery (BADS) and the Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC). More than 250 attendees […]