Three videos highlighting the importance of patients with diabetes being able to administer their own insulin while in hospital are being shared by the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme, to co-incide with Insulin Safety Week 2022. The GIRFT national report for diabetes, published in November 2020, showed that up to 20% of all […]
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GIRFT pilot programme leads to better outcomes for patients with diabetes undergoing surgery
A GIRFT-led pilot programme has been successful in improving the care of patients with diabetes before, during and after surgery, according to an independent post-pilot evaluation. Improvements in patient safety, fewer complications, less time spent in hospital and a better overall patient experience are among the benefits demonstrated as a result of the Improving the […]
Join our webinar on addressing unwarranted variation in adult critical care
Registration is now open for the next event in GIRFT’s webinar series, discussing unwarranted variation in adult critical care and how to improve services. GIRFT’s clinical lead for adult critical care Dr Anna Batchelor, honorary secretary of the Intensive Care Society (ICS) Dr Paul Dean, and dean of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) […]
Metrics to gauge performance and improvement in oral and maxillofacial surgery now published
GIRFT data to help NHS teams improve the care and outcomes of patients in need of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) has been added to the Model Health System. A new compartment of clinical metrics for OMFS is now available via the improvement tool, giving trusts and systems the opportunity to gauge their own performance […]