Together with patient safety and experience, clinical effectiveness is an essential element of any healthcare organisation. The ability to turn learning, experience, evidence and research into better outcomes for patients and service users is key to the success of such bodies, but it requires careful planning, innovative thinking and the ability to overcome challenges to meet these goals. With tight budgets and increased demand on services due to a range of factors, the need to strategise effectively is more important than ever. For example, NHS England has ambitious targets for reducing the time patients spend waiting for treatment. In December...
