NHS Evidence QIPP collection – call from NICE for new case studies

The Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) Evidence Collection
 
The NHS is facing a significant challenge to improve the quality of care in difficult economic times, and demonstrate that money is being spent wisely, with the best possible outcomes.
 
As you will be aware, the QIPP collection on NHS Evidence (www.evidence.nhs.uk/QIPP) provides quality-assured, real life examples of how things can be done differently in health and social care, whilst still providing optimal standards of care to patients. This includes evidence-based examples that have been shown to improve quality and save money (the QIPP Evidence Collection), plus areas of potential disinvestment from NICE guidance and Cochrane reviews.  Examples from other QIPP national work streams are also highlighted.
 
There are now over 120 best practice quality and productivity examples on NHS Evidence, and more are being added on a regular basis. If you have good examples that have been shown to or have the potential to work – and which can help the NHS nationally meet its challenge - we want to hear from you. Your organisation could become a beacon of best practice for others to follow. If you have already submitted a case study, please consider whether you have any new examples to provide.
 
The QIPP collection already has the potential to make a huge difference. Taking all the published local examples, the national equivalent monetary value (using a conservative estimate of a 50% roll out) of improved quality, improved efficiency or reduced costs stands at almost £2 billion.
 
For your QIPP initiative to be considered for inclusion on NHS Evidence, you will need to complete an online form which you can find at http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/QIPP together with a User Guide outlining what types of supporting information the assessment team is looking for.
 
It would be very helpful if you could send your completed submission to NHSevidenceqipp@nice.org.uk. Once your submission has been processed, a member of the assessment team will contact you. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss your initiative and the level of detail required first, you can also request a call back by sending an email to NHSevidenceqipp@nice.org.uk.