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Publication - Progress report

National Demand Optimisation Group (NDOG): demand optimisation in laboratory medicine - phase IV report

Published
11 October 2021
Directorate
Chief Nursing Officer Directorate, +1 more … Chief Medical Officer Directorate
Part of
Health and social care
ISBN
9781802013313

The National Demand Optimisation Group (NDOG) is a Scottish Government commissioned group. Its main objective is to reduce unwarranted variation in laboratory diagnostic testing, contributing to improved patient outcomes The group has recently completed its fourth phase of work.

View supporting documents Supporting documents

Annex I: Recovery monitoring dashboard FAQ document

Demand Optimisation Pandemic Monitoring Dashboards ‘frequently asked questions’ document, along with relevant links and contact email address.
An annotated dashboard view (line graph) that demonstrates Histopathology data. The y-axis shows a “Blocks” value (which has been selected from the options outlined below) from -20k to above 0k. The x-axis shows a breakdown of months from January 2019 to March 2021. A red zero line represents the board 2019 monthly average. Individual boards are represented by different colours of lines that show the monthly breakdown of figures. To the right of the line graph, there are selection options. These include: Dashboard View, Specimen Type, NHS Board, Metric, Rate Volume and View (blocks, requests, specimens or workload).
A dashboard view (line graph) that demonstrates Blood Science Level 1 data. Network by Health Board comparison. The y-axis shows a percentage (for the selected discipline) value from -50k to 20k. The x-axis shows a breakdown of months from January 2019 to February 2021. A red zero line represents the board 2019 monthly average. Individual boards are represented by different colours of lines that show the monthly breakdown of figures. To the right of the line graph, there are selection options. These include: Dashboard View, Source of Diagnostic Test, NHS Board, Metric, Rate Volume and Discipline (Biochemistry, Haematology, Immunology, Microbiology and Virology).
A dashboard view (line graph) that demonstrates Blood Science Level 2 data. Pathway by Test comparison. The y-axis shows a percentage (for the selected pathway category) value from -60k to 10k. The x-axis shows a breakdown of months from January 2019 to January 2021. A red zero line represents the board 2019 monthly average. Individual boards are represented by different colours of lines that show the monthly breakdown of figures. To the right of the line graph, there are selection options. These include: Dashboard View, Test, NHS Board, Metric, Rate Volume and Pathway Category (Cancer, Cardiac, Diabetes or General Population Health).
A dashboard view (line graph) that demonstrates Blood Science Level 3 data. Pathway by Test comparison. The y-axis shows a general requests percentage from -70% to 10%. The x-axis shows a breakdown of months from January 2019 to February 2021. A red zero line represents the board 2019 monthly average. Individual boards are represented by different colours of lines that show the monthly breakdown of figures. To the right of the line graph, there are selection options. These include: Dashboard View, Test, NHS Board, Metric, Rate Volume and Pathway Category (Cancer, Cardiac, Diabetes or General Population Health).

Contact

Email: Caroline.Ballantyne@gov.scot

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