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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.

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Footnotes

1. https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0047/00476785.pdf

2. https://www.realisticmedicine.scot/

3. Health | National Performance Framework

4. https://www.gov.scot/publications/driving-improvement-delivering-results-scottish-healthcare-science-national-delivery-plan-20152020/

5. https://www.gov.scot/publications/demand-optimisation-diagnostics

6. https://www.gov.scot/publications/demand-optimisation-laboratory-medicine-phase-ii-report

7. https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-demand-optimisation-group-ndog-phase-3-report

8. "Pre-COVID19" includes data from 1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020 inclusive and "COVID-19" data includes data from 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021 inclusive, unless specified in the SPAN Notes at the bottom of the table.

9. https://scotland.shinyapps.io/phs-covid-wider-impact/).

10. Data caveats: NHS A&A DO data only includes specimen data; no data has been provided for blocks or requests. NHS D&G DO Prostate Core blocks data only includes Jan 2019 – Sep 2019 inclusive. NHS Lanarkshire DO data only includes May 2019 – Dec 2020 inclusive. NHS Lothian DO data only includes January 2019 – October 2020 inclusive. Cancer Data taken from the PHS Covid-19 Wider Impact Dashboard.

11. "Pre-COVID" includes data from 1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020 inclusive and "COVID" data includes data from 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021 inclusive, unless specified in the Blood Science Notes at the bottom of the table. Where other denominators are used for 2019-2020 "Pre-COVID19" months, the corresponding 2020-2021 "COVID" months are also used.

12. "Pre-COVID" includes data from 1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020 inclusive and "COVID" data includes data from 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021 inclusive, unless specified in the Blood Science Notes at the bottom of the table. Where other denominators are used for 2019-2020 "Pre-COVID19" months, the corresponding 2020-2021 "COVID" months are also used.

13. https://www.demandoptimisation.scot.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Phase-IV-FAQs-v1.pdf

Contact

Email: Caroline.Ballantyne@gov.scot

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