Independent report

Productivity in NHS hospitals

Lord Carter's review of efficiency in hospitals shows how large savings can be made by the NHS.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 11 June 2015
• Last updated: 5 February 2016 — See all updates

Documents

Operational productivity and performance in English NHS acute hospitals: unwarranted variations

PDF, 5.33 MB, 87 pages

Operational productivity and performance in English NHS acute hospitals: executive summary

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Review of operational productivity in NHS providers: interim report

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Details

Lord Carter of Coles’ final report sets out how non-specialist acute trusts can reduce unwarranted variation in productivity and efficiency across every area in the hospital to save the NHS £5 billion each year by 2020 to 2021.

The final report builds on the findings of the interim report and sets out further findings of variation across 32 non-specialist acute trusts.

Lord Carter has been appointed as a non-executive director at NHS Improvement and will continue to input into the implementation of his recommendations.

Published 11 June 2015
Last updated 5 February 2016 + show all updates

1. 5 February 2016

   Published the final report.

2. 5 February 2016

   Executive summary published

3. 11 June 2015

   First published.