GIRFT Review - Paediatric Orthopaedics
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Earlier this year the Department commissioned an external review of the regional paediatric orthopaedic service.
The review, which took place in April 2024, was undertaken by a team from GIRFT Projects at Royal National Orthopaedics Hospital, which offers healthcare service reviews to other organisations, and principally to the devolved nations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. A core team of skilled healthcare professionals uses the GIRFT methodology to examine data and review service delivery and patient care. The review has been clinically led and co-produced with input from key stakeholders across the Health and Social Care system.
The GIRFT review report has been published today. It makes 26 recommendations designed to improve patient care and tackle long waiting times within paediatric orthopaedics, and has identified opportunities to maximise the use of resources available in both the short and medium term.
The Department will engage with relevant stakeholders to consider, and where appropriate, progress implementation of the GIRFT recommendations. It is recognised that some of the recommendations may require additional investment and this will impact delivery.