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GIRFT National Specialty Reports

Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) is an NHS England clinical improvement programme. Senior clinicians visit every trust in a specialty, benchmark outcomes against peers, and publish national reports with recommendations to reduce unwarranted clinical variation. Data sourced from gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk.

45 reports 835 recommendations 44 specialties 583 addressees 16/835 body-linked

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45 matching reports.

Hospital Dentistry

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on hospital dentistry

Published 1 Sep 2021 Hospital Dentistry 21 recs

Mental Health – Adult Crisis and Acute Care

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on adult crisis and acute mental health care

Published 1 Sep 2021 Mental Health 17 recs

Paediatric General Surgery and Urology

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on paediatric general surgery and urology

Published 1 Sep 2021 Paediatric General Surgery and Urology 12 recs

Renal Medicine

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on renal medicine

Published 1 Sep 2021 Renal Medicine 18 recs

Endocrinology

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on endocrinology

Published 1 Aug 2021 Endocrinology 17 recs

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on oral and maxillofacial surgery

Published 1 Aug 2021 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 15 recs

Cardiology

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on cardiology

Published 1 Jul 2021 Cardiology 25 recs

Rheumatology

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on rheumatology

Published 1 Jul 2021 Rheumatology 23 recs

Neurology

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on neurology

Published 1 Apr 2021 Neurology 26 recs

Adult Critical Care

Lead: Anna Sherrer

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on adult critical care

Published 1 Feb 2021 Adult Critical Care 19 recs

Breast Surgery

Lead: Fiona MacNeill

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on breast surgery

Published 1 Feb 2021 Breast Surgery 17 recs

Radiology

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on radiology

Published 1 Nov 2020 Radiology 20 recs

Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on ENT (ear nose and throat)

Published 1 Jul 2019 ENT 23 recs

Ophthalmology

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on ophthalmology

Published 1 Jun 2019 Ophthalmology 22 recs

Spinal Surgery

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on spinal surgery

Published 1 Mar 2019 Spinal Surgery 22 recs

Cranial Neurosurgery

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on cranial neurosurgery

Published 1 Jun 2018 Cranial Neurosurgery 15 recs

Urology

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on urology

Published 1 Jun 2018 Urology 18 recs

Cardiothoracic Surgery

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on cardiothoracic surgery

Published 1 Mar 2018 Cardiothoracic Surgery 20 recs

Vascular Surgery

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on vascular surgery

Published 1 Mar 2018 Vascular Surgery 17 recs

Orthopaedic Surgery

Lead: Professor Tim Briggs

GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report on orthopaedic surgery — the first GIRFT report

Published 1 Mar 2015 Orthopaedic Surgery 11 recs

Recommendations by clinical specialty

Ten specialties with the most indexed recommendations

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Ten specialties with the most indexed recommendations · full collection
Clinical specialty	Recommendations
Lung Cancer	33
Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	32
Stroke	29
Emergency Medicine	28
Neonatology	26
Neurology	26
Respiratory Medicine	26
Cardiology	25
Gastroenterology	24
ENT	23

Key findings

Coverage · body linkage

GIRFT has published 45 national specialty reports containing 835 recommendations across 44 clinical specialties. Recommendations are addressed to 583 distinct addressee categories including NHS trusts, national bodies and professional organisations. 16 of 835 recommendations have been linked to a specific responsible body.