A Knowledge Broker Organisation for NHSScotland Prepared by: Karen Ritchie, Head of Knowledge and Information

Organisational Purpose

to support healthcare providers in Scotland to deliver high quality, evidence-based, safe, effective and person-centred careto scrutinise those services to provide public assurance about the quality and safety of that care

Four strategic objectives

SHTG Advice Statements

Evidence Notes

Guidelines

Quality Indicators

Scottish Antimicrobial

Prescribing Group (SAPG)

Standards Evidence

Standards & Quality

Indicators Team

Knowledge Management

Team

Health Services Research Team

SIGN Information

Officers

Scottish Health Technologies Group

Scottish Medicine Consortium SIGN

Knowledge & Information Unit

Evidence & Technologies Unit

Evidence & Improvement Directorate

Evidence into Practice

Non-medicines technologies SIGN guidelines

Quality Performance Indicators

Economic evaluationModels changes in costs and benefits for Scottish patients and the NHS in

the long-term

Organisational IssuesWhat’s needed to use

the technology in a quality assured manner

Staffing, legal issues, etc

Patient IssuesPatient needs and preferences

Psychological, social and ethical issues

Clinical effectiveness Does the technology work in clinical

practice and is it safe?

Non-medicines technologies

HIS Advice

Technologies advice implementation

Evidence into Practice

Non-medicines technologies SIGN guidelines

Quality Performance Indicators

SIGN 88: Management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection (UTI) in adults

SIGN 88: Management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection (UTI) in adults

SIGN 88: Management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection (UTI) in adults http://www.scottishmedicines.org.uk/SAPG

SIGN 88: Management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection (UTI) in adults http://www.scottishmedicines.org.uk/SAPG

Evidence into Practice

Non-medicines technologies SIGN guidelines

Quality Performance Indicators

Cancer Quality Performance Indicators (QPIs)

Integrated Cycle of Improvement

Cancer standards

Ratification & Publication

National Reporting

External Quality Assurance

Indicator Development

Scoping

Engagement & Finalisation)

8-10

Mon

ths

Preparatory work

Launch Meeting

Evidence Based & Reported On

National review

Suitable for QPI development

Establishing evidence based outcome targets and supporting

cross organisational reporting and improvement activity

Summary

Strategic leadership for change and embedding into policy

Provision of a range of tools to make access and use of evidence base

products easy for practitioners

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