Part of the Health Foundation’s Evidence-Informed Decision Making in Health Service Innovation and Improvement Programme, 2018
- Guidance from the “DEcisions in health Care to Introduce or Diffuse innovations using Evidence” (DECIDE) study, which examined the role of evidence in decisions about introducing or spreading innovations in health care
- Both providers an commissioners are invited to explore the six themes and questions when considering introducing or spreading an innovation in within the NHS:
- DEFINITION Can the innovation and its potential impact be clearly described?
- EVIDENCE What evidence is available in relation to the innovation?
- STAKEHOLDERS Who will be involved in decisions and how?
- DRIVERS What are the key external and internal drivers for introducing innovation?
- ORGANISATION What organisational factors should be considered during decision-making?
- IMPLEMENTATION Can likely barriers and enablers to implementation be anticipated early in decision-making?
