More day surgery and generic prescribing could increase productivity, King’s Fund report says

Clinicians can do more to deliver better health outcomes at a lower cost, a King’s Fund report has concluded.

Better Value in the NHS,1 published by the healthcare think tank on 7 July, flagged up examples of efficiency successes, such as increases in generic prescribing and day surgery, as well as reductions in prices paid to hospitals for services. But more needed to be done, said the …