GIRFT

Getting It Right First Time is an NHS England initiative withe the objective of driving Clinically Led Quality and Efficiency as part of the NHS Procurement and Efficiency Programme.

The Clinical Leads from 29 medical specialties, including Paediatric Surgery, will oversee the creation of a national review of all data using the proven GIRFT methodology relating to the delivery of their specialty across England. Providers will be benchmarked against one another and best practice, with each trust receiving a comprehensive review of their data and receiving support to tackle the challenges and findings behind the variation that the review highlights.

The role will involve close collaborative working with national clinical directors and Specialised Commissioning Clinical Reference Group chairs within NHS England, where they are in place, and also with specialty leads where they exist within the Medical Directorate of NHS Improvement.