Briefing / Protecting resources, promoting value: a doctor's guide to cutting waste in clinical care - Academy of Medical Royal Colleges

Most waste in the NHS lies within clinical practice and models of care.Low value services and unnecessary use of clinical resources undermine the sustainability of high value care and hinder the development of new interventions. This report provides a framework for doctors to think critically about waste from a clinical perspective and provides examples of doctors improving the value of health care by reducing waste.