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Case Study: Business Intelligence
Opportunity spotting for Clinical Commissioning Groups

Identifying efficiencies and opportunities for quality
improvements requires a detailed analysis of costs,
benchmarking and a significant understanding of the
utilisation of services.
NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit (CSU)

(working in association with NHS Central Midlands
CSU) undertook extensive data analysis in order to
provide six Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) with
the information and analysis required to identify
potential QIPP opportunities for 2014/15.
The analysis focused on acute hospital activity

amenable to QIPP interventions, benchmarking CCG
activity levels against other commissioners. This Our approach
provided CCGs with an accurate evaluation of
Our Business Intelligence and Service Redesign
opportunities that had the potential to deliver tangible
teams carried out in depth analysis for each CCG
improvements.
area in order to develop information packs to
support them with opportunity scanning.
The challenge
With a target of £20 billion of efficiency savings by To ensure information was proportionate and
2015, the NHS has to find ways to make the best targeted, the packs focused on utilisation rates
possible use of available funds. The major challenge is for hospital activities amenable to commissioner
finding savings while continuing to improve patient based QIPP schemes. For example, falls related
care. Delivering such efficiencies requires admissions for inpatients, consultant to
commissioners to think creatively about where consultant referrals for outpatients and
improvements could be made and to make decisions attendances of patients who live in close
that are underpinned by robust evidence. proximity to an Accident and Emergency unit.
We are working with CCGs in Warwickshire, Coventry Each pack provided a summary of activity and
and Worcestershire to help them meet this challenge spend, comparison of utilisation rates across all
by taking a proactive approach to opportunity spotting. CCGs in the West Midlands, trends in utilisation
We provide the tools to make effective decisions that rates over several years and a comparison of the
will have a tangible impact on reducing costs and rate of change in utilisation rates across all CCGs
improving outcomes. in the West Midlands.
Find out more…

about how we can help you improve quality and efficiency, contact NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit:
T: 01926 353 700 E: [email protected] W: www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk

Recognising the differences between CCGs when
comparing utilisation rates, we presented information
in ‘Funnel Plot’ graphs to help understand the true
significance of variations. This enabled CCGs to hone in
on particular areas of interest that warranted further
investigation.
Outcomes
The information packs helped CCGs to gain a full
understanding of current performance in key areas and
highlighted opportunities for QIPP schemes, including:
providing better support for people to manage

their own medicines
improving community mental health services Following the initial analysis, all six CCGs
requested further exploration of particular areas
raising awareness of the harms of smoking and
of interest to support decision making around
alcohol and the importance of a healthy lifestyle
the implementation of particular service change
improving end of life care to allow people to die at or commissioning policy.
home if they wish to
This included further breakdowns of procedures
further investigation of GP and consultant to of limited clinical value (i.e. certain elective
consultant referrals inpatient procedures) and more in depth analysis
of self-harm, vaccine preventable and mental
looking at cases where people are more inclined
health related admissions.
to attend Accident and Emergency due to habit or
close proximity
Our in depth analysis ensured that CCGs were able to

make informed decisions about where to target future
resources. A proactive approach to opportunity
spotting relieved CCGs of complex and time consuming
data analysis, allowing them to focus on taking action
to improve services.
Find out more…

about how we can help you improve quality and efficiency, contact NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit:
T: 01926 353 700 E: [email protected] W: www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk

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Case Study: Business Intelligence

Opportunity spotting for Clinical Commissioning Groups

NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit (CSU)

The analysis focused on acute hospital activity

Find out more…

T: 01926 353 700 E: [email protected] W: www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk

providing better support for people to manage

Our in depth analysis ensured that CCGs were able to

Find out more…

T: 01926 353 700 E: [email protected] W: www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk

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