Table 5 Round two results: to what extent do you agree that the following considerations should ideally inform decisions to carry out decommissioning?
Consideration | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Agree | Strongly agree | Do not know |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quality and patient safety | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 92.6 | 0 |
Clinical effectiveness | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 88.9 | 0 |
Cost-effectiveness/efficient use of resources | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 81.5 | 0 |
Duplication of services | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 0 |
Evidence-base | 0 | 3.7 | 29.6 | 63.0 | 3.7 |
Responding to changing demographics/population needs | 0 | 0 | 48.1 | 48.1 | 3.7 |
Addressing inequalities | 0 | 7.7 | 30.8 | 61.5 | 0 |
Maximising population health | 0 | 7.4 | 37.0 | 55.6 | 0 |
Alignment with strategic priorities | 0 | 11.1 | 40.7 | 48.1 | 0 |
New service developments/innovations | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 29.6 | 3.7 |
Equitable resource allocation | 3.7 | 7.4 | 48.1 | 40.7 | 0 |
Patient and public views | 0 | 18.5 | 40.7 | 40.7 | 0 |
Cost/budgetary pressures | 0 | 18.5 | 48.1 | 33.3 | 0 |
Availability of alternative services/interventions | 0 | 14.8 | 63.0 | 22.2 | 0 |
Cost of implementation of decommissioning | 14.8 | 11.1 | 44.4 | 25.9 | 3.7 |