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Doctors across the UK are being told they have an ethical duty to prevent waste in the NHS.
A report by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges points to potential cost savings of nearly £2bn.
Examples include better use of tests, medication, hospital beds and operating theatres.
The British Medical Association says doctors are ideally placed to identify savings, but the primary responsibility must always be to the patient.
The report is based on the premise that one doctor's waste is another patient's delay, and may even mean treatment is withheld.
The authors argue it is better to develop a culture of finding the best way to do something, and then do it right across the health service.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29920025
A report by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges points to potential cost savings of nearly £2bn.
Examples include better use of tests, medication, hospital beds and operating theatres.
The British Medical Association says doctors are ideally placed to identify savings, but the primary responsibility must always be to the patient.
The report is based on the premise that one doctor's waste is another patient's delay, and may even mean treatment is withheld.
The authors argue it is better to develop a culture of finding the best way to do something, and then do it right across the health service.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29920025