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5 NHS adopter sites
During the development of this resource, NICE worked with 2 NHS trusts and their clinical commissioning groups in an adoption project for introducing faecal calprotectin testing in primary care. The organisations agreed to provide feedback on their experiences of adopting and using the technology and to collect qualitative and quantitative data.
Adoption site recruitment process
The Health Technologies Adoption Programme (HTAP) worked with Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) to identify NHS organisations interested in participating in a NICE adoption project to evaluate the impact of introducing faecal calprotectin testing for inflammatory diseases of the bowel into primary care.
Interested organisations were asked to complete a questionnaire giving information about: their planned implementation, including the proposed scale of implementation; funding arrangements; clinical, organisational and commissioning support; metrics; and progress to date. Organisations were shortlisted for interview on the following criteria:
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identification of a named clinical lead
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preparation or submission of a business case
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allocation of funding within the financial year
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discussions already held with commissioners
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availability of baseline data
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projected number of patients for testing.
Two sites were selected to participate in the project. They each proposed different approaches to their intended adoption of faecal calprotectin testing. NICE did not stipulate the technology to be used or the method of testing.
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