Abstract
Benchmarking is used in services across the National Health Service (NHS) using various benchmarking programs. Clinical photography services do not have a program in place and services have to rely on ad hoc surveys of other services. A trial benchmarking exercise was undertaken with 13 services in NHS Trusts. This highlights valuable data and comparisons that can be used to benchmark and improve services throughout the profession.
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Acknowledgments
Mrs Karen Giles - Photography Systems Administrator, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. Mr Nigel Beeton - Imaging Services Manager, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. Clinical Photography Departments and staff that provided data included in this paper and NHS Benchmarking for permission for reproduction of illustration.
Declaration of interest
The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article.