Maintaining cost-effective access to antiretroviral drug therapy through a collaborative approach to drug procurement consensus treatment guidelines and regular audit: the experience of London HIV commissioners and providers

摘要

BackgroundIn the UK, meeting the £20 billion efficiency challenge in the NHS requires new approaches to protect quality and improve productivity. In London, clinicians, people living with HIV and commissioners are collaborating to reduce the cost of antiretrovirals as part of the Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention agenda.