Which Doctors take up promising ideas?

What comes to mind when you think about innovation in public services? New ideas, products and services? Design, research and development? So often, our immediate reaction is to focus on creating and experimenting with new solutions. While important, innovations don’t have impact by simply existing. They must be adopted, used and spread.

Adoption is an inherently complex process involving a variety of people, organisations, resources, and information at every stage. Implementing innovation can be disruptive for those involved and will affect the delivery of existing services and care. However, these challenges can be worthwhile if they ultimately lead to better outcomes in care, as well as efficiency and cost savings.
How do we encourage the faster and wider take–up of innovations across public services? Early adopters are the crucial bridge between proven, yet unexploited innovations and their adoption by the majority. However, relatively little is known about these underrated innovators. 

This report analyses this challenge in the UK's National Health Service.