Saturday 26 April 2014

Investing in recovery

"This report provides the most up-to-date economic evidence to support the business case for investment in effective, recovery-focused services."

Investing in recovery
Rethink Mental Illness, Centre for Mental Health, London School of Economics and Political Science
April 2014

Read more here.

Read a summary from the Commissioning Elf here.

Balancing quality and finance to deliver greater value

"Collaboration between clinical, financial and management colleagues is needed to do this, as well as strong engagement of patients and staff."

Two sides of the same coin: balancing quality and finance to deliver greater value
NHS Confederation
April 2014 - Issue 271

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Inequalities among adults with a chronic disease

"Low SES groups seem to be faced with a double burden: first, increased levels of health impairments and, second, lower levels of valuated HRQL once health is impaired."

Health-related quality of life and socioeconomic status: inequalities among adults with a chronic disease
A Mielck, M Vogelmann, R Leidl
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2014, 12:58

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Increasing the scale and adoption of population health interventions

"This analysis articulates the processes of how decisions to scale up interventions are made, the roles of evidence, and contribution of different professional groups."

Increasing the scale and adoption of population health interventions: experiences and perspectives of policy makers, practitioners, and researchers
AJ Milat, L King, R Newson, L Wolfenden, C Rissel, A Bauman, S Redman
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2014, 12:18

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BMJ Quality & Safety: a collection of key articles

"This special collection reflects the depth and breadth of content from BMJ Quality & Safety, which encourages innovation and creative thinking to improve the quality of health care and the science of improvement."

Read the articles here.

Skilled for improvement?

"The Learning Communities Initiative aimed to explore the use of organisational techniques such as learning communities and communities of practice. It set out to work with selected improvement groups in the NHS to help them learn collectively about proven improvement methods (‘improvement science’) and to examine how the learning process – and hence the enhancement of quality – could be better deployed in future improvement initiatives."

Skilled for improvement?
The Health Foundation
March 2014

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Reducing harm to patients

"The example set by Virginia Mason illustrates that a bold ambition, set by an organisation’s leadership and communicated to all staff, has the potential to deliver tangible improvements in safety and the creation of a sustainable safety culture."

Reducing harm to patients
The Health Foundation
March 2014

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The four health systems of the United Kingdom: how do they compare?

"This report is the fourth in a series dating back to 1999 which looks at how the publicly financed health care systems in the four countries of the UK have fared before and after devolution."

The four health systems of the United Kingdom: how do they compare?
G Bevan, M Karanikolos, J Exley, E Nolte, S Connolly, N Mays
The Health Foundation, Nuffield Trust
April 2014

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Redirecting innovation in U.S. health care

"Our work for this project focused on identifying promising policy options to change which medical technologies are created in the first place, with these two related policy goals:

  1. Reduce total health care spending with the smallest possible loss of health benefits.
  2. Ensure that new medical products that increase spending are accompanied by health benefits that are worth the spending increases."

Redirecting innovation in U.S. health care: options to decrease spending and increase value
S Garber, SM Gates, EB Keeler, ME Vaiana, AW Mulcahy, C Lau, AL Kellerman
RAND Corporation
2014

Read the full text and supporting material, including case studies here.

Supporting public service transformation

"The primary audience for this document is cost-benefit analysis practitioners. By reading it, they will gain a clear understanding of the technical approaches developed by New Economy to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of public policy interventions."

Supporting public service transformation: cost benefit analysis guidance for local partnerships
HM Treasury, Public Service Transformation Network, New Economy
April 2014

Read more here.

Reducing the need for restrictive care

"The aim is to provide a framework within which adult health and social care services can develop a culture where restrictive interventions are only ever used as a last resort and only then for the shortest possible time."

Positive and proactive care: reducing the need for restrictive interventions (summary of key actions)
Department of Health
April 2014

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The 10 building blocks of high-performing primary care

"Achieving the triple aim of health reform—better health, improved patient experience, and more affordable costs—is dependent on a foundation of high-performing primary care."

The 10 building blocks of high-performing primary care
T Bodenheimer, A Ghorob, R Willard-Grace, K Grumbach
Annals of Family Medicine, 2014, 12(2)

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Transforming primary care

"Transforming primary care is the next step towards safe, personalised proactive out-of-hospital care for all."

Transforming primary care: safe, proactive, personalised care for those who need it most
Department of Health, NHS England
April 2014

Read more here.