Effective strategies for the implementation of care bundles on ICUs

"The three most frequently used strategies were education, reminders and audit and feedback."

What are effective strategies for the implementation of care bundles on ICUs: a systematic review
MJ Borgert, A Goossens, DA Dongelmans
Implementation Science, 2015, 10:119

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Admissions avoidance and diabetes

"The document emphasises the scale of the clinical and financial problem of diabetes admissions to UK hospitals and commissioners, and describes models shown to reduce variability."

Admissions avoidance and diabetes: guidance for clinical commissioning groups and clinical teams
Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care
December 2013

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Read a summary from the Commissioning Elf here.

Auditing and improving your mental health services

"A guide to auditing and improving your mental health services so that it is effective in supporting people with autism and people with learning disabilities."

Green Light Toolkit
Department of Health, Mental Health Network NHS Confederation, National Development Team for inclusion
November 2013

Access the toolkit here.

National audit of intermediate care

"As in 2012, the 2013 audit has highlighted wide variation in the extent of multi-agency commissioning, the scale of services provided and how intermediate care sits within the full range of health and social care services within each local area."

National audit of intermediate care
NHS Benchmarking Network
November 2013

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National report of the National Hip Fracture Database

"While the challenges of improving post-acute care are recognised as substantial, greatly improving its documentation will provide a basis for comparisons that will be of interest not only to patients and their carers, but to acute and post-acute clinical teams, and to agencies commissioning hip fracture care – agencies which are likely to value cost-effectiveness, especially when it is linked to higher quality care....This Supplement to the National Hip Fracture Database 2012 National Report extends the findings of that Report and should be read in conjunction with it."

The National Hip Fracture Database National Report 2012 - supplement
National Hip Fracture Database
March 2013

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Fit enough for patients?

"Physiotherapy services play a vital role in improving staff health and wellbeing, and many of the trusts highlighted in this report are already putting physiotherapy at the heart of wellbeing services for staff."

Fit enough for patients? An audit of workplace health and wellbeing services for NHS staff
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
March 2013

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National Diabetes Inpatient Audit 2011

"This year’s audit has demonstrated progress in several areas but also reveals that there is considerably more to be done if the safety and care of people with diabetes in hospital is to be assured."

National Diabetes Inpatient Audit 2011
Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership, NHS The Information Centre, Diabetes UK
May 2012

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Quality accounts: 2011/12 audit guidance

"Guidance for NHS trusts on additional reporting requirements to support external audit of Quality Accounts for the year 2011/12."

Quality accounts: 2011/12 audit guidance
Department of Health
April 2012

Read more here and access the accompanying toolkit here.

NHS financial year 2010/11

"This report summarises the findings from the 2010/11 audit of primary care trust (PCT), NHS trust and strategic health authority (SHA) accounts."

NHS financial year 2010/11: a summary of auditors'work
Audit Commission
August 2011

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