Collaborative research and the co-production of knowledge for practice

"In our view, the theory of co-production provides useful insights into what it is about the qualities of collaborative working that inspire the requisite mechanisms for generating knowledge that is translated into practice. The theory provides a potentially useful basis for future knowledge translation programmes and projects in applied health research in a range of contexts."

Collaborative research and the co-production of knowledge for practice: an illustrative case study
J Heaton, J Day, N Britten
Implementation Science, 2016, 11:20

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At the heart of health: Realising the value of people and communities

"This report explores the value of people and communities at the heart of health, in support of the NHS Five Year Forward View vision to develop a new relationship with people and communities."

At the heart of health: Realising the value of people and communities
NESTA
February 2016

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Tools to help provide care and support at home

"These pages provide useful tools, resources and examples of innovative approaches to enabling older people and people with disabilities to live well and independently in their own homes. They provide specific information across 8 key areas for adult social care commissioners, housing and care providers, primary care services and NHS hospital trusts on shaping, commissioning, funding, and delivering a range of care and support solutions for people living in their own homes."

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How should we think about value in health and care?

"This paper suggests reframing value in health and care, drawing on ideas from a number of sources, and in particular from public and social value theory. These approaches emphasise that the outcomes we aim to achieve must be responsive to what relevant groups of people – ‘citizens’,
‘viewers’, ‘stakeholders’ – value."

How should we think about value in health and care?
Realising the value: Empowering people engaging communities
The Health Foundation, Nesta
September 2015

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Co-production in practice

"The low uptake of telecare and telehealth services by older people may be explained by the limited involvement of users in the design."

Co-production in practice: how people with assisted living needs can help design and evolve technologies and services
J Wherton, P Sugarhood, R Procter, S Hinder, T Greenhalgh
Implementation Science, 2015, 10:75

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How to commission better mental health and wellbeing services

"Partnerships with relevant third sector organisations are critical to help commissioners reach young people."

Right Here:  How to commission better mental health and wellbeing services for young people
Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Mental Health Foundation
2014

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Click here to read a summary from The Commissioning Elf.

A commissioner's guide to primary care mental health

"Ten lessons have been derived from 108 international, national and regional case studies. Lessons which cover community based care, proactive wellbeing, accessible services and coordinated mental healthcare."

A commissioner's guide to primary care mental health
NHS London Strategic Clinical Networks
July 2014

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Read a summary from the Commissioning Elf here.

Co-production in commissioning decisions

"The research indicated that coproduction may be an important factor for satisfaction with decision-making in the commissioning of healthcare services."

Coproduction in commissioning decisions: is there an association with decision satisfaction for commissioners working in the NHS? A cross-sectional survey 2010/2011
S Taylor-Phillips, et al.
BMJ Open, 2014;4:e004810

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Free access to special issue of Journal of Integrated Care

This special issue of Journal of Integrated Care focuses on commissioning and the third sector, and can be freely read until 14th December 2013 by visiting Emerald Publishers using the following login details:
username: integrated
password: emerald2013

Articles include:

• Evaluating a third sector community service following stroke
• Co-producing care services in rural areas
• Singing from the same hymn sheet? Commissioning of preventative services from the third sector

Sustaining and spreading self-management support

"Changing the way healthcare is delivered so that patients are supported to more effectively manage their longterm condition is also hard – it involves redefining the role of professionals and patients and putting in place processes and infrastructure that support new ways of working."

Sustaining and spreading self-management support: lessons from Co-creating Health phase 2
Health Foundation
September 2013

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