Do NHS healthcare commissioners produce the outcomes they hope to achieve?

"Commissioners made marginal investments in specific health conditions and services with the aim of improving a wide range of outcomes. There was little evidence of impact on the limited number of outcomes measured."

Do marginal investments made by NHS healthcare commissioners in the UK produce the outcomes they hope to achieve? Observational study
A O'Cathain, F Sampson, M Strong, M Pickin, E Goyder, S Dixon
BMJ Open, 2014, 5:e009336

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The future burden of obesity-related diseases

"Modelling future disease trends is a useful tool for policymakers so that they can allocate resources effectively and implement policies to prevent non-communicable diseases."

The future burden of obesity-related diseases in the 53 WHO European-Region countries and the impact of effective interventions: a modelling study
L Webber, D Divajeva, T Marsh, K McPherson, M Brown, G Galea, J Breda
BMJ Open, 2014, 4:e004787

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Modelling factors in primary care quality improvement

"High-quality primary care, including aspects of access to and continuity of care, detection and management, appears to be associated with reducing coronary heart disease mortality."

Modelling factors in primary care quality improvement: a cross-sectional study of premature CHD mortality
K Honeyford, R Baker, MJG Bankart, D Jones
BMJ Open, 2013, 3:e003391

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Factors associated with patient experiences of coronary heart disease

Primary care for chronic illness varies across European healthcare systems.

Identifying factors associated with experiences of coronary heart disease patients receiving structured chronic care and counselling in European primary care
S Ludt, J van Lieshout, SM Campbell, J Rochon, D Ose, T Freund, M Wensing, J Szecsenyi
BMC Health Services Research, 2012, 12:221

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