Public health interventions may offer society a return on investment

"Each £1 invested in public health interventions could offer an average return on investment to the wider health and social care economy of £14."

Public health interventions may offer society a return on investment of £14 for each £1 spent
NIHR Signal
July 2017

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Putting the pieces together: Removing the barriers to excellent patient care

"We need a system that enables doctors, nurses and others on the front line of the NHS to deliver the safest, most effective care, in whatever setting is most appropriate for each patient’s needs."

Putting the pieces together: Removing the barriers to excellent patient care
Royal College of Physicians
September 2015

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Call for papers: Innovations in health care deliver: Call for papers for a year long series

"Articles on devices, information technologies, and other technologies that have effects on care delivery are welcome, as are reports on sociological, managerial, and organizational changes. One area not central to this initiative is innovation in health care payment and finance, which has numerous publication outlets. JAMA will focus on new ways in which care is organized and delivered, not paid for."

Innovations in health care deliver: Call for papers for a yearlong series
D Berwick, H Bauchner, PB Fontanarosa
Journal of the American Medical Association, 2015, 314(7):675-76

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Study on the use of contractual mechanisms in commissioning

"Overall, the findings of the study indicate that retaining a national standard contract is advisable, as it can both ensure a degree of uniformity in respect of nationally important issues across the country, and reduce transactions costs involved in contract negotiation at local level."

Study on the use of contractual mechanisms in commissioning: Final report
P Allen, C Petsoulas, B Ritchie
Policy Research Unit in Commissioning and the Healthcare System
May 2015

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Planning for the Better Care Fund

"The initial planning for the £5.3 billion Better Care Fund was deeply flawed..... The Departments and NHS England redesigned the Fund and asked local areas to submit revised plans in September 2014. The latest plans suggest that local areas expect to pool £5.3 billion and save £532 million in 2015–16."

Planning for the Better Care Fund: Thirty-seventy report of session 2014-15
House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts
The Stationery Office Limited
February 2015

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Funding overview: NHS finances

"While administration costs are falling, investment in management is crucial for an organisation of the size of the NHS. It more difficult to implement and embed new ways of working, and to achieve ongoing productivity savings, in an under-managed system."

Funding overview: NHS finances
T Lloyd, B Gershlick, S Lafond, A Roberts
The Health Foundation
January 2015

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NHS finances: The challenge all political parties need to face

In this briefing we set out our analysis of the funding issues facing the NHS. The briefing covers:

• UK health funding in the context of past trends and international comparisons of health service spending
• English NHS finances over the current parliament
• The outlook for NHS finances over the next parliament and beyond.

NHS finances: The challenge all political parties need to face
A Charlesworth
The Health Foundation
January 2015

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Three tests for a credible health policy

"In order to meet this enormous challenge, there is consensus that over the next five years the NHS in England needs to focus on three aims:

1. maintaining and improving care quality now
2. transforming the way care is delivered for the future
3. achieving financial balance."

Three tests for a credible health policy
The Health Foundation
February 2015

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System-wide approach to turn around a struggling health economy

"Faced with a growing older population, one struggling health economy created a strategy and a no blame culture to improve their services."

The system-wide approach to turn around a struggling health economy
J Inglesfield, J McEvoy
Health Service Journal
February 2015

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Any town toolkit for clinical commissioning groups

"NHS England has produced a toolkit called ‘Any town’, which using high level health system modelling, allows clinical commissioning groups to map how interventions could improve local health services and close the financial gap."

The toolkit contains 5 modules:

• A methodology guide
• An urban model module
• A suburban model module
• A rural model module
• A further information guide

Access the toolkit here.

Right Care commissioning Resource Centre

Right Care have brought together a range of resources to support the work of commissioners. The Resource Centre includes:

• Casebooks
• Online learning videos
• CCG SPOT Tool
• Commissioning for Value packs
• Population Healthcare Glossary
• Essential reading

Access these resources here.

Managing financial difficulties in health economies

"This research provides insight into the causes of, and reactions to, financial difficulty and the types of factors that have helped and hindered health economies in addressing deficits."

Managing financial difficulties in health economies: lessons for clinical commissioning groups
N Curry, B Rumbold, R Edwards, S Arora
Nuffield Trust
October 2013

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