Is bigger better? Lessons for large-scale general practice

"Traditional general practice is changing. Three-quarters of practices are now working collaboratively in larger-scale organisations – albeit with varying degrees of ambition. Policy-makers and practitioners have high hopes for these organisations and their potential to transform services both within primary care and beyond. But can we be confident that they can live up to these expectations? This research summary presents the key findings from a 15-month study of large-scale general practice organisations in England. It was informed by an extensive literature review, and combined national surveys with in-depth case studies of contrasting, largescale general practice organisations and analysis of 15 quality indicators."

Is bigger better? Lessons for large-scale general practice
R Rosen, S Kumpunen, N Curry, A Davies, L Pettigrew, L Kossarova
Nuffield Trust
July 2016

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Making it better together: A call to action on the future of health and wellbeing boards

"This publication is a challenge and a call to action to local commissioners, Government and national bodies to support health and wellbeing boards in bringing about a radical transformation in the health of our communities."

A call to action on the future of health and wellbeing boards
Local Government Association
June 2015

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Scoping review of patient-centered care approaches in healthcare

"The fact that all identified approaches to patient-centered care incorporated strategies to achieve effective communication, partnership, and health promotion indicates that clinicians can select a patient-centered approach from the literature that best suits their patient’s needs, and be confident that it will satisfy the three core elements of patient-centered care provision."

Scoping review of patient-centered care approaches in healthcare
MK Constand, JC MacDermid, V Dal Bello-Haas, M Law
BMC Health Services Research, 2014, 14:271

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UK healthcare expertise

This is a collection of documents providing "information about the UK's different healthcare capabilities including case studies of successful overseas partnerships and projects with the UK."

Document titles include:

• Primary care: working in partnership 
• Education and training in healthcare: working in partnership 
• Infrastructure for health: working in partnership 
• Digital health: working in partnership 
• Health systems development: working in partnership 
• Healthcare: Public Private Partnerships

Child health profiles

"Child Health Profiles provide a snapshot of child health and well-being for each local authority in England using key health indicators, which enables comparison locally, regionally and nationally. By using the profiles local organisations can work in partnership to plan and commission evidence-based services based on local need."

Child health profiles
Child and Maternal Health Observatory (from 01/04/13 part of Public Health England)
March 2013

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Factors that promote and hinder joint and integrated working between health and social care services

"This is an update of a previous systematic review on the factors that promote and hinder joint working between health and social care services."

Factors that promote and hinder joint and integrated working between health and social care services
A Cameron, R Lart, L Bostock, C Coomber
Social Care Institute for Excellence
April 2012

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Producing synergy in collaborations

"This paper describes a Norwegian hospital’s nutrition innovation that enhanced collaboration across and within the hospital hierarchy."

Producing synergy in collaborations: a successful hospital innovation
L Corwin, JH Corbin, MB Mittelmark
The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal, 2012, 17(1):5

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