Impact on local government and poorer communities

"This report focuses in particular on the impacts on poorer households and communities, and seeks to identify some key messages for policymakers that would enable the process to continue in a way that minimises harm and has most chance of delivering savings in a manner that supports more efficient and more effective local government services."

The cost of the cuts: The impact on local government and poorer communities
A Hastings, N Bailey, G Bramley, M Gannon, D Watkins
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
March 2015

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Closing the Gap through Changing Relationships: evaluation

"The Health Foundation’s Closing the Gap through Changing Relationships programme was launched in 2010. The programme funded seven projects, which aimed to change one or more of three types of relationships:

1. between the individual using a service and those who work in healthcare provision
2. between people using services and the wider healthcare system
3. between communities and the wider healthcare system."

Read the report and supporting material here.

Making integrated care happen at scale and pace

"The aim of this paper is to support the process of ‘making it happen’ by summarising the steps that need to be taken to make integrated care a reality ..."

Making integrated care happen at scale and pace
C Ham, N Walsh
March 2013

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Beyond consultation: a guide for health commissioners

"This guide suggests different and practical ways for health commissioners to encourage real engagement between service users and staff so that health services can adequately address the needs of seldom-heard groups."

Beyond consultation: a guide for health commissioners: How staff and service users can work together to improve health services
R Vincent, C Miskelly
Panos London and Naz Project
March 2012

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Principles for integrated care

This paper presents a set of principles for integrated care, based on the experiences of service users, and research evidence.


Principles for integrated care
National Voices
October 2011

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Can patients be teachers?

"Involving patients and service users in healthcare professionals’ education"


Can patients be teachers?
The Health Foundation
October 2011

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