Review of operational productivity in NHS providers

"Many hospitals have told us they would welcome more detailed guidance on what
good looks like. We therefore believe it would be appropriate to publish, in stages, what a model NHS hospital could look like in terms of operational productivity and cost."

Review of operational productivity in NHS providers: Interim report
NHS Procurement
June 2015

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Cost of hospital-acquired complications for older people with and without dementia

"Advances in models of care, nurse skill-mix and healthy work environments show promise in prevention of these complications for dementia and non-dementia patients."

The cost of hospital-acquired complications for older people with and without dementia: a retrospective cohort study
K Bail, et al.
BMC Health Services Research, 2015, 15:91

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Self-management support interventions to reduce health care utilisation

"Self-management support interventions can reduce health service utilization without compromising patient health outcomes, although effects were generally small, and the evidence was strongest in respiratory and cardiovascular disorders."

Self-management support interventions to reduce health care utilisation without compromising outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
M Panagioti, et al.
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:356

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