Perceptions of barriers to evidence-based practice

"The goal of this study was to assess potential differences between administrators/policymakers and those involved in direct practice regarding factors believed to be barriers or facilitating factors to evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation in a large public mental health service system in the United States."
A comparison of policy and direct practice stakeholder perceptions of factors impacting evidence-based practice implementation using concept mapping
AE Gren, GA Aarons
Implementation Science, 2011, 6:104

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Product development partnerships

"PDPs reflect the current phase in the history of health technology development: the Era of Partnerships, in which the public and private sectors have found productive ways to collaborate."

Product development partnership: case studies of a new mechanism for health technology innovation
RT Mahoney
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2011, 9:33

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How do quality improvement interventions succeed?

"This qualitative case study compared 19 more and 19 less successful QIIs across a range of clinical and organizational settings, using a common framework that included project origination, organizational characteristics, intervention design and implementation challenges."

How do quality improvement interventions succeed?
SM O'Neill
RAND
August 2011

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Equity dimension in evaluations of the Quality and Outcomes Framework

"Introducing different targets for specific patient groups and including appropriate, non-disease specific and patient-centred indicators that grasp the complexity of primary care might refine the equity dimension of the evaluation of QOF."

The equity dimension in evaluations of the Quality and Outcomes Framework: a systematic review
P Boeckxstaens, D De Smedt, J De Maeseneer, L Annemans, S Willems
BMC Health Services Research, 2011, 11:209

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NHS staff management and health service quality

"Good staff management offers significant financial savings for the NHS, as its leaders respond to the challenge of sustainability in the face of increasing costs and demands".


NHS staff management and health service quality
Aston Business School
August 2011

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An assessment of variations in access to cancer treatments for patients in England, Scotland and Wales

"This report presents the first analysis of the actual variations that occur in access to newer cancer treatments on the NHS in England, Scotland and Wales."

Nations divided? An assessment of variations in access to cancer treatments for patients in England, Scotland and Wales
Rarer Cancers Foundation
August 2011

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NHS National Management Training Scheme

"We know that trainees do not just add value when they are on the Scheme; they continue to add value as they progress in their NHS careers."


NHS National Management Training Scheme
NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
July 2011

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