Public attitudes to the NHS

"This report analyses the results of a series of questions about the NHS that were included in the 2014 British Social Attitudes Survey, undertaken by NatCen Social Research. The survey took place in late summer/early autumn 2014 and 2,878 adults from across Great Britain were surveyed."

Public attitudes to the NHS: An analysis of responses to questions in the British Social Attitudes Survey
B Gershlick, A Charlesworth, E Taylor
The Health Foundation
February 2015

Read more here and view the accompanying slidepack here.

Building the foundations for improvement

"The report draws out some key lessons from the trusts’ improvement journeys which will be useful for organisations that are considering building improvement capability at scale. It also provides a useful checklist of points for organisations to consider before planning, designing and delivering an improvement capability building programme."

Building the foundations for improvement: How five UK trusts built quality improvement capability at scale within their organisations
B Jones, T Woodhead
February 2015

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A 'one-stop shop' for research evidence about health systems

"Researchers and research funding agencies can use Health Systems Evidence to identify gaps in the current stock of research evidence and domains that could benefit from primary research, systematic reviews, and review overviews."

Developing and refining the methods for a 'one-stop shop' for research evidence about health systems
JN Lavis, et al.
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2015, 13:10

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Organizational culture change in U.S. hospitals

Leadership Saves Lives (LSL) is a novel longitudinal intervention study which looks at the process of promoting hospital organizational culture change.

Organizational culture change in U.S. hospitals: a mixed methods longitudinal intervention study
EL Linnander, AL Brewster, H Ting, HM Krumholz, EH Bradley
Implementation Science, 2015, 10:29

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Efficient and effective policy responses for complex public health problems

"Simulation modelling used for policy analysis offers promise in being able to better operationalise research evidence to support decision making for complex problems, improve targeting of public health policy, and offers a foundation for strengthening relationships between policy makers, stakeholders, and researchers."

A modelling tool for policy analysis to support the design of efficient and effective policy responses for complex public health problems
JA Atkinson, A Page, R Wells, A Milat, A Wilson
Implementation Science, 2015, 10:26

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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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Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group (PSSAG)

"PSSAG is a Department of Health expert committee that was established in 2013 to provide ongoing advice to Ministers on whether services are specialised and should be nationally commissioned by NHS England, rather than locally commissioned by Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)."

Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group (PSSAG): Recommendations to Ministers
Department of Health
March 2015

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