The public's voice about healthcare quality regulation policies

"Our study contributes to the limited knowledge of public opinion on government regulation policies. This knowledge is needed in order to effectively assess different approaches to involve the public in regulation policies."

The public's voice about healthcare quality regulation policies. A population-based survey
R Bouwman, M Bomhoff, JD de Jong, P Robben, R Friele
BMC Health Services Research, 2015, 15:325

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Geographic variation in unplanned hospital admission rates and length of stay for ambulatory care sensitive conditions

"Policymakers targeting a reduction in unplanned admissions could introduce initiatives to improve primary care access and quality or develop alternatives to admission."

A systematic review of the magnitude and cause of geographic variation in unplanned hospital admission rates and length of stay for ambulatory care sensitive conditions
J Busby, S Purdy, W Hollingworth
BMC Health Services Research, 2015, 15:324

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Coordination of clinical information and management across levels of care

"This set of indicators comprehensively address the different attributes of clinical coordination in main transitions across levels of care."

Development and testing of indicators to measure coordination of clinical information and management across levels of care
MB Aller, et al.
BMC Health Services Research, 2015, 15:323

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Weekend hospitalization and additional risk of death

"Admission at the weekend is associated with increased risk of subsequent death within 30 days of admission. The likelihood of death actually occurring is less on a weekend day than on a mid-week day."

Weekend hospitalization and additional risk of death: An analysis of inpatient data
N Freemantle, et al.
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2012, 105: 74-84

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A priority-setting method for evidence-based service development

"The method recruited and retained people with diverse experience and views within a health community and took account of a full range of evidence. It enabled a diverse group of stakeholders to travel together in a direction that converged with the messages coming out of the research and successfully yielded priorities for service improvement that met competing requirements."

Squaring the circle: a priority-setting method for evidence-based service development, reconciling research with multiple stakeholder views
R Hutten, GD Parry, T Ricketts, J Cooke
BMC Health Services Research, 2015, 15:320

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Narrative review of models and success factors for scaling up public health interventions

"Conceptual frameworks can assist both policy makers and researchers to determine the type of research that is most useful at different stages of scaling up processes."

Narrative review of models and success factors for scaling up public health interventions
AJ Milat, A Bauman, S Redman
Implementation Science, 2015, 10:113

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New organisational models of primary care to meet the future needs of the NHS

"We identified three overlapping categories of models: models that introduce new, or change existing, roles in general practice; models of collaboration among professionals and among sectors (primary care, secondary care and social care); and new organisational forms for general practice."

New organisational models of primary care to meet the future needs of the NHS: a brief overview of recent reports
T Bienkowska-Gibbs, S King, C Saunders, M-L Henham
RAND Europe
June 2015

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