Researching effective approaches to cleaning in hospitals

"The study uses the integrated Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (iPARIHS) framework to support the tailored implementation of the environmental cleaning bundle in each hospital."

Researching effective approaches to cleaning in hospitals: protocol of the REACH study, a multi-site stepped-wedge randomised trial
L Hall, et al.
Implementation Science, 2016, 11:44

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Achieving change in primary care—causes of the evidence to practice gap

"This comprehensive review of reviews summarises current knowledge on the barriers and facilitators to implementation of diverse complex interventions in primary care."

Achieving change in primary care—causes of the evidence to practice gap: systematic reviews of reviews
R Lau, et al.
Implementation Science, 016, 11:40

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Discharge planning: Best practice in transitions of care

"The report seeks to provide key recommendations that contribute to an improved discharge experience for patients, carers and their families, and identifies examples of effective discharge planning."

Discharge planning: Best practice in transitions of care
The Queen's Nursing Institute
2016

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Patient care: A unified approach: A case study report

"This report highlights case studies that exemplify how integration between GPs and physicians can be achieved. The case studies span a wide range of services in England and Wales, and cover a variety of learning points involving different specialties, different population groups and different ways of addressing complex issues. This report has been compiled to share learning from successful examples of integration, and to encourage GPs and physicians to reflect on their own practice."

Patient care: A unified approach: A case study report
Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of General Practitioners
March 2016

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Enhancing evidence informed policymaking in complex health systems

"In developing and supporting evidence-to-policy interventions, due consideration should be given to fit-for-purpose approaches, as different needs in policymaking cycles require adapted processes and knowledge. Greater consideration should be provided to approaches embedding the use of research in real-world policymaking, better suited to the complex adaptive nature of health systems."

Enhancing evidence informed policymaking in complex health systems: lessons from multi-site collaborative approaches
EV Langlois, V Becerril Monteklo, T Young, K Song,  Alcalde-Rabanal, N Tran
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2016, 14:20

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Opportunity costs and local health service spending decisions

"All health care systems face the need to find the resources to meet new demands such as a new, cost-increasing health technology."

Opportunity costs and local health service spending decisions: A qualitative study from Wales
S Karlsberg Schaffer, J Sussex, D Hughes, N Devlin
BMC Health Searches Research, 2016

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Bringing together physical and mental health: A new frontier for integrated care

"The report identifies 10 areas where there is particular scope for improvement. These span the full range of health system activities, illustrating that change is needed across the system. Commissioners and providers can use these 10 areas as a guide to identify where some of the most significant opportunities for quality improvement and cost control lie."

Bringing together physical and mental health: A new frontier for integrated care
C Naylor, P Das, S Ross, M Honeyman, J Thompson, H Gilburt
The King's Fund
March 2016

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