Evidence use in health, teaching, and policing

"This report outlines the pioneering evidence work of UK and Irish professional bodies in health, teaching and policing. They have been championing research and evaluation in the daily work of more than one million professionals – to improve the lives of patients, pupils and the wider public."

Bodies of Evidence How professional organisations in health, education and policing champion the use of research
J Breckon, H Mthiyane, J Shepherd
September 2019

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Psychosocial pathways and health outcomes

"This report highlights the current evidence that exists about the relationships between social determinants, psychosocial factors and health outcomes."

Psychosocial pathways and health outcomes: Informing action on health inequalities
R Bell
Institute of Health Equity
October 2017

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Voluntary sector action on the social determinants of health

"This report aims to provide the most relevant evidence to enable the voluntary sector to expand and develop its action on the social determinants of health. It has been developed with small- to medium-sized charities, who may only just be starting to engage with the issue."

Voluntary sector action on the social determinants of health
S Daly, J Allen
UCL Institute of Health Equity
2017

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Key principles of effective prevention education

"This report summarises research into effective pedagogical principles in the field of school-based preventative education (across a range of behaviours including drug and alcohol use, healthy eating, physical activity and sexual activity) as well as school-based programmes to build skills and attributes associated with reduced risk-taking behaviour (including social and emotional skills, and resilience)."

Key principles of effective prevention education
Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Association, Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP)
April 2016

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Effective strategies for the implementation of care bundles on ICUs

"The three most frequently used strategies were education, reminders and audit and feedback."

What are effective strategies for the implementation of care bundles on ICUs: a systematic review
MJ Borgert, A Goossens, DA Dongelmans
Implementation Science, 2015, 10:119

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Useful approaches for teaching about quality improvement

"This study provides guidance for future organisers and participants of quality improvement collaboratives about which learning approaches will best suit the participants and enhance improvement work."

Do quality improvement collaboratives’ educational components match the dominant learning style preferences of the participants?
AM Weggelaar-Jansen, J van Wijngaarden, SS Slaghuis
BMC Health Services Research, 2015, 15:239

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30 years of equalities practice in Birmingham

"In recent years, a number of cities have established Fairness Commissions. Prompted in part by Wilkinson and Pickett’s seminal work The Spirit Level, these Commissions have sought to address growing inequalities in society and ameliorate the damaging effects of public spending cuts and austerity."

From benign neglect to citizen khan: 30 years of equalities practice in Birmingham
brap, Barrow Cadbury Trust
June 2015

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Managing the care of people with long-term conditions

"Effective management of long-term conditions (LTCs) is widely recognised to be one of the greatest challenges facing the 21st-century National Health Service in England."

Managing the care of people with long-term conditions: Second report of session 2014-15
House of Commons
July 2014

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UK healthcare expertise

This is a collection of documents providing "information about the UK's different healthcare capabilities including case studies of successful overseas partnerships and projects with the UK."

Document titles include:

• Primary care: working in partnership 
• Education and training in healthcare: working in partnership 
• Infrastructure for health: working in partnership 
• Digital health: working in partnership 
• Health systems development: working in partnership 
• Healthcare: Public Private Partnerships

The delivery of 21st century services

"The identification of new scientific and clinical knowledge will impact on patient care through the development of new technology and the introduction of new ways of working."

The delivery of 21st century services: The implications for the evolution of the healthcare science workforce
NHS Health Education England
February 2014

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Structured education pulmonary rehabilitation programme for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care

"On the basis of the evidence collected alongside a cluster RCT, a structured education pulmonary rehabilitation programme for COPD delivered in primary care was, on average, more costly and more effective than the usual general practice care."

The cost-effectiveness of a structured education pulmonary rehabilitation programme for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care: the PRINCE cluster randomised trial
P Gillespie, et al.
BMJ Open, 2013, 3:e003479

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The Cavendish Review

"This Review can only ever be a first stage on a long journey. These recommendations are intended to start that journey, by ensuring that support staff are treated as a strategic resource in health and social care."

The Cavendish Review: an independent review into healthcare assistants and support workers in the NHS and social care settings
C Cavendish
July 2013

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Environmental scan of patient safety education and training programs

"This report, published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, presents the results of an environmental scan of existing patient safety education and training programs."

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Guide to the healthcare system in England

This guide has been written to explain about all the different organisations that "play a key role in making the NHS what it is."

Guide to the healthcare system in England
NHS England
May 2013

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Cumbria Partnership Journal of Research, Practice and Learning

The Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust publishes an academic journal, the Cumbria Partnership Journal of Research, Practice and Learning, in both print and electronic format. The electronic version is freely available on their website at this link:

The content is grouped under the following headings:

• Research reports
• Education and learning
• Quality/organisational change
• Reflective practice/case studies

Ensuring education reform enhances patient outcome

"The creation of Health Education England (HEE) and Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs) provides the opportunity for employers to ensure that the £5 billion annual national investment in education and training delivers the maximum benefits for patients."

Ensuring education reform enhances patient outcome: providers' planning and driving a workforce budget of £5bn
NHS Employers
June 2012

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World class education and training, for world class healthcare

"The values embedded across Health Education England shall support its goal to develop a flexible and compassionate workforce focused on high quality care that is responsive to changing needs."

World class education and training, for world class healthcare: introducing Health Education England
Health Education England
June 2012

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Paving the way

"High quality education and learning are critical to the delivery of excellence in health and social care, and this is now seen as a core part of NHS business."

Paving the way
Royal Society for Public Health
January 2012

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Nurturing collaborative practice

"Interprofessional collaborative practice has been seen as an enabler for improving patient care and meeting the current demands on the healthcare system."

South Eastern Interprofessional Collaborative Learning Environment (SEIPCLE): nurturing collaborative practiceV Byrnes, A O'Riordan, C Schroder, C Chapman, J Medves, M Paterson, R Grigg
Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice and Education, 2012, 2.2

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