A cost/benefit analysis of self-care systems in the European Union

"The study offers added value to existing literature on self-care, which tends to focus on pharmaceutical treatments for the use in self-care. By assessing the effectiveness of self-care treatments, assessing self-care initiatives in cost-benefit analysis and developing a methodlogy for transferability of best-practice self-care initiatives, scientific evidence could be supplemented by a practical guide for policy-makers for identifying and transferring best-practices in self-care. The results highlight that political commitment to self-care is essential for the implementation and uptake of self-care. Further, it shows that for successful self-care initiatives a change in “culture” is necessary, so that patients take responsibility for their own health. In this context, patient information and clear communication is of particular relevance."

A cost/benefit analysis of self-care systems in the European Union
H Ostermann, AT Renner, J Bobek, P Schneider, S Vogler
European Union
April 2015

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Self-management support interventions to reduce health care utilisation

"Self-management support interventions can reduce health service utilization without compromising patient health outcomes, although effects were generally small, and the evidence was strongest in respiratory and cardiovascular disorders."

Self-management support interventions to reduce health care utilisation without compromising outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
M Panagioti, et al.
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:356

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Prioritising person-centred care - the evidence

"Person-centred care involves placing people at the forefront of their health and care. It ensures people retain control, helps them make informed decisions and supports a partnership between individuals, families and services." National Voices has produced these documents which contain "the evidence from 779 systematic reviews of ways to make person centred care happen."

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Measuring what really matters

"The paper describes the principles of person-centred care and the activities that a person-centred system should undertake in different contexts."

Measuring what really matters
A Collins
The Health Foundation
April 2014

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Networks that work: partnerships for integrated care and services

"This publication shows how third sector organisations can develop and provide services that can help people to get themselves on top of their conditions."

Networks that work: partnerships for integrated care and services
NESTA Innovation Unit
August 2013

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Breaking boundaries: a manifesto for primary care by the NHS Alliance

"This manifesto calls for all of us – patients, professionals, managers and policy makers – to break the boundaries that too often disable people from caring for themselves and prevent clinicians from delivering high quality, cost effective, integrated care with a new focus on health and wellbeing and prevention."

Breaking boundaries: a manifesto for primary care by the NHS Alliance
NHS Alliance
March 2013

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Package of Innovation for managing kidney disease in primary care

"The Package includes training materials for Practice staff (slide sets/handouts/supporting notes) on the management of CKD, quality improvement techniques and how to facilitate patient self-management."

Package of Innovation for managing kidney disease in primary care
Kidney Research UK
2012

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Effectiveness of booklet based vestibular rehabilitation for chronic dizziness in primary care

"Booklet based vestibular rehabilitation for chronic dizziness is a simple and cost effective means of improving patient reported outcomes in primary care."

Clinical and cost effectiveness of booklet based vestibular rehabilitation for chronic dizziness in primary care: single blind, parallel group, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial
L Yardley, F Barker, I Muller, D Turner, S Kirby, M Mullee, A Morris, P Little
British Medical Journal, 2012, 344:e2237

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Co-creating health: evaluation of first phase

"The first phase of the Co-creating Health improvement programme was a three year initiative in eight sites across the UK that aimed to demonstrate the impact, on clinicians and patients alike, of integrating self-management support into routine care for people with long-term conditions."

Co-creating health: evaluation of first phase
LM Wallace, A Turner, J Kosmala-Anderson, S Sharma, J Jesuthasan, C Bourne, A Realpe
The Health Foundation
April 2012

Self-management of diabetes in hospital

"The aim of the document is to improve the safety of the in hospital management of diabetes."

Self-management of diabetes in hospital
Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care Group
March 2012

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Self management support resource centre

This self management support area has been developed by The Health Foundation, to support healthcare professionals, service managers and commissioners develop their understanding of self management support.

Find out more here.

Developing and commissioning non-traditional providers

"Non-traditional providers (such as voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises) are important additions to routinely commissioned services."

"Thanks for the Petunias": A guide to developing and commissioning non-traditional providers to support the self management of people with long term conditions
S King
NHS North East Innovation Fund, Sandra King Associates
May 2011

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Building new relationships between people with long-term conditions and a supportive health service

"Co-creating Health is the Health Foundation’s improvement programme that helps people with long term conditions take control of their health and supports them to self manage."

Snapshot: co-creating health: building new relationships between people with long-term conditions and a supportive health service
The Health Foundation
April 2011

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