How non-health charities address the social determinants of health

"This report aims to support non-health charities to better understand and use the evidence about the social factors that impact on people’s health and well-being."

Keeping us well: How non-health charities address the social determinants of health
C Lamb, I Joy, K Boswell
New Philanthropy Capital
November 2017

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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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The journey to integration: Learning from seven leading localities

"The LGA has long advocated the benefits of integrated, person-centred care as a key vehicle to improve people’s health and wellbeing and experience of care, alongside bringing financial sustainability to the health and care system. The findings in this report highlight how through determined collective and collaborative leadership which engages and empowers everyone in their locality, it is possible to make great strides towards these outcomes. I hope this report informs and inspires us all to achieve the step change our communities deserve."

The journey to integration: Learning from seven leading localities
B Richardson - Carnall Farrar
Local Government Association
April 2016

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Transforming healthcare in England’s core cities

"Through a series of case studies, this report explains how core cities commissioners are addressing such challenges. It is grouped around four key themes:

• equitable care
• partnership working
• improving wellbeing
• changing healthcare."

Transforming healthcare in England’s core cities
NHS Clinical Commissioners
September 2015

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Why staff health matters to patient care

"This report by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), entitled Work and wellbeing in the NHS: why staff health matters to patient care, sets out why it is in the best interests of both patients and NHS organisations for the health, wellbeing and engagement of the NHS workforce to be prioritised."

Work and wellbeing in the NHS: Why staff health matters to patient care
Royal College of Physicians
March 2015

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Guide to community-centred approaches for health and wellbeing

"Communities that are involved in decision-making about their area and the services within it, that are well networked and supportive and where neighbours look out for each other, all have a positive impact on people’s health and wellbeing."

A guide to community-centred approaches for health and wellbeing: Full report
Public Health England, NHS England
February 2015

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Inequalities, health behaviours and incentives

The latest issue of Eurohealth contains articles about:

• Inequalities and health behaviours
• Effectiveness and ethics of health incentives
• Political strategies in public health
• Nudging and solidarity

Eurohealth: Quarterly of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, 2014, 20(2)

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Identifying unwarranted variation across mental health and wellbeing indicators in England

"Within the health and social care system in England, there is a major challenge to deliver value at low costs, whilst reducing unwarranted variation in outcomes, quality, safety and costs and working to prevent disease. Despite data being available, this is the first Atlas of Variation to focus solely on unwarranted variation in mental health in England."

The CentreForum Atlas of Variation: Identifying unwarranted variation across mental health and wellbeing indicators in England
H Taggart
CentreForum
July 2014

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Commissioning mental health services for people from black and minority ethnic communities

"Regardless of their ethnic background, everyone who uses a mental health service (or cares for someone who does) should have equitable access to effective interventions, and equitable experiences and outcomes. Commissioners have a legal duty to ensure this."

Guidance for commissioners of mental health services for people with black and minority ethnic communities
Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health
July 2014

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Read a summary from the Commissioning Elf here.

Focus on....the health and care of older people

"This publication provides a compilation of information on older people living in England to give a broad picture of their health, care and wellbeing."

Focus on....the health and care of older people
Health & Social Care Information Centre
June 2014

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How does money influence health?

“Improving the income of the poorest members of society is often proposed as a way of improving their health, and hence reducing health inequalities.”

How does money influence health?
M Benzeval, L Bond, M Campbell, M Egan, T Lorenc, M Petticrew, F Popham
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
March 2014

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Wellbeing: Why it matters to health policy

"Wellbeing should be an outcome alongside other, more objective, outcomes."

Wellbeing: Why it matters to health policy
Department of Health
January 2014

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Psychological wellbeing and work: improving service provision and outcomes

"This study investigates how the employment outcomes of people with common mental health problems can be improved and what policies and interventions could help them maintain or gain work."

Psychological wellbeing and work: improving service provision and outcomes
C van Stolk, J Hofman, M Hafner, B Janta
Department for Work & Pensions, Department of Health
January 2014

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Life after death: six steps to improve support in bereavement

"These steps could bring great benefits to individuals and to society as a whole: reducing the use of acute health and social care services, lessening the number of days lost to the economy, and improving the wellbeing of those facing such a significant change in their lives."

Life after death: six steps to improve support in bereavement
National Bereavement Alliance, National Council for Palliative Care, Dying Matters Coalition
January 2014

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Psychological wellbeing and work: improving service provision and outcomes

"This report aims to examine the existing evidence on mental health interventions and propose new approaches to develop the evidence base for future policy development."

Psychological wellbeing and work: improving service provision and outcomes
C van Stolk, J Hofman, M Hafner, B Janta
RAND Europe
January 2014

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Closing the gap: priorities for essential change in mental health

"High-quality mental health services with an emphasis on recovery should be commissioned in all areas, reflecting local need."

Closing the gap: priorities for essential change in mental health
Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnership Directorate
January 2014

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The time is ripe for evidence-based child policy in the EU

"This brief discusses some of the reasons why decisionmakers in the field of child policy in the EU may wish to employ evidence-based resources to support decisions."

The time is ripe for evidence-based child policy in the EU
RAND Europe
August 2013

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Co-ordinated care in primary mental health

"This case study is part of a research project undertaken by The King’s Fund and funded by Aetna and the Aetna Foundation in the USA to compare five successful UK-based models of care co-ordination."

The Esteem Team: Co-ordinated care in the Sandwell Integrated Primary Care Mental Health and Wellbeing Service
V Thiel, L Sonola, N Goodwin, DL Kodner
The King's Fund
August 2013

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Reclaiming a population health perspective

"The report, which was written by the Nuffield Trust, commissioned by the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC), examines the arguments for encouraging and enabling general practices to take a much more proactive role in improving the health and wellbeing of their local populations, as well as their individual patients."

Reclaiming a population health perspective
R Thorlby
Nuffield Trust
April 2013

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