Health care lessons from Australia

"This paper is the first in a series that examines the way health services are funded and delivered in other nations."

Health care lessons from Australia
N Esmail
Fraser Institute
February 2013

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Fast track for a foot attack: reducing amputations

"Amputations have been reduced by over 50% where hospitals have introduced multidisciplinary footcare teams and promoted rapid access to them."

Putting feet first: fast track for a foot attack: reducing amputations
Diabetes UK
February 2013

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Regulatory cultures and research governance

"This report is intended to help improve understanding of health research governance in the UK by exploring the regulatory practices and cultures in other countries and sectors."

Regulatory cultures and research governance
C Manville, P Hackett, S Gunashekar, M Morgan Jones
RAND Europe
2013

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Quality improvement and accreditation mechanisms in primary healthcare

"Overall, the quality improvement studies show evidence of varying support and strength of the effects of quality improvement on outcomes in primary healthcare."

Synthesis of quality improvement and accreditation mechanisms in primary healthcare
M O'Beirne, et al.
Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement
December 2012

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Lifecourse Tracker

"This report is based on the first of a series of bi-annual surveys which will track core health behaviours, their interactions and influences, and how these vary across lifecourses."

Lifecourse Tracker: Wave 1 Spring 2012: interim summary report
B Williams, C Bhaumik, A Silk
GfK NOP Social Research
February 2013

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Anatomy of health spending 2011/12

"This report presents findings of new analysis of the financial performance of the NHS in England and the Department of Health between 2003/04 and 2011/12. It examines recent changes in the labour productivity of acute hospitals (both NHS and foundation trusts), identifies the factors associated with variations in labour productivity and develops a new measure of labour productivity."

The anatomy of health spending 2011/12
NM Jones, A Charlesworth
Nuffield Trust
March 2013

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Commissioning high-quality care for people with long-term conditions

"This study explored what commissioners actually do to commission care for people with long-term conditions, and how this might be improved."

Commissioning high-quality care for people with long-term conditions
J Smith, A Porter, S Shaw, R Rosen, I Blunt, N Mays
Nuffield Trust
March 2013

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