Improving health and social care in London

"A strong emphasis of the government’s health and social care reforms has been on supporting integration across health, public health, social care and other support."

Improving health and social care in London: supporting integrated commissioning
London Councils
January 2012

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Competition in the NHS

"The NHS is far from being a competition-free zone, but the extent of competition remains confined to a minority of the services provided to NHS patients."

Competition in the NHS
Office of Health Economics Commission
January 2012

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NICE guide for commissioners on end of life care for adults

"This commissioning guide is a resource to assist commissioners, clinicians and managers to commission high quality and evidence based services across England."

CMG42 Guide for commissioners on end of life care for adults
NICE
January 2012

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Integrated care for patients and populations: Improving outcomes by working together

"The aims of integrated care are widely supported by NHS staff as well as patient groups, and taking forward the proposals set out in this paper would therefore be welcomed by key stakeholders."

Integrated care for patients and populations: Improving outcomes by working together: A report to the Department of Health and the NHS Future Forum
N Goodwin, J Smith, A Davies, C Perry, R Rosen, A Dixon, J Dixon, C Ham
The King's Fund
January 2012

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Breaking the mould without breaking the system

"This resource is designed to offer ideas and inspiration to everyone responsible for commissioning urgent and emergency care in the UK, in particular, the new clinical commissioning groups in England."

Breaking the mould without breaking the system: new ideas and resources for clinical commissioners on the journey towards integrated 24/7 urgent care
D Carson, H Clay, R Stern
Primary care Foundation
November 2011

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Case management: what it is and how it can best be implemented

"Case management is an established tool in integrating services around the needs of individuals with long-term conditions."


Case management: What it is and how it can best be implemented
S Ross, N Curry, N Goodwin
The King's Fund
November 2011

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A systematic review of integrated working between care homes and health care services

"This study aims to evaluate the different integrated approaches to health care services supporting older people in care homes, and identify barriers and facilitators to integrated working."

A systematic review of integrated working between care homes and health care services
SL Davies, C Goodman, F Bunn, C Victor, A Dickinson, S Iliffe, H Gage, W Martin, K Froggatt
BMC Health Services Research, 2011, 11:320

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After hospitalization: a Dartmouth Atlas report

"This is the first national [USA] report to look at how effectively communities and hospitals coordinate care for some of their sickest patients—those leaving the hospital after a stay to treat an acute or chronic illness."

After hospitalization: a Dartmouth Atlas report on post-acute care for Medicare Beneficiaries
DC Goodman, ES Fisher, CH Chang, SR Raymond, KK Bronner
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
September 2011

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Principles for integrated care

This paper presents a set of principles for integrated care, based on the experiences of service users, and research evidence.


Principles for integrated care
National Voices
October 2011

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3rd National Annual QIPP Symposium, 10 November 2011

The 3rd annual national QIPP symposium, Improving Outcomes through Innovative Partnerships, Quality, Productivity, and Value will cover:

• Support from GP Commissioners


• Strengthened public and patient, and local authority engagement


• Clarity on the clinical evidence base


• Consistency with current and prospective patient choice


• QIPP, Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention


• Secondary and Primary Care Integration


• Payment Tariffs and Care Pathway Development


• Transition how, when what, with whom

Date: 10 November 2011
Venue: BT Convention Centre, Liverpool



For full details and registration, visit the Symposium website or download the programme (PDF, 2.12 MB)

Getting out of hospital? The evidence for shifting acute inpatient and day case services from hospitals into the community

This report examines and updates the review of evidence of underpinning the policy drive to transfer acute inpatient and day-case services from hospitals into the community and the effectiveness of this to improve quality of care and save money.

Getting out of hospital?
The Health Foundation
June 2011

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Joined-up care delivering seamless care

"Joined-up care has long been advocated as a way of meeting the needs of patients with complex conditions."

Joined-up care delivering seamless care: a practical guide to making change happen
C Robertson, H Baxter, M Mugglestone, L Maher
NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
2010

Read more here.