Dark chocolate consumption as prevention therapy in people at high risk of cardiovascular disease

"Daily dark chocolate consumption could be an effective cardiovascular preventive strategy in this population."

The effectiveness and cost effectiveness of dark chocolate consumption as prevention therapy in people at high risk of cardiovascular disease: best case scenario analysis using a Markov model
E Zomer, A Owen, DJ Magliano, D Liew, CM Reid
British Medical Journal, 2012, 344:e3657

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Evaluation of the national Cleanyourhands campaign to reduce infection in hospitals

"The Cleanyourhands campaign was associated with sustained increases in hospital procurement of alcohol rub and soap, which the results suggest has an important role in reducing rates of some healthcare associated infections."

Evaluation of the national Cleanyourhands campaign to reduce Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and Clostridium difficile infection in hospitals in England and Wales by improved hand hygiene: four year, prospective, ecological, interrupted time series study
SP Stone, C Fuller, J Savage, B Cookson, A Hayward, B Cooper, G Duckworth, S Michie, M Murray, A Jeanes, J Roberts, L Teare, A Charlett
British Medical Journal, 2012, 344:e3005

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NICE guideline update: Infection control in primary and community care

"This clinical guideline (published March 2012) updates and replaces NICE clinical guideline 2 (published June 2003)."

Infection: prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in primary and community care: CG139
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
March 2012

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Emergency hospital admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions

"This data briefing aims to highlight for commissioners the opportunity for improving the quality of care and saving costs that reducing emergency hospital admissions for ACSCs presents."

Data briefing: Emergency hospital admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions: identifying the potential for reductions
Y Tian, A Dixon, H Gao
The King's Fund
April 2012

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Personalised medicine in European hospitals

"Personalised medicine aims to provide the timely, precise, personalised diagnosis and treatment of patients, with a particular emphasis on wellness and disease prevention."

Personalised medicine in European hospitals
Price Waterhouse Cooper, European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE)
February 2012

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Preventing emergency readmissions to hospital

"This report presents a scoping review of the evidence and potential for use of ‘emergency readmissions within 28 days of discharge from hospital’ as an indicator within the NHS Outcomes Framework."

Preventing emergency readmissions to hospital: a scoping review
E Nolte, M Roland, S Guthrie, L Brereton
RAND Europe
January 2012

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Cochrane quality and productivity topics

As part of the NHS Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) agenda, NICE and the UK Cochrane Centre are working together to summarise new Cochrane reviews which have shown that an intervention is either unsafe or cost ineffective.

Published each month, the Cochrane Quality and Productivity Topics “highlight potential disinvestment opportunities that can be used by the NHS to meet its overall QIPP targets, and include calculations of potential cost savings if implemented.”

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Delivering efficiency savings in the NHS

"This memorandum has been prepared for the Health Committee to support its review of public expenditure. It sets out how the NHS, supported by the Department of Health, plans to deliver efficiency savings of up to £20 billion by 2014-15."

NAO briefing for the House of Commons Health Committee: Delivering efficiency savings in the NHS
National Audit Office
September 2011 (published December 2011)

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Right Care

This brochure describes the work of the Right Care programme, which provides resources to support the QIPP (Quality, Innovation, Productivity, Prevention). Click here to find out more.

Quality improvement guide: prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections

"The guide offers advice on management or organisational actions to prevent and control."

Quality improvement guide: prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
November 2011

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Commissioning for health improvement

"Using programme budgeting and marginal analysis to deliver quality, innovation, productivity and prevention."

Third annual population review: commissioning for health improvement
P Brambleby, A Jackson, I Stewart
Department of Health
2010

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NHS Evidence QIPP

NHS Evidence – QIPP is a collection of evidence to support quality and productivity at a local level. Launched in December 2009, the collection provides users with real examples of how staff are improving quality and productivity across the NHS and social care, and Cochrane topics drawn from systematic reviews by the Cochrane Collaboration that may help to inform local initiatives to address the quality and productivity challenge.