NHS Better Care, Better Value Indicators

Better Care Better Value indicators identify potential areas for improvement in efficiency, which may include commissioners re-designing and shifting services away from the traditional setting of the hospital and out towards community based care.

View the indicators here.

Medical Leadership Competency Framework - self-assessment tool

The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement has developed a new version of the self assessment tool, which is linked to the Medical Leadership Competency Framework (MLCF), for doctors and medical students to review their leadership skills.

Access the tool here.

Transforming end of life care in acute hospitals

"This 'how to' guide aims to help clinicians, managers and directors implement The route to success in end of life care more effectively, drawing on valuable learning from the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement's Productive Ward: Releasing time to care (TM) series."

Transforming end of life care in acute hospitals: the route to success 'how to' guide
National End of Life Care Programme
February 2012

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Healthy competition

"This report presents ten case studies of successful health reform. Each case study shows how a radical change in the delivery of healthcare can result in improved quality and productivity."

Healthy competition
T Cawston, A Haldenby, N Seddon
Reform
February 2012

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King's Fund Briefing: Health and Social Care Bill

"This briefing focuses on the implications of the Health and Social Care Bill for service reconfigurations and for the failure regime for providers that are financially unsustainable."

King's Fund Briefing: Health and Social Care Bill
The King's Fund
February 2012

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Developing excellence in cancer networks

"The ultimate role of cancer networks should be to support commissioners and providers to drive up improvements in outcomes and experiences for cancer patients in their area."

Developing excellence in cancer networks: a report from the Cancer Campaigning Group
Cancer Campaigning Group
February 2012

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Shared decision making - the pinnacle of patient-centred care

"If we can view the health care experience through the patient's eyes, we will become more responsive to patients' needs and, thereby, better clinicians."

Shared decision making - the pinnacle of patient-centred care
MJ Barry, S Edgman-Levitan
New England Journal of Medicine, 2012, 366:780-781

Read more here.