Measuring impact in health improvement

"This guide provides a practical introduction to impact assessment and takes you through the basic steps of how to plan and deliver an impact assessment project."

Measuring impact in health improvement: an accessible guide for health practitioners
Local Government Improvement and Development
January 2011

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Large scale organisational intervention to improve patient safety in four UK hospitals

"Quality of monitoring of sick patients improved in control hospitals and in hospitals participating in the Safer Patients Initiative, but control hospitals did not improve as much as intervention hospitals;"

Large scale organisational intervention to improve patient safety in four UK hospitals: mixed method evaluation
A Benning, M Ghaleb, A Suokas, M Dixon-Woods, J Dawson, N Barber, B Dean Franklin, A Girling, K Hemming, M Carmalt, G Rudge, T Naicker, U Nwulu, S Choudhury, R Lilford
British Medical Journal, 2011 342:d195

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A related article, looking at the second phase of this research, is available here.

Is quality of care improving in the UK?

"...the study provides convincing evidence that safety and quality improved in NHS hospitals in England over the study period (about 18 months)."

Is quality of care improving in the UK? Yes, but we do not know why
PJ Pronovost, SM Berenholtz, LL Morlock
British Medical Journal, 2011 342:c6646

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Disease management evaluation

"Many countries in Europe are experimenting with new, structured approaches to better manage the care of patients with chronic illness and so improve its quality and ultimately patient health outcomes."

Disease management evaluation: a comprehensive review of current state of the art
A Conklin, E Nolte
RAND Europe Technical Report
December 2010

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High-value, cost-conscious health care

"This article discusses 3 key concepts for understanding how to assess the value of health care interventions."

High-value, cost-conscious health care: concepts for clinicians to evaluate the benefits, harms, and costs of medical interventions
DK Owens, A Qaseem, R Chou, P Shekelle
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2011 154(3):174-180

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What's leadership got to do with it?

"Investing in leadership development of mid-career health professionals with significant leadership potential leads to a sustainable impact on the quality of health care quality; the impact achieved represents a good return on the investment made."

What's leadership got to do with it? Exploring links between quality improvement and leadership in the NHS
The Health Foundation
January 2011

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Leading for outcomes

"This guide aims to provide support on how to lead teams in the adoption and implementation of an outcomes-focused approach."

Leading for outcomes: a guide
Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services
2010

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