Value based clinical commissioning of elective surgical care

"The aim of this report has been to make recommendations for consideration by the NHS Operations Board with regard to effective commissioning of elective surgical procedures."


Right Care Elective Surgery Project: Phase 1 report: Value based clinical commissioning of elective surgical care: emerging views of commissioners and surgeons and production of high value care pathways
M Gray, S Swift, M Suleman, N Beasley, D Hakes, M Qualie, A Mitchell, S Dutch
Right Care
November 2011

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Maturity of hospitals’ quality improvement systems is associated with measures of quality and patient safety

"From this data it seems that having a more developed quality improvement system is associated with lower rates of adjusted hospital complications."


Is the maturity of hospitals’ quality improvement systems associated with measures of quality and patient safety?
O Groene, N Mora, A Thompson, M Saez, M Casas, R Sunol
BMC Health Services Research, 2011, 11:344

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Report of the National Audit of Dementia Care in General Hospitals 2011

"The aim of the audit was to examine the quality of care received by people with dementia in the general hospital."


Report of the National Audit of Dementia Care in General Hospitals 2011
Royal College of Psychiatrists
December 2011

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An evaluation of the use of performance measures in health care

The study addressed the following four overarching questions, with subtopics listed below each
question:

1. How are performance measures being used in practice?
2. What factors are influencing measure use?
3. What types of system changes have occurred as a result of measure use?
4. What improvement areas could facilitate the use of standardized endorsed performance measures by various end users?

An evaluation of the use of performance measures in health care
CL Damberg, ME Sorbero, SL Lovejoy, K Lauderdale, S Wertheimer, A Smith, D Waxman, C Schnyer
National Quality Forum, RAND Corporation
December 2011

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Good governance for Clinical Commissioning Groups

"This guide is intended to help the newly formed Clinical Commissioning Groups understand the principles and function of good governance, particularly as these relate to their new statutory role, accountable to parliament combined with their role as a membership organisation, accountable to and for their practices."

Good governance for Clinical Commissioning Groups: an introductory guide
C Imison, B Ashton, K Steward, A Willis
The King's Fund
December 2011

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The search for low-cost integrated healthcare

"This report identifies one particular model,originating from the region of Valencia, Spain, which purports to be a pioneering approach to the provision of integrated healthcare through public-private partnership."

The search for low-cost integrated healthcare: the Alzira model - from the region of Valencia
NHS European Office
NHS Confederation
December 2011

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Barriers and facilitators in implementation and diffusion of healthcare service innovations

"The purpose of the present study was to explore how healthcare innovators of process-based initiatives perceived and made sense of factors that either facilitated or obstructed the innovation implementation and diffusion."

Understanding innovators' experiences of barriers and facilitators in implementation and diffusion of healthcare service innovations: a qualitative study
J Barnett, K Vasileiou, F Djemil, L Brooks, T Young
BMC Health Services Research, 2011, 11:342

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