Acute medical care for frail older people

"Geriatricians supporting acute medical units will be able to help to identify older people who may be safely managed in the community, probably improving patient outcomes and reducing hospital bed-days."

Acute care toolkit 3: Acute medical care for frail older people
Royal College of Physicians
March 2012

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Involving primary care clinicians in quality improvement

This report provides a candid critique of quality improvement approaches and evaluation methods.

Involving primary care clinicians in quality improvement
T Ling, B Soper, M Buxton, S Hanney, W Oortwijn, A Scoggins, N Steel
The Health Foundation
April 2012

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Co-creating health: evaluation of first phase

"The first phase of the Co-creating Health improvement programme was a three year initiative in eight sites across the UK that aimed to demonstrate the impact, on clinicians and patients alike, of integrating self-management support into routine care for people with long-term conditions."

Co-creating health: evaluation of first phase
LM Wallace, A Turner, J Kosmala-Anderson, S Sharma, J Jesuthasan, C Bourne, A Realpe
The Health Foundation
April 2012

The performance improvement imperative

"Improving care for the chronically ill is just one of many steps required to lower national health spending and bring about the dramatic change needed in the way health care is organized and provided."

The performance improvement imperative: utilizing a coordinated, community-based approach to enhance care and lower costs for chronically ill patients
The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System
April 2012

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Intentional rounding: what is the evidence?

"The available evidence suggests that intentional rounding can help staff to organise their workload and provide more systematic reliable care."

Intentional rounding: what is the evidence?
Policy +
King's College, London
April 2012

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NICE guideline: Patient experience in adult NHS services

"This clinical guidance offers evidence-based advice on ensuring a good experience of care for people who use adult NHS services."

Patient experience in adult NHS services: improving the experience of care for people using adult NHS services: CG138
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
February 2012

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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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