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Category Archives: Commissioning
Quick Animation on How the NHS in England Works (King’s Fund / CreativeConnection)
Summary The King’s Fund has produced an animated video, and a brief accompanying slide-set, which provide a quick overview of how the NHS “works”, in terms of evolving structure and the functional inter-relationships between the many component parts. Full Text Link Reference Mantell, K. … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, King's Fund, Local Interest, National, NHS, NHS England, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs), Accountable Care Systems (ACSs), ACOs in the United States, Acute Care Collaboration (ACC) Vanguards, Ageing Population, Animation on How the NHS in England Works, Care Closer to Home, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), CreativeConnection, Five Year Forward View (NHS England), Forward View Into Action: Support For Vanguards, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Reform, Hospital Chains, Hospitals Collaboration Vanguards, How the NHS in England Works, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integration, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration of Primary Secondary and Community Care, Local Service Design, Local Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs), Multihospital Chains, New Care Models: Support for Acute Care Collaboration (ACC) Vanguards, New Models of Care, New Models of Care Vanguards, NHS Improvement, NHS Organograms, NHS Providers, NHS Providers: Regulation and Commissioning, NHS Sustainability, Service Design, Sustainability, Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs), System Re-Design, Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) Vanguards
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Systems Thinking For NHS Quality Improvement (NHS Improvement)
Summary The following report explores how an engineering (sic “systems”) approach to service re-design could contribute to quality improvement in health and social care. Full Text Link Reference Engineering better care: a systems approach to health and care design and … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Royal College of Physicians, Standards
Tagged Academy of Medical Sciences: King's College London, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Quality Improvement, Engineering Better Care: a Systems Approach, Esther Model, Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Future Hospital, Future Hospital Commission (FHC), Future Hospital Programme, Healthcare and Engineering Improvement Approaches, Healthcare Quality Improvement, Holistic Quality Improvement, Iterative Improvement, Map of Healthcare and Engineering Improvement Approaches, NHS Improvement, PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) Cycles, PDSA Cycles, PDSA Improvement Methodology, QI: Quality Improvement, Quality Improvement, Quality Improvement Approaches, Quality Improvement Methodologies, Quality Improvement Resources, Quality Improvement Terminology, Quality Improvement Tools, RCP's Future Hospitals Model, Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal College of Physicians (RCP), Royal College of Physicians’ Future Hospital Commission (RCP FHC), Sweden’s Esther Model: Improving Care for Elderly Patients with Complex Needs, Systems and Processes, Systems Approach, Systems Thinking, Systems-Spiral Improvement Process, Whole System Change, Whole-System Approaches
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European Study of Unpaid Dementia Carer Burden (JAMDA)
Summary The following article covers a study of people with dementia and their informal carers supported by community services (whether living at home or receiving day care or respite care) across eight European countries. The investigation explored any association(s) between … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing Population, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease, Burden of Dementia, Burden on Caregivers, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Care in an Ageing Society, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Distress, Caregiver Styles and Caregiver Burden, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Awareness, Carer Burden, Carer Burden in Dementia, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Friendly Communities, Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers, Carers and Families, Carers for People with Dementia, Case Managers (Carers), Challenges in Communication, Challenging Behaviour, Challenging Behaviour in Dementia, Commissioning Carer Support Services, Estonia, Experiences of Health Care Services, Experiences of Social Care Services, Families, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Family Involvement, Family-Based Care, Finland, France, Germany, Hallucinations in People with Dementia, Health and Wellbeing of Adult Carers, Helping Disoriented People, Impact of Caring on Carers, Improving Carer Health and Wellbeing, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Carers, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA), Netherlands, On the Margins of Admission to Long-Term Care, Personalised Carer Support, RightTimePlaceCare - Seventh Framework European Project, RightTimePlaceCare Consortium, RightTimePlaceCare Study, Seventh Framework European Project: RightTimePlaceCare, Spain, Stress Reduction, Stress Reduction for Unpaid Family Carers, Strugglers (Carers), Support for Carers, Supporting Persons With Dementia, Sustainable Caring, Sweden, Tailored Caregiver Assistance, United Kingdom, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers
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New Cancer Drugs Often Bestow Little Benefit Regarding Survival or Wellbeing (NHS Choices / BMJ)
Summary A quotation from the authors’ abstract may say it all: “This systematic evaluation of oncology approvals by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in 2009-13 shows that most drugs entered the market without evidence of benefit on survival or quality … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, NHS Choices, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Assessment of Quality of Life, Bazian, Behind the Headlines, Better Regulation, Big Pharma, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Cancer, Cancer Drugs Approved by EMA (2009-13), Cancer Drugs Approved on Basis of Surrogate End Points, Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), Cancer Pharmaceuticals (New Approvals), Cancer Research, Cancer Survival, Cancer Survival Group: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Cancer Treatment (Newer Drugs), Department of Global Health and Social Medicine: King's College London, Department of Health Policy: London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Health Services Research and Policy: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Drug Regulation, EMA: European Medicines Agency, European Medicines Agency, European Medicines Agency (Cancer Drug Approvals), European Medicines Agency (EMA), European Public Assessment Reports (EPARs), European Society for Medical Oncology Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale (ESMO-MCBS), European Society for Medical Oncology's Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale (MCBS), Evidence Versus Mythology, Faculty of Pharmacy: Riga Stradins University, Institute of Cancer Policy: King's College London, Kings College London, Latvia, London, London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), LSE Health: London School of Economics and Political Science, LSHTM: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Market Approval (New Cancer Drugs), Myth-Busting, Myths and Misconceptions About New Cancer Drugs, New Cancer Drug Approvals (EMA), Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceutical Regulators, Pharmaceuticals, Quality of Life, Regulatory Experts, Regulatory Requirements, Regulatory Stringency, Regulatory System, Riga Stradins University (Latvia), Surrogate End Points Versus Subsequent Efficacy / Survival, Thinking Like a Patient and Acting Like a Taxpayer
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