Reading lists

National Library for Health

HEALTH TOPIC

Predictive risk project
Our tools help primary care trusts to identify patients with long-term conditions at high risk of re-admission to hospital.

Improving Choice at End of Life
This paper provides a descriptive analysis of the impact and costs of new services as part of the Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme, which was launched in 2004.
Date: April 2008
Improving Chronic Disease Management
Taking case studies of chronic disease improvement programmes from England and the United States, this paper explores the issues surrounding chronic disease management and how to improve it.
Date: November 2007

Case finding for patients at risk of readmission to hospital: development of algorithm to identify high risk patients external site
This paper describes the development of the Patients at Risk of Re-hospitalisation (PARR) tool and discusses the implications for policy makers and practitioners interested in implementing effective programmes to manage high-risk patients.
Date: August 2006 Journal ref: BMJ 2006; 333 (7563): 327-330
Does more choice equal more risk? external site
Jennifer Dixon discusses issues of risk and responsibility in relation to choice in health and social care. What kinds of risks apply, and whose responsibility are they?
Date: March 2006 Publication: Society Guardian
Go on, treat yourself external site
Anna Coote welcomes the concept of 'expert patients', which gives people more responsibility for their health. But, she argues, it's only the first step in breaking down the health–poverty link.
Date: July 2004 Publication: Community Care