HEALTH TOPIC
Patient choice
Current project
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NHS reform in England
Our programme of work puts the new NHS market under the microscope, examining incentives, commissioning, providers and regulation.
Publications
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Shifting the Balance of Care to Local Settings
How can the health and social care system best undertake the shift of care to local services? Based on a simulation event and subsequent discussions, this report identifies ways to encourage this shift.
Date: June 2008 -
Making it Happen
Have the reforms introduced into the health system improved services for patients? An expert working group explores how effective current incentives were and how Lord Darzi’s review might take these forward.
Date: June 2008
Articles
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Nice details, shame about the bigger picture
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King's Fund's director of health policy responds to Lord Darzi's interim report, Our NHS, Our Future.
Date: October 2007 Journal ref: The Guardian, 10 October 2007 -
Consumer Competencies and the Use of Comparative Quality Information: It Isn't Just about Literacy
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This investigation examines health literacy, numeracy and patient activation, assessing the contribution of each to the comprehension of comparative health care performance reports and their use in making an informed choice.
Date: August 2007 Journal ref: Medical Care Research and Review, Vol. 64, No. 4, 379-394 (2007)
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Research into patient choice
Our work on patient choice includes studies on patient choice at point of referral and patient choice in London, undertaken in partnership with RAND Europe and City University.
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John Appleby
Other resources
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Choice and Equity: PCT survey
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