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Continuity of care for older hospital patients
A call for action27 March 2012 - Jocelyn Cornwell, Lara Sonola, Ros Levenson, Emmi Poteliakhoff
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Leadership and engagement for improvement in the NHS
Together we canLeadership and engagement for improvement in the NHS: together we can makes the case for engaging staff, patients and boards and for building relationships across systems of care.
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Thinking about rationing
Our discussion paper looks at the practicalities and controversies surrounding the rationing of resources, and identifies what is known about how it works in practice.
03 May 2012 - Jo Maybin, Rudolf Klein
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Health and wellbeing boards
System leaders or talking shops?Will health and wellbeing boards be able to achieve greater success than previous bodies? This paper assesses the ways in which local authorities have begun to develop new arrangements with their partners.
12 April 2012 - Richard Humphries, Amy Galea, Lara Sonola, Claire Mundle
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Data briefing: Emergency hospital admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions
Identifying the potential for reductionsThis data briefing looks at patterns of admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions and assesses how emergency admissions for these conditions could be reduced,
03 April 2012 - Yang Tian, Anna Dixon, Haiyan Gao
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Improving safety in maternity services
A toolkit for teamsOur toolkit provides guidance and a set of practical resources to help staff improve safety in maternity care.
29 March 2012 - Vinice Thomas, Anna Dixon
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Continuity of care for older hospital patients
A call for actionOur paper focuses on those aged 70 years and older with multiple health problems and explores how continuity of care affects them and the people closest to them.
27 March 2012 - Jocelyn Cornwell, Lara Sonola, Ros Levenson, Emmi Poteliakhoff
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The care of frail older people with complex needs: time for a revolution
The Sir Roger Bannister Health Summit, Leeds CastleThis paper summarises discussions from the Sir Roger Bannister Health Summit, held at Leeds Castle, looking at the challenges of caring for frail older people.
27 March 2012 - Jocelyn Cornwell
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Sustainable health and social care
Connecting environmental and financial performanceOur sustainable health and social care paper considers the environmental impact of the NHS, and looks at ways to change health and social care processes to become more environmentally sustainable.
22 March 2012 - Chris Naylor, John Appleby
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Long-term conditions and mental health
The cost of co-morbiditiesOur latest report, published jointly with Centre for Mental Health, reviews the evidence on the interaction between mental health and long-term physical health conditions and offers examples of innovative practice to combat the problems associated with co-existing conditions.
09 February 2012 - Chris Naylor, Michael Parsonage, David McDaid, Martin Knapp, Matt Fossey, Amy Galea
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How is the NHS performing?
January 2012 quarterly monitoring reportOur fourth quarterly monitoring report provides a regular update on how the NHS is coping as it grapples with the evolving reform agenda.
28 January 2012 - John Appleby, James Thompson, Amy Galea
