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Quality of general practice: key findings for GPs from an independent inquiry

23 Mar 2011
We outline the key findings for professionals in general practice and describe the central role that general practice must now play to improve the quality of health care.

How satisfied are we with the NHS?

21 Mar 2011
John Appleby
More members of the British public than ever believe that the NHS is doing a good job, according to data analysed here by John Appleby. Which raises the question of why the government finds it lacking and is pushing for urgent change?

It's good to talk: social network analysis as a method for judging the strength of integrated care

14 Mar 2011
Nick Goodwin
This article examines potential for social network analysis to be used to evaluate integrated care.

What's happening to waiting times?

25 Feb 2011
John Appleby
John Appleby assesses the effect of new NHS reforms on hospital waiting times in this BMJ article.

Competition in the NHS in England

15 Feb 2011
Chris Ham
At the heart of the Health and Social Care Bill are provisions to establish a comprehensive system for economic regulation of health and adult social care services. These provisions are the most ambitious attempt yet to apply market regulation to the NHS.

Telemedicine in cancer management

11 Feb 2011
Susan Royer
The impact of telehealth on cancer patients living in remote areas can be significant, offering them a virtual connection with health professionals & other patients.

Evaluating telecare and telehealth interventions

1 Feb 2011
Anna Davies, Stanton Newman
This paper, the second in a series of WSDAN briefing papers, provides guidance carrying out good-quality evaluations of telecare and telehealth interventions.

Does poor health justify NHS reform?

28 Jan 2011
John Appleby
Andrew Lansley claims radical NHS reform is necessary to drive up the UK's poor health outcomes compared with Europe. But is our record really so bad, questions our Chief Economist John Appleby?

Challenges for improving patients' experiences of health care

6 Jan 2011
Jocelyn Cornwell, Joanna Goodrich
Evidence to support the importance of patient centred care is beginning to receive the attention it deserves.

GPs will walk a tightrope between making or buying

6 Jan 2011
Chris Ham
As the main primary medical care providers GPs and their teams are in a unique position to use commissioning to develop new models of care in the community.

Commissioning telecare and telehealth in 2011

22 Dec 2010
Mike Clark
The challenges for commissioners and providers of telecare and telehealth have never been so great, but there are some exciting fresh opportunities to be considered.

Telehealth monitoring in heart failure

22 Dec 2010
Mike Clark
Recently published trials on telehealth monitoring in heart failure

Health policy priorities for Parliament

2 Dec 2010
Chris Ham, John Appleby, Judy Taylor, Jennifer Dixon, Peter Carter, Steve Field, Richard Jones, Jo Williams, Lord Hunt, Mark Simmonds
Contributed to by key health sector figures and commentators, this publication provides information on key health policy agenda priorities and how they can be addressed and advanced in the coming years.

Explaining variation in referral from primary to secondary care: cohort study

1 Dec 2010
Dulcie McBride, Sarah Hardoon, Kate Walters, Stuart Gilmour
To what extent does referral from primary care vary by age, sex, and social deprivation and do any socio-demographic variations in referral differ? This study investigates.

How assistive technologies are used by children and adolescents, their parents or carers

2 Nov 2010
Susan Royer
We look at three types of technology: telephone, internet and videoconferencing, and consider how they could be used for or by children and adolescents across a variety of conditions.

Kent telehealth pilot study

2 Nov 2010
Mike Clark
Mike Clark describes the programme, set up by Kent County Council, to help 250 people with long-term conditions to live independently using telehealth.

Sustaining innovation in telehealth and telecare

31 Oct 2010
Nick Goodwin, Mike Clark
This paper, the first in a series of WSDAN briefing papers, looks at how telehealth and telecare innovations are being used in health and social care.

Enhancing the Healing Environment: Midlands NHS Trust case study

30 Oct 2010
James Dooher, Clare Kozlowski
A new low secure unit was able to significantly reduce incidents of violence and aggression through implementing The King's Fund's Enhancing the Healing Environment programme.

Approaches to demand management: commissioning in a cold climate

28 Oct 2010
Candace Imison, Sarah Gregory
This write-up summarises presentations made at a seminar, which brought together commissioners, policy-makers, providers and others to consider some of the available evidence about demand management.

Avoiding hospital admissions: lessons from evidence and experience

28 Oct 2010
Chris Ham, Candace Imison, Mark Jennings
This paper summarises presentations made at a seminar that brought together case studies from the NHS in England, Kaiser Permanente and the independent sector.

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