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Improving GP services in England - Exploring the association between quality of care and the experience of patients | by Veena Raleigh, Francesca Frosini

Improving GP services in England

Exploring the association between quality of care and the experience of patients
7 Nov 2012
Veena Raleigh, Francesca Frosini
Using data for more than 8,000 general practices in England, this paper examines the association between patients’ perceptions about the non-clinical aspects of care and practice performance on measures of clinical quality.
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Older people and emergency bed use

Exploring variation
9 Aug 2012
Candace Imison, James Thompson, Emmi Poteliakhoff
This paper explores factors that might be driving the significant variation in use of hospital beds by patients over 65 admitted as an emergency.
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Thinking about rationing

3 May 2012
Jo Maybin, Rudolf Klein
Our discussion paper looks at the practicalities and controversies surrounding rationing of resources, and identifies what is known about how it works in practice.
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Good governance for clinical commissioning groups: an introductory guide

9 Dec 2011
Candace Imison, Beccy Ashton, Katy Steward, Andrew Willis
Written for the NAPC and KPMG, this introductory guide to good governance for clinical commissioning groups aims to help them take their first steps towards authorisation.
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Case management

What it is and how it can best be implemented
17 Nov 2011
Nick Goodwin, Shilpa Ross, Natasha Curry
This paper looks at the core components of a successful case management programme and considers how it can be used to deliver high-quality integrated care.
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Issues facing commissioners of end-of-life care

29 Sep 2011
Rachael Addicott, Jenny Hiley
This paper, authored by Rachael Addicott and Jenny Hiley, highlights the current barriers to commissioning personalised, integrated services for end of life.
Social care and clinical commissioning for people with long-term conditions | by Richard Humphries, Lisa Bostock

Social care and clinical commissioning for people with long-term conditions

22 Sep 2011
Richard Humphries, Lisa Bostock
Written by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) in conjunction with The King's Fund, this short briefing asks how can clinical commissioners secure best use of social care to maximise outcomes and improve patient experience, while ensuring efficient, affordable care into the future?
Publication:  SCIE
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Social enterprise in health care

Promoting organisational autonomy and staff engagement
4 Aug 2011
Rachael Addicott
The government is committed to the development of social enterprises to deliver health and social care. But will these new organisations and their leaders have the necessary skills to manage the risks and establish themselves as viable organisations in an increasingly competitive market?
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Making shared decision-making a reality

No decision about me, without me
28 Jul 2011
Angela Coulter, Alf Collins
The government wants to place patients' needs and wishes at the heart of clinical decision-making. Angela Coulter and Alf Collins give evidence for the benefits of shared decision-making and practical support in implementing it for clinicians.
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Transforming our health care system: Ten priorities for commissioners

12 May 2011
Candace Imison, Chris Naylor, Nick Goodwin, David Buck, Natasha Curry, Rachael Addicott, Paul Zollinger-Read
Health care commissioners will need to deliver a sustainable system in the face of the most challenging financial and organisational environment seen in decades. Here, we set out ten priorities for commissioners to help them drive forward the changes needed.
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Commissioning for the future

Learning from a simulation of the health system in 2013/14
7 Apr 2011
Candace Imison, Natasha Curry, Martin McShane
What outcomes could current health and social care reforms have on the future of the health system? This simulation exercise exposed GPs to the situations they might face in 2013/14.
Building high-quality commissioning publication report

Building high-quality commissioning

What role can external organisations play?
1 Jul 2010
Chris Naylor, Nick Goodwin
This report provides guidance for commissioners, policymakers and providers of support on how to avoid the pitfalls of, but also ensure best value from, external support in building high-quality commissioning.
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Giving GPs budgets for commissioning:

What needs to be done?
23 Jun 2010
Dr Judith Smith, Ruth Thorlby
Giving GPs budgets for commissioning: What needs to be done is a joint publication from Nuffield Trust, The King's Fund, NHS Confederation, NHS Alliance, National Association of Primary Care, and Royal College of General Practitioners.
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PBC two years on

Moving forward and making a difference?
1 Jul 2009
Julie Wood, Natasha Curry
This report examines the state of practice-based commissioning two years after a 2007 survey by The King's Fund and NHS Alliance found primary care trusts were struggling with implementation.
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Commissioning and Behaviour Change

Kicking Bad Habits final report
8 Dec 2008
Anna Dixon, Tammy Boyce, Ruth Robertson
Draws on a series of working papers and seminars to assesses existing and innovative methods the health service can use to persuade people to live healthier lifestyles.
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Practice-based commissioning

Reinvigorate, replace or abandon?
20 Nov 2008
Nick Goodwin, Chris Naylor, Natasha Curry, Ruth Robertson
Through in-depth interviews with GPs, hospital and primary care trust staff in four sites, this report assesses the progress of practice-based commissioning (PBC) and identifies the barriers that are limiting success.
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Practice-based commissioning briefing

30 Nov 2007
Natasha Curry, Ruth Thorlby
This briefing explores some of the questions and issues relating to practice-based commissioning in England, examines the pace of implementation and offers some analysis of the impact – current and future – on NHS services.
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Practice-based Commissioning survey results

From good idea to effective practice
17 May 2007
Richard Lewis, Natasha Curry, Michael Dixon
Despite receiving widespread support, implementation of practice-based commissioning (PBC) has been slow. This report explores the current situation for PBC and considers how it might be driven forward within the NHS.
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Future Trends and Challenges for Cancer Services in England

A review of literature and policy
24 Aug 2006
Tony Harrison, Rebecca Rosen, Alex Smith
Aims to stimulate debate about developing cancer services in England, as demographic trends, new treatments, increasing survival rates and NHS reforms have altered the context in which they operate.
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Designing the 'new' NHS

Ideas to make a supplier market in health care work
5 Jun 2006
Nick Timmins
Amid increasing independent and voluntary sector involvement in NHS service delivery this report highlights issues that the government and health service providers in all three sectors should address.

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