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The courage of compassion: Supporting nurses and midwives to deliver high-quality care

This report, commissioned by the RCN Foundation, explores the causes and consequences of poor mental health and wellbeing among nurses and midwives, and seeks to identify solutions to these issues and examples of good practice.
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By Michael West et al - 23 September 2020
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Understanding factors that enabled digital service change in general practice during the Covid-19 pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic prompted rapid uptake of existing digital technologies to deliver patient care differently in general practice. This report looks at how services changed and the digital tools and services that were used to facilitate that change
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By Beccy Baird et al - 10 February 2021
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Innovation in treatment for people with rarer or less well-recognised long-term conditions

This paper, commissioned by UCB, investigates how five leading specialist hospital services in the UK are innovating in care for people with severe psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), axial spondyloarthritis, osteoporosis and combinations of inflammatory conditions.
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By Ben Collins - 28 January 2021
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Technology and innovation for long-term health conditions

It has become received wisdom that the NHS struggles to adopt digital innovation, but during the Covid-19 pandemic, many NHS providers have moved services online at astonishing pace. Ben Collins looks at four digital innovations in health services from the UK and the Nordic countries.
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By Ben Collins - 3 August 2020
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Insights from the spread of the primary care home

This report was commissioned by the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) and explores the factors that contributed to the spread of the primary care home.
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By Durka Dougall et al - 19 June 2019
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A review of the West Suffolk Buurtzorg test-and-learn in 2017–18

Our commissioned report considers what it is like for clinicians and managers to try to provide truly holistic health and social care for people at home, using small self-managing neighbourhood teams.
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By Jo Maybin et al - 22 April 2019
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Measuring general practice productivity

With a rising workload, general practice in England is under significant pressure. This study developed and tested a measure of effectiveness in general practice known as the general practice effectiveness tool.
By Jeremy Dawson et al - 21 February 2019
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Shaping the future of general practice: a report for the Royal College of General Practitioners

The report examines trends in health policy in the four nations of the UK, particularly as it might affect general practice. It considers what patients and GPs want from general practice and what general practice might look like in the future, building on the literature review and our interviews with system leaders.
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By Beccy Baird et al - 27 November 2018
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Supporting integration through new roles and working across boundaries

Our report, commissioned by NHS Employers and the Local Government Association, looks at the evidence on new roles and ways of spanning organisational workforce boundaries to improve the delivery of integrated health and social care.
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By Helen Gilburt - 30 June 2016
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Co-ordinated care for people with complex chronic conditions: Key lessons and markers for success

Our report explores the key components of effective co-ordinated care through a study of five UK-based programmes that deliver co-ordinated care for people with long-term and complex needs.
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By Nick Goodwin et al - 24 October 2013
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South Devon and Torbay: Proactive case management using the community virtual ward and the Devon Predictive Model

This case study explores community virtual wards based in GP practices within South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group.
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By Lara Sonola et al - 24 October 2013
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Oxleas Advanced Dementia Service: Supporting carers and building resilience

This case study looks at how Oxleas Advanced Dementia Service provides care co-ordination, and specialist palliative care and support to patients with advanced dementia living at home.
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By Lara Sonola et al - 5 September 2013
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The Esteem Team: Co-ordinated care in the Sandwell Integrated Primary Care Mental Health and Wellbeing Service

The Esteem Team aims to support people with mental health conditions and complex social needs in the borough of Sandwell. Find out more about their approach to co-ordinated care.
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By Veronika Thiel et al - 8 August 2013
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General practice in London: supporting improvements in quality

An independent report giving fresh analysis of the challenges faced by general practice in London, and the improvements that will be needed to address them.
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By Veena Raleigh et al - 5 December 2012
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Shifting the Balance of Health Care to Local Settings: The SeeSaw report

The Department of Health commissioned The King's Fund and Loop2 to undertake a simulation-based project to consider the shift in the balance of care from hospital to community settings.
By Sarah Harvey et al - 19 June 2008
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