Does assistive technology as a remote intervention make a difference for...
The Whole System Demonstrator programme is the largest randomised control trial of telehealth and telecare in the world. One of the most complex trials ever undertaken by the Department of Health, it...
View ArticleCase management: what it is and how it can best be implemented? The King’s...
It is widely accepted that case management is a valid approach for managing individuals with highly complex needs and long-term conditions. This highly readable report provides a welcome overview....
View ArticleInvolving older people in commissioning: more power to their elbow?
This study of older people’s wishes and experiences of commissioning health and personal care services published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation was conducted by researchers from the London School of...
View ArticleModelling individual patient hospital expenditure for GP budgets. Needs based...
The NHS in England has introduced a system of budgets for general practices covering hospital expenditure for the patients on their lists. Calculating a needs-based target allocation This report from...
View ArticleMust-Knows on health and wellbeing: in bite sized chunks
Health services are new territory for many Local Authority Councillors yet they will increasingly be required to get involved. Elected members and local authority staff play a key role in improving the...
View ArticleCommissioning for maximum value – gaining social return on investment
A good read, this guidance may be an eye opener for NHS commissioners new to the game and wishing to rise above the minutiae of clinical redesign to look, in the round, at the steps involved in...
View ArticleWhat makes a good commissioning manager?
As general practitioners take the lead on commissioning for the NHS in England, a qualitative study of GPs and managers from four primary care trusts (PCTs) reports that active management of disparate...
View ArticleCollaborating for cost effectiveness : CIPFA reports on “Sharing the Gain”
For clinical commissioning groups and commissioning support services moving to agree Service Level Agreements this summer, this ‘how-to’ guide on developing and running shared public services is one...
View ArticleMapping chronic disease risk from GP data: geovisualisation of risk
An innovative study to describe chronic disease risk in Tower Hamlets brought geographers and clinicians together. Objective To test the feasibility of bringing together epidemiological and...
View ArticleDecommissioning: The art of exit
Commissioners need to become adept at decommissioning. At a time of significant and sustained reductions in public spending and rising demand, commissioners are tasked to release funding for investment...
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