What works to manage demand in planned care, in what circumstances?
Alison Turner presents a realist synthesis, which aims to understand how demand management interventions work in different settings. The post What works to manage demand in planned care, in what...
View ArticleRecommendations for managing patient engagement
Sarah McDonald reflects on the Rules of Engagement: Lessons from PANORAMA report produced by the Change Foundation, which makes recommendations for managing patient engagement and will be useful to...
View ArticlePeople, community and healthcare transformation
Alison Turner reviews a new report from the Health Foundation and Nesta, which investigates how people and communities can be mobilised to improve health and healthcare. The post People, community and...
View ArticleBy place or by case? Service reorganisation at South London and Maudsley
Sarah McDonald explores the findings of a mixed-methods evaluation of the effects of an organisational intervention on secondary mental health care for common mental disorder. The post By place or by...
View ArticleEmergency general surgery: how can we manage increasing demand?
Alison Turner on a new Nuffield Trust report about emergency general surgery, which explores the challenges facing emergency general surgery and identifies some opportunities to overcome them. The post...
View ArticleCan Twitter data analysis help improve service quality in hospital settings?...
Our #EvidenceLive blogging team look at a study of Twitter traffic and service quality performance in hospital settings in the US. The post Can Twitter data analysis help improve service quality in...
View ArticleNavigating the obstacles to health and care integration
Alison Turner summarises a new learning report from the Southwark and Lambeth Integrated Care (SLIC) programme, which aimed to overcome barriers to health and care integration. The report offers...
View ArticleWhat does patient and public involvement feel like?
Alison Turner explores a recent study of patient and public involvement in clinical commissioning, which found that PPI representatives are often uncertain about their role and how their contribution...
View ArticleAvoidable admissions: time to ask the patients?
Alison Turner on a study that reports the views of older patients and practitioners on hospital admissions; providing insights into urgent care from an older person's perspective. The post Avoidable...
View ArticleHow can social action support service transformation?
Caroline Storer highlights a recent Nesta report entitled "People helping people: lessons learned from three years supporting social action innovations to scale". The post How can social action support...
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