Report calls for NHS Commissioning Board to establish cancer networks as Strategic Clinical Networks

This report outlines the critical role of cancer networks in supporting commissioners to improve patient care

Tuesday February 28th, 2012

Document of the Week (27th Feb): Key concepts relevant to quality of complex and shared decision-making in health care

This literature review identifies the most important concepts in shared decision-making as provider competence/ trustworthiness, information quality and communication.

Tuesday February 28th, 2012

Wide variation in cancer referral and diagnosis

Lancet Oncology study shows that patients that are young, non-white or female, wait longer to be diagnosed and referred to a cancer specialist.

Tuesday February 28th, 2012

Does competition improve public hospitals’ efficiency?

This paper by the Centre for Economic Performance tests the impact of competition from public sector and private sector hospitals on the efficiency of public hospitals.

Thursday February 23rd, 2012

Document of the Week (20th Feb): Comparing (and learning from) integrated care initiatives

This journal article looked at the factors associated with successful integration in healthcare.

Tuesday February 21st, 2012

Guide to commissioning for maximum value

This guide produced by the Social Return on Investment Network is aimed at commissioning teams responsible for public services.

Tuesday February 21st, 2012

Right Care Webinar: Variation in the NHS – Phil DaSilva

Listen again to Phil DaSilva’s webinar on Variation in the NHS.

Monday February 20th, 2012

Raising the Bar: Driving co-production through clinical commissioning

This NHS Alliance document considers how to encourage CCGs to engage and reach out to communities

Thursday February 16th, 2012

Provisional post-operatives scores from PROMs programme

This reports the post-operatives scores from the PROMs programme for April 2011 to September 2011

Tuesday February 14th, 2012

Document of the Week (13th Feb): Long term conditions and mental health – the cost of co-morbidities

Clinical commissioning groups must prioritise integrating mental and physical health care more closely to improve quality and productivity, says report

Tuesday February 14th, 2012

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