Striking similarities emerge in the strategies that are being used internationally to cope with rapidly growing and ageing populations

This KPMG report examines the challenges facing international health systems and how they can be overcome

Tuesday April 30th, 2013

Document of the Week (15th April): Doctor Know. A Knowledge Commons in Health

This report outlines an open system of knowledge with researchers, practicing clinicians, patients, their families and communities all involved in capturing, refining and utilising a common body of knowledge in real time.

Tuesday April 16th, 2013

Experiences of clinical teams trying to embed shared-decision making into their everyday practice

This evaluation aimed to assess the extent to which the Health Foundation’s MAGIC (Making good decisions in collaboration) Improvement programme has been successful in embedding shared decision making into clincial settings

Tuesday April 16th, 2013

Future NHS must be built on 24-hour primary care, says NHS Alliance

This report outlines how NHS services must be better integrated, and care delivered in hospitals only as a last resort.

Thursday April 11th, 2013

Ten priorities for commissioners

This paper, originally published in March 2011, has been updated to reflect changes in the NHS from 1st April

Thursday March 28th, 2013

Document of the Week (18th March): Tough times, tough choices. Being open and honest about NHS finance

This report identifies 4 tough choices for the NHS: do nothing; spend more; do more for less; and do things differently

Thursday March 21st, 2013

24 kidney units are embedding Right Care patient decision aids (PDAs) into routine care

NHS Kidney Care is supporting use of Right Care Shared decision making programme PDAs to ensure patients receive consistent, high quality information to make shared decisions

Tuesday February 12th, 2013

Improve care and reduce costs by promoting shared decision making

NEJM perspective on why more rapid progress on shared decision making in healthcare is needed

Monday January 28th, 2013

Study finds CCGs have high level of awareness and enthusiasm for PPE, but underlying anxieties remain

The aim of this report was to discover how patient and public engagement (PPE) was being understood and integrated into emerging CCGs

Thursday January 17th, 2013

Document of the Week (14th Jan): Implementing local diabetes networks

This document aims to help commissioners to establish a local diabetes network in their area

Tuesday January 15th, 2013

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