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

NICE support for commissioners of dementia care

This resource supports commissioners, clinicians and managers to commission high-quality evidence-based care for people with dementia and their carers

Tuesday April 23rd, 2013

Overcoming the challenge of commissioning diagnostic services

This guide presents top tips for commissioners to meet common challenges in the delivery of diagnostic services

Thursday April 4th, 2013

Making integrated care happen at scale and pace: lessons from experience

16 steps that need to be taken to make integrated care a reality

Thursday March 28th, 2013

Commissioning the dental pathway as an integrated model of service delivery

This NHS Commissioning Board document outlines a new care pathway approach for all dental services

Tuesday February 19th, 2013

Some hospitals cannot spot the variations in costs generated by patients, medical specialties and consultants, says report

This Nuffield Trust research shows that many hospitals in England are still unable to track costs because they are using outdated IT systems

Tuesday September 25th, 2012

Variation highlighted by national audit of intermediate care

This audit reveals wide variation in intermediate care service models

Thursday September 20th, 2012

Document of the Week (6th Aug): Explaining variation in use of emergency hospital beds by patients over 65

This King’s Fund paper considers the factors involved in driving the observed variation in length of stay and rate of emergency admission for older patients

Thursday August 9th, 2012

Strategic clinical networks

The NHS Commissioning Board has set out its plan for the development of strategic clinical networks to improve health services for specific patient groups or conditions

Thursday July 26th, 2012

Effect of Clinical Decision-Support Systems (CDSSs) on care and costs

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of CDSSs on clinical outcomes, health care processes, workload and efficiency, patient satisfaction, cost, and provider use and implementation

Tuesday July 24th, 2012

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