Taking a logical approach to delivering New Models of Care
The NHS is short on examples of change which provide the full picture – the start point, the interventions and the results, which is what is required to share learning and fast track improvements in health care. In developing and delivering the new care models, NHS England has set out to sy...
Magic Numbers
Data analysis might not sound like the thrilling of subjects, but there are plenty of reasons why it should be on your agenda. Like all areas of the NHS, GP practices need to achieve better outcomes, in less time and at a lower cost. That’s where patient data can prove extremely useful – but only...
Walking in your shoes – how Commissioning Support Units support Sustainability and Transformation Plans
Since January 2016, we have witnessed the beginning of a revolutionary change for the NHS with the introduction of Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs). These plans are designed to facilitate partnership working within health systems to tackle some of England’s most complex health...
Designing a robust solution to manage Child Health Records
Taking a holistic approach to procurement helped NHS England design a better solution for Child Health Information Services in the West Midlands.
Using co-production to redesign services for Long Term Conditions
Effectively involving patients, carers and citizens in the development of services can help ensure solutions are more effective and sustainable, which is why co-production is increasingly being used to support service redesign. While there are many examples of projects using this approach t...
New Start, New You campaign
By focusing a campaign on high risk groups in the post-Christmas period, we’ve seen a strong commitment from people to lead healthier lifestyles. With growing concerns about the rise in obesity levels, and other risk factors such as smoking, physical inactivity and high blood pressure, NHS Arden...
Transforming care for people with learning disabilities and autism
Building community-based support for people with learning disabilities and autism has to start with the individual. Following the serious neglect and abuse suffered by adults with learning disabilities and autism at the Winterbourne View hospital in South Gloucestershire, it was clear that servic...
Using a single patient record system to drive integrated, patient-centred care
An ambitious programme to move every GP practice in Milton Keynes onto a single integrated patient records system is not just delivering better quality data, but is facilitating truly integrated working for the benefit of patients...
We’re seeing a seismic shift in the approach to procuring health services
We’ve come a long way from the days of rigid procurement processes, with predetermined specifications and cost-driven decision-making.