Want to ease pressure in urgent care? Simply cut community services!?!
What should decision makers do with analysis that challenges deeply held assumptions? In this blog, Fraser Battye reflects on a surprising recent finding about community services.
Ghosted by an old friend
“…personal contact was a vital element in general practice from the beginning. By 1959 50% of people in England regarded their GP as a personal friend.”
Increasing vaccine uptake
The purpose of this work was to identify the key features of local initiatives which encourage vaccine uptake in different population groups, and share these for others to learn from.
Primary and Community Qualitative Insights
The COVID-19 response required rapid change and innovation across health and care.
Lessons, Evaluation and Learning from the Dudley MCP
Learning from Dudley MCP
Lessons from the Vanguard: Innovation and Evaluation
The problems facing health and care services are so well known as to be documented in the media most days.
Lessons from the Vanguard: Procurement
Evaluation of the Dudley New Care Models Programme
This is the final system-wide report from the evaluation.
Integrating health and care services - what works? It’s complicated…
Coinciding nicely with the NHS 70th Birthday celebrations and the parallel discussions of ‘where next and how to do it better’ for the NHS, last we
What works for primary care led integration?
We recently shared highlights from our realist synthesis on primary care-led integrated models, at the Health Policy and Planning Network workshop. Take a look at our presentation for a flavour of our findings ahead of publication later in the summer.
Scenario planning – an antidote to the false certainties of forecasts and grand plans
The resurgence of uncertainty
Scenario planning – an antidote to the false certainties of forecasts and grand plans
The resurgence of uncertainty
Want to have better access to general practice appointments?
Here’s how we can support practice staff to improve access.
Scoping study: the economics of caring
There is a clear moral case for supporting unpaid carers.
Dudley MCP Evaluation of New Schemes
To support the move to the MCP model of care, Dudley's Partnership Board instituted a series of new schemes.
Evaluation of the Dudley Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs) Summary of Final Report
Multi-disciplinary Teams (MDTs) in primary care are a core component of Dudley's care model; they are also widely used elsewhere.
Evaluation of the 'new QOF' for Primary Care in Dudley
Evaluation of Dudley Outcomes for Health
Dudley MCP Public Consultation and Equalities Impact Assessment Report
The MCP will be a new organisation, with a new contract and a remit to change the way that care in Dudley is delivered.
Integrated care: rapid evidence scan
Exploring what integration can mean in different contexts, we have summarised evidence on effectiveness and cost effectiveness of integrated care, alongside lessons for implementation and considerations for measurement and evaluation.