Alison Turner presents a new report from the NHS Confederation called ‘Growing old together: sharing new ways to support older people’, which has been produced by the independent Commission on Improving Urgent Care for Older People.
[read the full story...]Fundamental changes to commissioning needed to address current challenges
Alison Turner comments on a new report from the King’s Fund, which shares analysis on how health and care systems might develop joint approaches to planning.
[read the full story...]Move towards more coordinated services and the value of targeting populations, says the Health Foundation
This is a critique of a report from the Health Foundation looking at the coordinating services and targeting populations rather than acute health goals.
[read the full story...]Sharing the learning on integration
In this blog, Alison Turner considers a report, which shares a summary of findings from an evaluation of the Whole Systems Integrated Care programme in North West London.
[read the full story...]Stratify, specialise, standardise, analyse: maximising quality and efficiency in elective care
Our resident Elf Economist Chris Sampson summarises a recent report from Monitor (England’s health services regulator), which looks at how NHS providers can improve productivity in elective care.
[read the full story...]Clinical commissioning for key health challenges in English cities
Caroline Storer summarises a recent NHSCC report, which defines how clinical commissioning groups in England’s core cities are responding to the Five Year Forward View.
[read the full story...]National Elf Service includes evidence to support commissioning decisions
We are delighted to announce that the Commissioning Elf has today become part of the National Elf Service website. Led by Caroline De Brún, this elf will help you keep up to date with new evidence to support commissioning decisions.
[read the full story...]Reducing the bureaucracy in general practice must be a national priority, says NHS Alliance
Sarah McDonald reviews a new NHS Alliance report, which provides a snapshot of GP and Practice Manager views on the day-to-day work demands that exist outside of general practice consultations.
[read the full story...]Engaging GPs in commissioning: what works?
This report shares findings from a realist evaluation exploring what GPs bring to commissioning and some key facilitators and enablers.
[read the full story...]To deliver quality primary care, GPs should analyse their clinical case-mix, says Health Education England
This post looks at the Health Education England report, The future of primary care, which is about recruitment and training in primary care.
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