Health and wellbeing boards: one year on

"Relationships between clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and local authorities are reported to be very good and getting better and have withstood a demanding year of complex organisational change and mounting pressures on services and budgets."

Health and wellbeing boards: one year on
R Humphries, A Galea
The King's Fund
October 2013

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Proactive case management using the community virtual ward and the Devon Predictive Model

"Age-related chronic and complex medical conditions account for the largest and growing share of health care budgets in all industrialised nations."

South Devon and Torbay: Proactive case management using the community virtual ward and the Devon Predictive Model
L Sonola, V Thiel, N Goodwin, DL Kodner
The King's Fund
October 2013

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A framework for assessing health system resilience in an economic crisis

"The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for assessing the resilience of health systems in terms of how they have adjusted to economic crisis."

A framework for assessing health system resilience in an economic crisis: Ireland as a test case
S Thomas, C Keegan, S Barry, R Layte, M Jowett, C Normand
BMC Health Services Research, 2013, 13:450

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Co-Commissioning and delivery of healthcare services in prisons in England.

"This agreement sets out the shared strategic intent and joint commitment for the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and NHS England (formerly the NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB)) to work together for the purposes of co-commissioning and delivering healthcare services, supported by Public Health England (PHE) in adult prisons in England."

National partnership agreement between: The National Offender Management Service, NHS England and Public Health England for the co-commissioning and delivery of healthcare services in prisons in England
NHS England
October 2013

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A review of the NHS hospitals complaints system putting patients back in the picture

"This Review was instigated by the Prime Minister to consider the handling of concerns and complaints in NHS hospital care in England."

A review of the NHS hospitals complaints system putting patients back in the picture
A Clwyd, T Hart
HM Government
October 2013

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BMA Position Paper: 7-day services

"We set out in this paper, what we understand to be the various drivers for the move to more 7-day services, what this means in practical terms, particularly in relation to doctors and their ability to provide high quality patient care, and where the BMA is positioned."

BMA Position Paper: 7-day services
British Medical Association
October 2013

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Taking safety on board: the board's role in patient safety

"The paper looks at three main areas: the board’s core roles in relation to patient safety; how boards might deliver these roles; and the optimal relationship between board leadership, clinical leadership and regulatory oversight."

Taking safety on board: the board's role in patient safety
A Fresko, S Rubenstein
The Health Foundation
October 2013

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