How does the NHS compare with health systems in other countries?

"The UK’s health system has strong foundations to work with. However, more could be done to prevent and treat ill health, both within and outside of the remit of the NHS."

How does the NHS compare with health systems in other countries?
N Berry
The Health Foundation
March 2015

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Variations and inter-relationship in outcome from emergency admissions in England

"Hospital-level risk-standardised outcomes for emergency admissions across a range of specialties vary considerably and cross traditional speciality boundaries. This suggests that global institutional infra-structure and processes of care influence outcomes."

Variations and inter-relationship in outcome from emergency admissions in England: a retrospective analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics from 2005-2010
PJ Holt, S Sinha, BA Ozdemir, A Karthikesalingam, JD Poloniecki, MM Thompson
BMC Health Services Research, 2014, 14: 270

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Surgeon's experiences of receiving peer benchmarked feedback

"Policy makers and researchers need to increase professionals’ awareness of the numerous purposes and benefits of using PROMs"

Surgeon's experiences of receiving peer benchmarked feedback using patient-reported outcome measures: a qualitative study
MB Boyce, JP Browne, J Greenhalgh
Implementation Science, 2014, 9: 84

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National audit of intermediate care

"As in 2012, the 2013 audit has highlighted wide variation in the extent of multi-agency commissioning, the scale of services provided and how intermediate care sits within the full range of health and social care services within each local area."

National audit of intermediate care
NHS Benchmarking Network
November 2013

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National audit of intermediate care

"The audit highlights wide variation in service models being used nationally with differences evident in the extent of multiagency integration, the scale of services provided, and how intermediate care sits within the full range of health and community services, in each local health economy."

National audit of intermediate care report
NHS Benchmarking Network
September 2012

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The NICE Commissioning Outcomes Framework Indicator Programme

The Commissioning Outcomes Framework (COF) Advisory Committee have recommended a set of 44 indicators, which have been identified from NICE quality standards, the NHS Outcomes Framework and other existing indicator collections such as national audits. A selection of final indicators will be considered by the NHS Commissioning Board in autumn 2012 for inclusion in the 2013/14 COF.

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The barriers and facilitators to routine outcome measurement by allied health professionals in practice

"Routine outcome measurement may only be deliverable if appropriate action is taken at individual therapist, team, and organisational levels of an organisation."

The barriers and facilitators to routine outcome measurement by allied health professionals in practice: a systematic review
EAS Duncan, J Murray
BMC Health Services Research, 2012, 12:96

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Scorecard on local health system performance

"The first-ever Scorecard on Local Health System Performance provides U.S. communities with comparative data to assess the performance of their health care systems, establish priorities for improvement, and set achievement targets."

Rising to the challenge: results from a scorecard on local health system performance
The Commonwealth Fund
March 2012

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NICE guide for commissioners on end of life care for adults

"This commissioning guide is a resource to assist commissioners, clinicians and managers to commission high quality and evidence based services across England."

CMG42 Guide for commissioners on end of life care for adults
NICE
January 2012

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