Organisational features and patient outcomes in congenital heart disease services

"Overall, we found a substantial number of studies reporting a positive relationship between volume and outcome, particularly for highly complex cases. However, the complexity of the evidence requires careful interpretation."

What evidence is there for a relationship between organisational features and patient outcomes in congenital heart disease services? A rapid review. 

J Turner, L Preston, A Booth, C O’Keeffe, F Campbell, A Jesurasa, K Cooper, E Goyder 

School for Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield

2014

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RCS commissioning guide: general children’s surgery

"Commissioners should aim to build on the successes of existing clinical networks. Where these networks do not exist, commissioners should aim to create them. The south west, North West and the East Midlands have developed a network approach to general paediatric surgery which provides a good reference point."

Commissioning guide: provision of general children’s surgery
Royal College of Surgeons, British Association of Paediatric Surgeons

April 2014 

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