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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Cost-effectiveness of a universal strategy of brief dietary intervention for primary prevention in primary care

"A healthy diet is associated with reduced risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. The study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a universal strategy to promote healthy diet through brief intervention in primary care."

Cost-effectiveness of a universal strategy of brief dietary intervention for primary prevention in primary care: population-based cohort study and Markov model
MC Gulliford, N Bhattarai, J Charlton, C Rudisill
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2014, 12:4

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Facilitating knowledge exchange between health-care sectors, organisations and professions

"Relatively little is known about how people and groups who function in boundary-spanning positions between different sectors, organisations and professions contribute to improved quality of health care and clinical outcomes."

Facilitating knowledge exchange between health-care sectors, organisations and professions: a longitudinal mixed-methods study of boundary-spanning processes and their impact on health-care quality
L Nasir, G Robert, M Fischer, I Norman, T Murrells, P Schofield
National Institute for Health Research
Health Services and Delivery Research, October 2013, 1(7)

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