Triggers for palliative care: Improving access

"This report explores the evidence around access to palliative care for people with terminal illnesses other than cancer."

Triggers for palliative care:  Improving access to care for people with diseases other than cancer
Marie Curie
June 2015

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Multiple sclerosis outpatient future groups: improving the quality of service improvement activities

"The Multiple Sclerosis Outpatient Future Group study aimed to explore how analogies and props can be used to facilitate rich interactions between staff and patients within these activities. This paper will consider how these interactions supported participants to share experiences, generate ideas and suggest service improvements."

Multiple sclerosis outpatient future groups: improving the quality of participant interaction and ideation tools within service improvement activities
A Thomson, C Rivas, G Giovannoni
BMC Health Services Research 2015, 15:105  doi:10.1186/s12913-015-0773-8

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Multiple sclerosis: costing statement (NICE)

"This costing statement considers the cost implications of the recommendations made in Multiple sclerosis: management of multiple sclerosis in primary and secondary care"

Costing statement: Multiple sclerosis: management of multiple sclerosis in primary and secondary care
NICE
October 2014

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Separating diagnostic neurology from management of long-term neurological conditions

"We believe that our new model of service delivery for patients with long-term neurological conditions is leading to a significant improvement in quality and efficiency"

Separating Diagnostic Neurology from Management of Long-Term Neurological Conditions: A new concept of service delivery
Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
NICE Shared Learning
September 2014

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Multiple sclerosis (relapsing remitting) - dimethyl fumarate: costing report

"The costing template can be used by health communities to assess the local impact of implementing the recommendations, based on the local population. The national assumptions used in the template can be altered to reflect local circumstances."

TA320 Multiple sclerosis (relapsing remitting) - dimethyl fumarate: costing report
NICE
August 2014

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Carer quality of life and experiences of health services

"Carer well-being was found to be compromised and differed significantly between the three conditions" [motor neuron disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease]

Carer quality of life and experiences of health services: a cross-sectional survey across three neurological conditions
M Peters, C Jenkinson, H Doll, ED Playford, R Fitzpatrick
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2013, 11:103

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