Organisational culture and post-merger integration in an academic health centre

"Our findings have important implications for the integration of health care
providers and the promotion of NHS/University partnerships that deserve further research. It
might examine staff engagement strategies and cultural interventions to manage cultural
diversity and expectations."

Organisational culture and post-merger integration in an academic health centre: a mixed-methods study
PV Ovseiko, K Melham, J Fowler, AM Buchan
BMC Health Services Research 2015, 15:25  doi:10.1186/s12913-014-0673-3

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Care Act 2014: statutory guidance for implementation

"The guidance associated with the Care Act set out how the Act will work in practice when the first phase of the reforms comes into effect next year."

Care Act 2014: statutory guidance for implementation
Department of Health
October 2014

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Networking between community health programs

"This case study demonstrates an example of a successful and effective network of community health programs. The development of relationships was seen to be to be an important part of promoting effective resource sharing, training opportunities, government networking and resource mobilisation and will be important for other health networks to consider."

Networking between community health programs: a team-work approach to improving health service provision
NJ Grills, R Kumar, M Philip, G Porter
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:297

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Future organisational models for the NHS

"How might new organisational arrangements help drive improvements in struggling NHS organisations and services? Here, we set out some of the organisational options and the evidence, both national and international." 

Future organisational models for the NHS: perspectives for the Dalton review

C Imison, C Ham, C Hopson, B Stoltz, J Fagge, N Marsden, M Deegan, S Dunn, S Melton, L Heller, A Marsh, A Brogan, D Hamlett
The King's Fund
July 2014

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UK healthcare expertise collection

This is a collection of documents from Healthcare UK containing "information about the UK's different healthcare capabilities including case studies of successful overseas partnerships and projects with the UK"; including:

• Primary care: working in partnership
• Education and training in healthcare: working in partnership
• Infrastructure for health: working in partnership
• Digital health: working in partnership
• Health systems development: working in partnership
• Healthcare: public private partnerships

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House of Care model

"NHS England and partners are using the ‘House of Care’ model as metaphor for these building blocks of high quality person-centred coordinated care. The House relies on four key interdependent components, all of which must be present for the goal, person-centred coordinated care, to be realised:

• Commissioning 
• Engaged, informed individuals and carers
• Organisational and clinical processes
• Health and care professionals working in partnership"

Find out more and access all the resources here.

The power of partnership: how to seize the potential

"This report aims to promote the use of partnership arrangements and to offer practical advice and useful case studies of partnership working."

The power of partnership: how to seize the potential: A practical guide to forming and maintaining cross-sector partnerships in healthcare
November 2013
Sodexo

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Improving the public's health: a resource for local authorities

"This resource presents information on evidence-based actions that can help local authorities increase the impact of their activities on health – and demonstrate that impact to others."

Improving the public's health: a resource for local authorities
D Buck, S Gregory
The King's Fund
December 2013

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Commissioning care and support for older people with high support needs

"Many models of care and support are based on mutually valued relationships and older people's contributions, but most operate beneath the radar of public sector commissioners."

Commissioning care and support for older people with high support needs
J Carrier
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
July 2013

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The puzzle of changing relationships

"We hope that both the framework and the evidence in this report will, with further research and development, be valuable in informing: 

• better policy
• better service commissioning and planning
• a professional identity built around relationships as well as around tasks
• a research agenda that focuses far more attention on providing the evidence of how changing roles and relationships can raise quality."

The puzzle of changing relationships
JS Pedersen, L Brereton, J Newbould, E Nolte
The Health Foundation
March 2013

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Clinical-financial partnerships in the NHS

"The scale of the NHS’s financial challenges, which is predicted to last for the foreseeable future, has led to increasing acceptance that more sustainable and integrated strategies and approaches are urgently needed to successfully deliver the necessary efficiency savings and quality improvements."

Clinical-financial partnerships in the NHS: why we need them to deliver the cost and quality challenge
A Neath, N Downham, M Mugglestone
NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
November 2012

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Improving the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities

"Commissioning services for people with learning disabilities is a substantial test of working together in effective partnerships and, through this, securing better health and support for local people while safeguarding this most vulnerable group of our population."

Improving the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities: an evidence-based commissioning guide for Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)
Improving Health and Lives: Learning Disabilities Observatory
October 2012

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New organisational models for delivering health and social care

"This briefing paper pulls together information on the development of employee ownership and social enterprises in health and social care and has been produced as part of the Health and Social Care Partnership South East’s work programme."

New organisational models for delivering health and social care: briefing paper
Health and Social Care Partnership South East
February 2012

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The search for low-cost integrated healthcare

"This report identifies one particular model,originating from the region of Valencia, Spain, which purports to be a pioneering approach to the provision of integrated healthcare through public-private partnership."

The search for low-cost integrated healthcare: the Alzira model - from the region of Valencia
NHS European Office
NHS Confederation
December 2011

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