A patient-centered network approach to multidisciplinary-guideline development

"Guideline development and uptake are still suboptimal; they focus on clinical aspects of diseases rather than on improving the integration of care. We used a patient-centered network approach to develop five harmonized guidelines (one multidisciplinary and four monodisciplinary) around clinical pathways in fertility care."

A patient-centered network approach to multidisciplinary-guideline development: a process evaluation
EME Den Breejen, MAHW Hilbink, WLDM Nelen, TJ Wiersma, JS Burgers, JAM Kremer, RPMG Hermens
Implementation Science, 2014, 9: 68

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Quality improvement made simple

"This is not a ‘how to’ guide. Instead, it offers a clear explanation of some common approaches used to improve quality, including where they have come from, their underlying principles and their efficacy and applicability within the healthcare arena."

Quality improvement made simple: 2nd ed.
The Health Foundation
August 2013

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Improving health outcomes for people with chronic illness

"In order to address the challenges faced by people with chronic illness, health policy must be more closely aligned with the identified needs and wants of people affected by chronic illness than is currently the case."

A patient-centred approach to health service delivery: improving health outcomes for people with chronic illness
M Mirzaei, C Aspin, B Essue, YH Jeon, P Dugdale, T Usherwood, S Leeder
BMC Health Services Research, 2013, 13:251

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Patient-centred leadership

"Clinical teams perform best when their leaders value and support staff, enable them to work as a team, ensure that the main focus is on patient care, and create time to care."

Patient-centred leadership: rediscovering our purpose
The King's Fund
May 2013

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Putting patients first

"This document builds on Everyone Counts: Planning for Patients 2013/14, the planning guidance for commissioners. Here, we set out in detail how we will support commissioners to use their valuable public resources to improve quality and secure the best possible outcomes for people."

Putting patients first: the NHS England business plan for 2013/14-2015/16
NHS England
April 2013

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Healthcare reform in the NHS England

"This report provides an overview of England’s journey to enacting the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and a summary of the transformed delivery of health services within the NHS England."

Healthcare reform in the NHS England: more lessons for Ontario
The Change Foundation
March 2013

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Standards for patient-centered outcomes research

"Better methods will produce trusted information and lead to better healthcare decisions, and ultimately to better health."

Our questions, our decisions: standards for patient-centered outcomes research
M Helfland, A Berg, D Flum, S Gabriel, SL Normand
Patient-Centred Outcomes Research Institute
July 2012

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Personalised medicine in European hospitals

"Personalised medicine aims to provide the timely, precise, personalised diagnosis and treatment of patients, with a particular emphasis on wellness and disease prevention."

Personalised medicine in European hospitals
Price Waterhouse Cooper, European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE)
February 2012

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Putting people first through shared decision-making and collective involvement

"This paper explores what it really means to put people first when commissioning and providing services, and sets out what we know about the benefits."

Putting people first through shared decision-making and collective involvement
NHS Confederation
March 2012

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