A clear road ahead: Creating a coherent quality strategy for the English NHS

"A clear road ahead sets out a practical and feasible set of actions for policymakers to safeguard and improve care within current priorities, as well as support the development of the NHS for years to come."

A clear road ahead: Creating a coherent quality strategy for the English NHS
A Molloy, S Martin, T Gardner, S Leatherman
The Health Foundation
July 2016

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Improving UK health care

"Our Strategy sets out a new direction – we will be more grounded in the practical implications of policy-making, working closely with NHS staff and policy-makers to identify solutions to the challenges facing the NHS."

Improving UK health care: Nuffield Trust strategy 2015-2020
Nuffield Trust
October 2015

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Local Estates Strategies: A Framework for Commissioners

"Achieving the efficiencies required by the Five Year Forward View will mean all parts of the health service will need to work with greater agility and greater co-operation. Good quality strategic estates planning is vital to making the most of these changes and will allow the NHS to:

• fully rationalise its estate,
• maximise use of facilities,
• deliver value for money, and
• enhance patients’ experiences."

Local Estates Strategies: A Framework for Commissioners
Property Branch in Commercial Division
Department of Health
June 2015

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Draft Health Education England research and innovation strategy

"This R&I Strategy addresses the research capacity and capability of our multi-professional workforce, for example through an academic career pathway for all healthcare professionals. It also addresses the importance of creating a workforce that is responsive to research and innovation and an education and training system that is evidence based." 

Research and Innovation Strategy: delivering a flexible workforce receptive to research and innovation 

Health Education England

HEE are accepting feedback on the strategy until 13th June 2014.

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Developing collective leadership for health care

"Collective leadership cultures are characterised by all staff focusing on continual learning and, through this, on the improvement of patient care. It requires high levels of dialogue, debate and discussion to achieve shared understanding about quality problems and solutions."

Developing collective leadership for health care
M West, K Steward, R Eckert, B Pasmore
The King's Fund, Center for Creative Leadership
May 2014

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G8 dementia summit declaration

"We acknowledge the on-going work occurring in our countries and globally to identify dementia as a major disease burden and to address issues related to ageing and mental health."

G8 dementia summit declaration
G8 UK
December 2013

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No health without mental health

"The ‘No health without mental health’ strategy sets clear objectives to improve mental health outcomes."

No health without mental health: Mental health dashboard
Department of Health
December 2013

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The UK strategy for rare diseases

"The Strategy aims to ensure that people living with a rare disease have the best quality of evidence based care and treatment that our health and social care systems, working with charities and other organisations, our researchers and industry can provide."

The UK strategy for rare diseases
Department of Health
November 2013

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Helping people live better for longer

"This guide is designed to provide an overview of the Department of Health post-April 2013."

Helping people live better for longer
Department of Health
July 2013

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Antibiotic resistance - the case for action

"This publication contains written reports detailing ways in which countries are tackling Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)."

Antibiotic resistance - a threat to global health security and the case for action
Department of Health
May 2013

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Cardiovascular disease outcomes strategy

"This strategy is being launched to coincide with The Lancet publication showing the UK’s relatively poor mortality rates and the Department of Health’s call to action to the health and care system to improve mortality rates across the board."

Cardiovascular disease outcomes strategy: improving outcomes for people with or at risk of cardiovascular disease
Department of Health
March 2013

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Strategic clinical networks: single operating framework

"Combining the experience of clinicians, the input of patients and the organisational vision of NHS staff, clinical networks have supported and improved the way we deliver care to patients in distinct areas, delivering true integration across primary secondary and often tertiary care."

Strategic clinical networks: single operating framework
NHS Commissioning Board
November 2012

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Operating principles for joint strategic needs assessments and joint health and wellbeing strategies

"JSNAs and JHWSs are not ends in themselves, but a means to identify the priorities for commissioning to improve health and wellbeing outcomes and reduce health inequalities."

Operating principles for joint strategic needs assessments and joint health and wellbeing strategies
NHS Confederation
November 2012

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Innovations in prevention

"There is a need for preventative investment to be more strategic, moving from a part of service delivery, to an explicit, deliberate and integral part of the policymaking and commissioning process, to identify where harm can be prevented and cost savings realised."

Innovations in prevention
R Puttick
NESTA
October 2012

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