Educational interventions to improve prescribing competency

"A review of the educational interventions designed to improve prescribing competencies will help to ensure evidence-based interventions are used to develop competent medical and nonmedical prescribers."

Educational interventions to improve prescribing competency: a systematic review
G Kamarudin, J Penm, B Chaar, R Moles
BMJ Open, 2013, 3:e003291

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Reducing health inequalities: the challenge of public health

"Within local government, public-health teams have been tasked by public health England to achieve the following outcomes: (1) increasing healthy life expectancy and (2) reducing differences between communities in health outcomes."

Reducing health inequalities: the challenge of public health
J Craig
British Council - Innovation Unit
July 2013

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Supporting working carers

"This report is a landmark statement from business and Government that more can and should be done to support people who want to combine caring for a family member with working."

Supporting working carers: the benefits to families, business and the economy
HM Government
August 2013

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Personal health budgets

"Over the next year, clinical commissioning groups nationally may have to respond to requests for personal health budgets from up to 56,000 people."

Personal health budgets: challenges for commissioners and policy-makers
V Alakeson, B Rumbold
Nuffield Trust
August 2013

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Lining up: How do improvement programmes work?

"This is the second report examining aspects of the Health Foundation’s Lining Up project – an investigation into interventions to reduce central line infections."

Lining up: How do improvement programmes work?
The Health Foundation
August 2013

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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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Networks that work: partnerships for integrated care and services

"This publication shows how third sector organisations can develop and provide services that can help people to get themselves on top of their conditions."

Networks that work: partnerships for integrated care and services
NESTA Innovation Unit
August 2013

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