Joined-up care: King's Fund integrated care map

The King's Fund has produced a map which pulls together a range of case studies to help showcase integrated care in action.

Access the map here.

Methods for setting prices at national and local levels

"Our research highlights some of the challenges that commissioners face in agreeing local contracts that deliver the best outcomes for patients."

Local price setting and contracting practices for NHS services without a nationally mandated price: A research paper
Monitor
September 2013

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Performance-based financing as a health system reform

"The paper lays out a broad framework within which indicators can be prioritised for monitoring and evaluation of performance-based financing or other health system reforms."

Performance-based financing as a health system reform: mapping the key dimensions for monitoring and evaluation
S Witter, J Toonen, B Meessen, J Kagubare, G Fritsche, K Vaughan
BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:367

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Social media and public policy

"This report considers whether social media data can improve the quality and timeliness of the evidence base that informs public policy."

Social media and public policy: What is the evidence?
J Leavey
Alliance for Useful Evidence
September 2013

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Health Profiles

"Health Profiles provide summary health information to support local authority members, officers and community partners to lead for health improvement."

Access the Health Profiles here.

Transforming participation in health and care

"This guide will help clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and other commissioners of health and care services to involve:

• patients and carers in decisions relating to care and treatment
• the public in commissioning processes and decisions."

Transforming participation in health and care
NHS England
September 2013

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Barriers and levers to best hand hygiene practice among healthcare practitioners

"This study has produced encouraging findings suggesting the potential for improved hand hygiene and resulting effects on the human and financial costs of healthcare associated infection."

Development of a theory-based instrument to identify barriers and levers to best hand hygiene practice among healthcare practitioners
J Dyson, R Lawton, C Jackson, F Cheater
Implementation Science, 2013, 8:111

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