Falls in older people - NICE quality standard

"This quality standard covers assessment after a fall and preventing further falls (secondary prevention) in older people living in the community and during a hospital stay. Secondary prevention focuses on interventions targeted at older people with a history of falls."

Falls in older people: assessment after a fall and preventing further falls
NICE quality standard [QS86]
March 2015

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Commissioning services to support women and girls with female genital mutilation

"This documents sets out some key considerations when embarking upon the process to commission services to support FGM survivors. It reflects the standards and characteristics which have developed where commissioning in this area has been successful, and sets out particular elements which should either always be considered or provided."

Commissioning services to support women and girls with female genital mutilation
S Creighton, FGM Prevention programme team
Department of Health
March 2015

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Investing in children's mental health

"Our review of the evidence shows that for all these conditions there are interventions that are not only effective in improving outcomes but also good value for money, in some cases outstandingly so, as measured by the surplus of measurable economic benefits over the costs of intervention." 

Investing in children's mental health: A review of evidence on the costs and benefits of increased service provision
L Khan, M Parsonage, J Stubbs
Centre Forum’s Mental Health Commission, Centre for Mental Health
February 2015

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NHS England Business Plan

"For 2015/16 NHS England will focus on ten priorities to both improve quality and services, to drive better value for money, and to build the foundations for the future health and care system."

Building the NHS of the Five Year Forward View: NHS England Business Plan 2015/16
NHS England,Transformation & Corporate Operations, Business Planning Team
March 2015

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Improving quality of life for people with dementia and their carers through impact investment

"The development of products and services to tackle dementia needs more proactive support from government, policymakers, charities and healthcare professionals"

Remember me: Improving quality of life for people with dementia and their carers through impact investment 
E Ní Ógáin, K Mountain

Nesta
March 2015

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Competition and privatisation in the NHS

"In this briefing we consider seven key questions relating to the role of competition and the role of non-NHS providers within the NHS."

Evolution, revolution or confusion? Competition and privatisation in the NHS
E Spencelayh
The Health Foundation
March 2015

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Evaluation: what to consider

"Inspired by the most commonly asked questions, this guide is intended to assist those new to evaluation by suggesting methodological and practical considerations and providing resources to support further learning." 

Evaluation: what to consider: Commonly asked questions about how to approach evaluation of quality improvement in health care
The Health Foundation
March 2015

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