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Patient Safety ........................................................ 4 Managing and Leading People ............................. 5 Using Guidelines and Evidence ............................ 6 Education and Professional Practice .................... 6 Finance and Procurement ..................................... 5 Managing Knowledge and Information ................. 7 Patient Experience ................................................ 7
Service Design and Commissioning ..................... 7 Measuring Outcomes and Performance ............... 9 Conducting Research .......................................... 10 Health Facility Environment ................................... 9 Public Health ....................................................... 10
Staff retention and engagement
The retention of staff is a key issue for the NHS. In Improving Staff Retention: A Guide For Employers NHS Employers found a key learning point to emerge from their work with organisations is that improving staff retention should be approached as a transformational rather than a transactional process. Embedding a culture of transformational change helped focus on what was important to patients and staff. A case study at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust looked at Improving new starter turnover as a high proportion of staff were leaving the trust within their first year. The trust improved the overall on-boarding experience, including starting induction before day one in the role and introducing an online portal for new starters. Turnover was improved by 18.2%.
The National Engagement Service supports senior leaders in the NHS on workforce issues, to drive up organisation effectivee and the quality of care patients
NHS information support for evidence-based practice
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All NICE guidance is available from the NICE web site: www.nice.org.uk.
Support and resources to maximise uptake and use of evidence and guidance:
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NICE – Guideline Depression in children and young people: identification and management www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg28
Nutrition support for adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg32
Urinary tract infection in under 16s: diagnosis and management www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg54
Advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and treatment www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG81
Psoriasis: assessment and management www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg153
Fertility problems: assessment and treatment www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg156
Fever in under 5s: assessment and initial management www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg160
Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg192
Suspected cancer: recognition and referral www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng12
Sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng51
Developmental follow-up of children and young people born preterm www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng72
Endometriosis: diagnosis and management www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng73
Intermediate care including reablement www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng74
Faltering growth: recognition and management of faltering growth in children www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng75
NICE – Quality Standards Chronic kidney disease in adults www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs5
Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs155
Physical health of people in prisons www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs156
HIV testing: encouraging uptake www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs157
Rehabilitation after critical illness in adults www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs158
Transition between inpatient mental health settings and community or care home settings www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs159
End of life care for infants, children and young people www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs160
Sepsis www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs161
NICE – Interventional Procedures Laparoscopic insertion of a magnetic titanium ring for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ipg585
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for aortic stenosis www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ipg586
Hysteroscopic sterilisation by insertion of intrafallopian implants www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ipg587
Liposuction for chronic lymphoedema www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ipg588
Radiofrequency treatment for haemorrhoids www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ipg589
Biodegradable spacer insertion to reduce rectal toxicity during radiotherapy for prostate cancer www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ipg590
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Ab externo canaloplasty for primary open-angle glaucoma www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ipg591
High-intensity focused ultrasound for symptomatic breast fibroadenoma www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ipg592
Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator-dependent chronic respiratory failure caused by motor neurone disease www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ipg593
Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator-dependent chronic respiratory failure caused by high spinal cord injuries www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ipg594
NICE – Diagnostics Guidance Quantitative faecal immunochemical tests to guide referral for colorectal cancer in primary care www.nice.org.uk/guidance/dg30
NICE - Technology Appraisals Alendronate, etidronate, risedronate, raloxifene, strontium ranelate and teriparatide for the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures in postmenopausal women www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta161
Pemetrexed for the maintenance treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta190
Pembrolizumab for treating advanced melanoma after disease progression with ipilimumab www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta357
Pembrolizumab for advanced melanoma not previously treated with ipilimumab www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta366
Pembrolizumab for treating PD-L1-positive non-small-cell lung cancer after chemotherapy www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta428
Cetuximab and panitumumab for previously untreated metastatic colorectal cancer www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta439
Collagenase clostridium histolyticum for treating Dupuytren's contracture www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta459
Adalimumab and dexamethasone for treating non-infectious uveitis www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta460
Roflumilast for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta461
Nivolumab for treating relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta462
Cabozantinib for previously treated advanced renal cell carcinoma www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta463
Bisphosphonates for treating osteoporosis www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta464
Olaratumab in combination with doxorubicin for treating advanced soft tissue sarcoma www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta465
Baricitinib for moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta466
Holoclar for treating limbal stem cell deficiency after eye burns www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta467
Methylnaltrexone bromide for treating opioid-induced constipation (terminated appraisal) www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta468
Idelalisib with ofatumumab for treating chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (terminated appraisal) www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta469
Ofatumumab with chemotherapy for treating chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (terminated appraisal) www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta470
Eluxadoline for treating irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta471
Obinutuzumab with bendamustine for treating follicular lymphoma refractory to rituximab www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta472
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Cetuximab for treating recurrent or metastatic squamous cell cancer of the head and neck www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta473
Sorafenib for treating advanced hepatocellular carcinoma www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta474
Dimethyl fumarate for treating moderate to severe plaque psoriasis www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta475
Paclitaxel as albumin-bound nanoparticles with gemcitabine for untreated metastatic pancreatic cancer www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta476
NICE - Medical Technologies moorLDI2-BI: a laser doppler blood flow imager for burn wound assessment www.nice.org.uk/guidance/mtg2
NICE - Highly Specialised Technologies Asfotase alfa for treating paediatric-onset hypophosphatasia www.nice.org.uk/guidance/hst6
NICE – Public Health Immunisations: reducing differences in uptake in under 19s www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph21
Patient Safety
Guidelines Clinical Practice Guideline: Safe Medication Use in the ICU Critical Care Medicine;2017. journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Fulltext/2017/09000/Clinical_Practice_Guideline___Safe_Medication_Use.32.aspx [This clinical practice guideline highlights environmental changes and prevention strategies that can be employed to improve medication safety in the ICU.]
Reports Freedom to Speak Up Guardian survey 2017: findings and recommendations. Care Quality Commission (CQC); 2017. http://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20170915_Freedom_to_Speak_Up_Guardian_Survey_2017.pdf [This report outlines the results of a survey of NHS whistleblowing guardians which aimed to understand how the role has been implemented, who is being appointed and their views on the Freedom to Speak Up initiative.]
Managing Risk In Health And Care This Winter - Update. NHS Providers; 2017. http://nhsproviders.org/resource-library/reports/managing-risk-in-health-and-care-this-winter-update [This report provides an update on the latest state of play on planning for this winter. Despite better national-level planning and hard work by trusts, the latest intelligence suggests that risk is growing rather than reducing.]
Managing the costs of clinical negligence in trusts. National Audit Office (NAO); 2017. https://www.nao.org.uk/press-release/managing-the-costs-of-clinical-negligence-in-trusts [The Department and NHS Resolution, working with others including the Ministry of Justice, have identified many of the factors contributing to the rising costs of clinical negligence.]
Never Events data. NHS Improvement; 2017. https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/never-events-data/ [The NHS in England publish provisional Never Events data every month as an update of the cumulative total for the current financial year.]
You can access BMJ Best Practice with NHS OpenAccess at http://bestpractice.bmj.com
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Managing and Leading People
Reports Improving new starter turnover. NHS Employers; 2017. http://www.nhsemployers.org/case-studies-and-resources/2017/08/improving-new-starter-turnover [In this case study, read about how East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust worked to improve experiences of staff in their first year of employment at the trust.]
Improving Staff Retention: A Guide For Employers. NHS Employers; 2017. www.nhsemployers.org/case-studies-and-resources/2017/09/improving-staff-retention-a-guide-for-employers [The guide was developed from work which took place during 2016-17 where NHS Employers engaged a large number of NHS organisations to help equip them with tools and resources to shape and implement effective workforce retention plans.]
National Engagement Service. NHS Employers; 2017. http://www.nhsemployers.org/news/2017/09/nes-infographic [The infographic explains how the service supports senior leaders on workforce issues, in order to drive up organisational effectiveness and the quality of care for patients. ]
Workforce project: initial analysis of issues facing the provider sector. NHS Providers; 2017. nhsproviders.org/resource-library/reports/workforce-project-initial-analysis-of-issues-facing-the-provider-sector [NHS Providers is currently undertaking a project to diagnose the workforce issues NHS provider trusts face and to identify solutions to support trusts to recruit and retain the staff they need to deliver safe and high quality care.]
Leading large scale change: a practical guide. NHS England; 2017. https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/qual-clin-lead/sustainableimprovement/leading-large-scale-change/ [This publication has been refreshed and updated, to reflect today’s unique health and care landscape and challenges, and have produced a supporting skills development programme. ]
Finance and Procurement
Reports Better Care Fund Planning Requirements 2017-19: Frequently Asked Questions. NHS England; 2017. https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/better-care-fund-planning-requirements-2017-19-frequently-asked-questions [A set of frequently asked questions to help local areas develop their Better Care Fund plans.]
Interventions that Encourage High-value Nursing Home Care: Lessons for the UK. Office of Health Economics (OHE); 2017. https://www.ohe.org/publications/interventions-encourage-high-value-nursing-home-care-lessons-uk [This OHE Seminar Briefing summarises a seminar given by Professor David Grabowski, which provided a health economics perspective on how payment and delivery interventions can encourage high-value nursing home care.]
Outcomes-based reimbursement of medicines. Social Market Foundation; 2017. http://www.smf.co.uk/publications/outcomes-based-reimbursement-medicines/ [This report describes the benefits of introducing an outcomes-based model for drug purchasing as a mechanism to address the affordability challenge, to reduce risks within the NHS and to improve outcomes for patients.]
The bottom line: Understanding the NHS deficit and why it won’t go away. Nuffield Trust; 2017. https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/the-bottom-line-understanding-the-nhs-deficit-and-why-it-won-t-go-away [This briefing reveals the true underlying state of the NHS’s finances today, and outlines prospects for the next three to four years. ]
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The local vantage: how views of local government finance vary across councils. Local Government Information Unit; 2017. http://www.lgiu.org.uk/report/the-local-vantage-how-views-of-local-government-finance-vary-across-councils [This report looks at how the views of councils’ decision-makers relate to the characteristics of the councils they represent or work for. In particular, we focus on views in two key areas: the quality of service provision; and the impact and design of the business rates retention scheme (BRRS).]
UK public sector finances: July 2017 Office for National Statistics (ONS); 2017. https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/ukpublicsectorfinancesjuly2017 [The Office for Budget Responsibility forecast that public sector net borrowing (excluding public sector banks) will be £58.3 billion during the financial year ending March 2018.]
Using Guidelines and Evidence
Articles Decommissioning health care: identifying best practice through primary and secondary research a prospective mixed-methods study. Williams I. Health Services and Delivery Research 2017;5(22):https://dx.doi.org/10.3310/hsdr05220.
Evidence based medicine manifesto for better healthcare Heneghan C. Evidence-Based Medicine 2017;22(4):120 - 122.
Is it time for a review of the way that NICE guidelines are developed, presented and used to inform policy and practice? Lowenhoff C. Evidence-Based Nursing 2017;20(3):65.
Reports My Signals: Patient Collection. NIHR Dissemination Centre; 2017. http://www.dc.nihr.ac.uk/highlights/my-signals-patients.htm [In this collection, we asked four members of the public who have experience of health research to tell us which NIHR Signals have most interested them, or even prompted them to rethink their care, and explain why they feel the findings are worth sharing.]
Education and Professional Practice
Reports Health and work: mapping coverage in degree courses. Public Health England (PHE); 2017. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-and-work-mapping-coverage-in-degree-courses [A study mapping the coverage of health and work topics in healthcare and business degree courses. ] RCN response to the NMC consultations on pre-registration standards and education. Royal College of Nursing (RCN); 2017. https://www.rcn.org.uk/professional-development/publications/pub-006447 [This publication contains the RCN's responses to the series of consultations focusing on changes to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards to enable registered nurses to better serve the population health needs for future generations. ] The state of pre and post-graduate medical recruitment in England, September 2017. British Medical Association (BMA); 2017. https://www.bma.org.uk/collective-voice/policy-and-research/education-training-and-workforce/state-of-medical-recruitment [This briefing examines the current state of medical recruitment in England, with additional UK-wide data for the foundation programme. Looking at data from 2013 onward, it identifies some of the ongoing issues facing medical recruitment, and recommends how some of these key concerns can be addressed.]
To obtain copies of journal articles use our online request form at:
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Patient Experience
Reports What does the public think about the NHS? The King's Fund; 2017. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/what-does-public-think-about-nhs [77% of the public believe the NHS should be maintained in its current form. This level of support has remained consistent over almost two decades despite widespread social, economic and political change.]
Data on written complaints in the NHS, 2016-17. NHS Digital; 2017. http://www.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30080 [This collection is a count of written complaints made by (or on behalf of) patients, received between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017 covering both secondary and primary care (GP and Dental).]
What's it like to live in a care home? Healthwatch; 2017. http://www.healthwatch.co.uk/news/life-care-home-whats-it-really [This report summarises conversations with care home residents, their families and staff about their experiences of living in care homes.]
Service Design and Commissioning
Reports Will the NHS really need fewer beds in the future? Nuffield Trust; 2017. https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/will-the-nhs-really-need-fewer-beds-in-the-future [After a recent review of Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) by London South Bank University, Nigel Edwards uses hospital data to take a closer look at the scale of the task they face in reducing the number of beds, and where they might concentrate their efforts. ]
Sustainability and transformation plans in London: an independent analysis of the October 2016 STPs (completed in March 2017). The King's Fund; 2017. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/sustainability-and-transformation-plans-london [Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) are key to the future of health and care services. This report, looks at the five STPs in London, their contents and common themes.]
Partnerships for improvement: ingredients for success. The Health Foundation; 2017. http://www.health.org.uk/publication/partnerships-improvement-ingredients-success ["The idea of partnerships and collaboration across organisational boundaries is at the heart of NHS reforms in England. Although we have helped to develop the evidence base for how networks of people can improve quality of care, less is known about what makes for successful partnerships between providers at an organisational level."]
Primary Care Home: Evaluating a new model of primary care. Nuffield Trust; 2017. https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/primary-care-home-evaluating-a-new-model-of-primary-care [Established last year, the Primary Care Home (PCH) model seeks to link staff from general practice, community-based services, hospitals, mental health services, social care and voluntary organisations to deliver joined-up care.]
Intermediate Care. Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE); 2017. http://www.scie.org.uk/prevention/independence/intermediate-care/ [This paper looks at why the development of intermediate care requires fresh impetus, sets out learning points that can guide its development and provides case studies covering reablement and bed-based intermediate care.]
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Building capacity and capability for improvement: embedding quality improvement skills in NHS providers. NHS Improvement; 2017. https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/embedding-quality-improvement-skills/ [These guides are for NHS organisations seeking to begin or do more to build improvement capacity and capability in their organisations.]
Getting it right first time: general surgery report NHS Improvement; 2017. http://gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GIRFT-GeneralSurgeryExecSummary-Aug17v1.pdf [The recommendations of the general surgery national report will be delivered by GIRFT’s implementation teams.]
GP Forward View: assessment of progress year 1. Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP); 2017. http://www.rcgp.org.uk/policy/general-practice-forward-view.aspx [This report finds that there has not been enough progress in increasing the number of doctors working in general practice. It also highlights the increasing indemnity costs and identifies the need to improve the delivery of some of the programmes.]
General surgery: GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report Royal College of Surgeons of England; 2017. http://gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/GIRFT-GeneralSurgeryReport-Aug17v1.pdf [Sets out key recommendations to improve the standards of clinical quality and efficiency across NHS hospital trusts.]
Interventions that Encourage High-value Nursing Home Care: Lessons for the UK. Office of Health Economics (OHE); 2017. https://www.ohe.org/publications/interventions-encourage-high-value-nursing-home-care-lessons-uk [This OHE Seminar Briefing summarises a seminar given by Professor David Grabowski, which provided a health economics perspective on how payment and delivery interventions can encourage high-value nursing home care.]
Results of a national survey of support to adult care homes in England: A specialist palliative care provider perspective. Marie Curie Research Centre; 2017. http://endoflifecareambitions.org.uk/tag/care-homes/ [The report, commissioned by Public Health England, examines the role of specialist palliative care in providing support to care homes in England.]
Emergency Department Care Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM);2017. http://www.rcem.ac.uk/docs/College%20Guidelines/Emergency%20Department%20Care%20-%20BP%20Guidance%20-%20Jul%202017%20-%20v6.pdf [The standards cover the patient environment and pathway through the Emergency Medicine, treatment of elderly patients and children, care of those with complex needs, along with education about care, team working and leadership.]
Modelling excellence in the charity sector: learning from 20 years of the GSK IMPACT Awards. The King's Fund; 2017. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/modelling-excellence-charity-sector [This report identifies the characteristics and capabilities of the winning charities; the common factors contributing to organisational effectiveness and the challenges that small to medium-sized charities face.]
Managing Knowledge and Information
Reports Internet access and use in Great Britain: 2017 Office for National Statistics (ONS); 2017. https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/internetaccessanduseingreatbritain2017 [In 2017, 90% of households in Great Britain had internet access, an increase from 89% in 2016 and 57% in 2006. In terms of access, 73% of adults accessed the internet “on the go” using a mobile phone or smartphone, more than double the 2011 rate of 36%. ]
New care models: Harnessing technology. NHS Confederation; 2017. http://www.nhsconfed.org/resources/2017/09/new-care-models-harnessing-technology [This publication explores how five vanguards are implementing innovative digital technology solutions at the
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heart of a new approach to care.]
Health Facility Environment
Reports Estates Return Information Collection 2016/17. NHS Digital; 2017. http://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30096 [These are the results from the 2016/17 Estates Return Information Collection (ERIC), a mandatory collection for all NHS Trusts including Ambulance Trusts.] Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) 2017 - England. NHS Digital; 2017. http://www.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30055 [PLACE assessments provide a framework for assessing quality against common guidelines and standards in order to quantify the environment's cleanliness, food and hydration provision, provision of care with privacy and dignity is supported, and whether the needs of people with dementia or with a disability.]
Measuring Outcomes and Performance
Reports NHS hospital bed numbers: past, present, future. The King's Fund; 2017. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/nhs-hospital-bed-numbers [This briefing aims to place the debate about hospital beds in a wider context by: presenting data on hospital beds for England over a 30-year period and, where possible, data on other categories of beds used in health care.
The state of care in general practice 2014 to 2017 presents findings from our programme of comprehensive inspections of GP practices. Care Quality Commission (CQC); 2017. http://www.cqc.org.uk/publications/major-report/state-care-general-practice-2014-2017 [The best general practices are driving change and embracing innovation to make sure they are able to deliver even better care into the future. ]
Measuring socioeconomic inequalities in avoidable mortality in England and Wales: 2015 Office for National Statistics (ONS); 2017. www.ons.gov.uk/releases/measuringsocioeconomicinequalitiesinavoidablemortalityinenglandandwales2015 [Avoidable, amenable and preventable mortality is strongly related to area deprivation in England and in Wales. In England in 2015 there were 16,686 deaths from avoidable causes in the most deprived areas whereas there were less than half that number (7,247 deaths) in the least deprived areas.]
Causes of death over 100 years Office for National Statistics (ONS); 2017. http://visual.ons.gov.uk/causes-of-death-over-100-years/ [We're living longer and are increasingly healthy, but what kind of diseases were people dying from between 1915 and 2015? Find out in this article from the Office for National Statistics on the top causes of death, spanning 100 years. ]
Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales: 2016 registrations Office for National Statistics (ONS); 2017. www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsrelatedtodrugpoisoninginenglandandwales/2016registrations [Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales from 1993 onwards, by cause of death, sex, age and substances involved in the death.]
Unexplained deaths in infancy, England and Wales: 2015 Office for National Statistics (ONS); 2017. https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/unexplaineddeathsininfancyenglandandwales2015 [Unexplained infant deaths in 2015 were the lowest on record in England and Wales. This could be due to a greater awareness of safe sleeping practices and a reduction in the number of mothers smoking during pregnancy.]
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Suicides in Great Britain: 2016. Office for National Statistics (ONS); 2017. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/suicides-in-great-britain-2016 [Registered deaths in Great Britain from suicide analysed by sex, age, area of usual residence of the deceased and suicide method. An update will be published later in the year to include UK data.]
Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England, 2016-17. NHS Digital; 2017. http://www.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30045 [The survey seeks the opinions of carers aged 18 or over, caring for a person aged 18 or over, on a number of topics that are considered to be indicative of a balanced life alongside their unpaid caring role.]
Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services: England, April 2016 to March 2017. NHS Digital; 2017. http://www.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30058 [This annual report presents results from the monitoring of the NHS Stop Smoking Services in England during the period April 2016 to March 2017.]
Conducting Research
Articles Guidelines for reporting meta-epidemiological methodology research Murad M. Evidence-Based Medicine 2017;22(4):139 - 142.
Mixed methods research: expanding the evidence base Shorten A. Evidence-Based Nursing 2017;20(3):74-5.
Public Health
Events HiAP 2018: A Strategy for Improving Population Health. [This conference is not focusing on public health taking over the remit of other areas, but about ensuring that through the transference of best practice methodology there is a common understanding of health and health inequalities across councils, NHS settings and community care.] Royal Society of Medicine, London All day event on: 6th February, 2018 http://hiap.govconnect.org.uk/index.php/agenda For more information, please contact [email protected]
Reports Health economics: evidence resource. Public Health England (PHE);2017. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-economics-evidence-resource [The health economic evidence resource (HEER) tool shows the key cost-effectiveness and return on investment evidence on activities in the public health grant.]
Reducing health inequalities: system, scale and sustainability. Public Health England (PHE);2017. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reducing-health-inequalities-in-local-areas [Guidance to support local action on health inequalities to improve outcomes. ]
Psychosocial pathways and health outcomes: Informing action on health inequalities. Public Health England (PHE); 2017. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/psychosocial-pathways-and-health-outcomes [Overview of current evidence about the relationships between social determinants, psychosocial factors and health outcomes.]
Models of delivery for stop smoking services: Options and evidence. Public Health England (PHE); 2017. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/stop-smoking-services-models-of-delivery [This document is intended to support directors of public health and local healthcare commissioners with the provision of local stop smoking support.]
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Developing a shared commitment to improving the quality of care. Local Government Association (LGA); 2017. https://www.local.gov.uk/developing-shared-commitment-improving-quality-care [The Quality Assurance Framework sets out the approach that Herefordshire Council takes to ensuring local care and support services provide what individual residents need.]
Preventing drug related deaths. Local Government Association (LGA); 2017. https://www.local.gov.uk/preventing-drug-related-deaths [Any death related to the misuse of drugs is a tragedy and we know that reversing this worrying trend is not going to be easy. Public health budgets are being increasingly stretched. But there are plenty of examples of councils which are succeeding – and you can read about some of them in this publication.]
My Signals: Public Health. NIHR Dissemination Centre; 2017. http://www.dc.nihr.ac.uk/highlights/my-signals-public-health.htm [In My Signals, health and social care staff and service users tell us which research is important to them and why they feel others need to know about it.]
Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing. All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing; 2017. http://www.artshealthandwellbeing.org.uk/appg-inquiry/ [This report presents the findings of research, evidence-gathering and discussions with a view to making recommendations to improve policy and practice around the benefits that the arts can bring to health and wellbeing.]
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