Changing cultures, relationships and performance in local health care economies

The findings of this research study on changing management cultures and organisational performance in the NHS have now been published. The study was commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research and involved the collection of data from all acute and PCTs in England. The aims of the study were to understand the nature and dynamics of culture change in the NHS, with a particular emphasis on how organisational culture links to health care performance.

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Indicators for Quality Improvement now on NHS Information Centre Website

Phase two Indicators for Quality Improvement have now been released through the NHS Information Centre website. Around three quarters of the indicators have now been populated with the latest data, to bring together information that clinical teams can use to improve quality in one easily accessible place.
The indicators have been developed by the NHS Information Centre and Department of Health, to support the vision of High Quality Care for All. They will help NHS professionals improve the quality of care they deliver to patients, and will also support providers and commissioners of NHS services.
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Improving Access to Psychological Therapies - Consultation

The Improving Access to Psycological Therapies (IAPT) programme is currently working with the Information Standards Board (ISB) to develop a national information standard for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies. You views are sought on the following Consultation themes
The current data set , the questions which could be considered are:
Does the data set offer the level of guidance and explanation required for its implementation ? Are there any Data set omissions? Data collection processes, as well as general comments. For further information and to take part in the consultation please click here!

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Overtreated by Shannon Brownlee - A book review by Sarah Fraser

The subtitle of this book is "Why too much medicine is making us sicker and poorer". This book was quite shocking. I know there is a lot of what goes on in healthcare that is unnecessary yet to find a huge amount of detail and information in one place really put the issue into perspective. It is focused mainly on the USA though there are many parallels with other health systems.
This book is a must for every health care improver who believes their own project is making a difference... The strategic and tactical issues raised in it really provide a new perspective.
Throughout the book, the author provides stories and examples to illustrate the data and statistics that without the stories would appear cold and less shocking. Click here for further information and to read the full book review by Sarah Fraser.

Reduce data duplication and improve staff efficiency.

Having to constantly enter the same information into clinical systems is a huge frustration for clinical staff – and it can lead to errors. London’s Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust decided to develop an e-handover solution to tackle the problem, by working with Microsoft’s Common User Interface team to get advice on how to structure and display information, and to make sure its solution could be rolled out more widely.
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