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The future hospital

Posted by: gov.uk archive author, Posted on: 23 January 2015 - Categories: Future

...but who remain in an acute bed. The lack of community beds and domiciliary care has been highlighted as one of the many complex factors that account for the challenges...

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Why engage patients in decisions about their care?

Posted by: gov.uk archive author, Posted on: 25 October 2014 - Categories: Patients

...avoiding complications'. So how and why should the NHS involve patients more in decisions about their care? Developments in shared decision-making The idea of shared decision-making is not new. There...

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Reimagining health and care: have you got 2020 vision?

Posted by: gov.uk archive author, Posted on: 26 August 2014 - Categories: Future

Stephen Dorrell, former Health Secretary and until recently Chair of the Health Select Committee, has often spoken of the need to 'reimagine' healthcare, not least because of the scale of...

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How do we compare?

Posted by: gov.uk archive author, Posted on: 30 May 2014 - Categories: International

...learn from other countries internationally and from best practice at home, more comprehensive comparable data would help, but careful interpretation is essential before judgements are reached. Follow me on Twitter,...

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What can we learn from the US experience of accountable care organisations?

Posted by: gov.uk archive author, Posted on: 15 April 2014 - Categories: Accountable care, International

...period of time under a contractual commitment with a commissioner”. The aim of an ACO is to align incentives for finance and quality so that achieving financial success also means...

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