By Public Health England (2014)
This guidance provides evidence based interventions and advice on how dental health professionals can improve and maintain the oral and general health of their patients.
Author: Sarah Woodhall
By Recipes for Sustainable Healthcare (2014)
This report makes recommendations for how the delivery of NHS care can be made more sustainable and help to improve outcomes for people living with long-term conditions.
By Imperial College London (2014)
After a year long investigation, the Sowerby Commission, a group of experts established by the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London with a grant from the Peter Sowerby Foundation, has concluded that there are major benefits to health from sharing records, first by ensuring all staff caring for a patient have access to details of their condition, medication and test results, and secondly to improve care for the whole population through audit and research – the results of which should be advertised to bolster public support.
By Institute of Economic Affairs (2014)
This paper examines governmental alcohol control policies and makes recommendations towards a focus on hard-reduction and rehabilitation rather than interventions on price and availability.
By Hanratty, B. et al. Health Services & Delivery Research, 2014; 2 (17)
The aim of this study was to understand the experiences, influences and consequences of transitions between settings for older adults at the end of life. Three conditions, heart failure, lung cancer and stroke, were the focus of study, chosen to represent differing disease trajectories.
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By Faculty of Public Health (2014)
This document sets out the public health functions of local authorities in England and is intended to replace the draft minimum standards for public health teams published by FPH in November 2013.
By Centre for Mental Health (2014)
The Bradley Report was a six-month independent commission which reviewed the extent to which offenders with mental health problems or learning disabilities could be diverted from prison. This report looks at what has happened in the five years since the Bradley Report was published. It finds that there has been concerted action to improve support for people with mental health problems and those with learning difficulties in the criminal justice system, but this will need to be sustained for at least another five years to put the vision into practice nationwide.
By Royal College of Physicians (2014)
The National Review of Asthma Deaths (NRAD), run by a consortium of asthma professional and patient bodies, led by the Royal College of Physicians, looked into the circumstances surrounding deaths from asthma from 1 February 2012 to 30 January 2013. The NRAD is commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) on behalf of NHS England, NHS Wales, the Health and Social Care division of the Scottish government, the Department of Health, and the Northern Ireland Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS).
By The Nuffield Trust (2014)
This report presents the results of a study into the primary, secondary and social care use of people diagnosed with cancer. Improved survival rates, earlier detection and an ageing population have led to cancer incidence increasing, but it is now seen as a chronic condition rather than necessarily a fatal illness. This shift has led to a growing focus on survivorship, and on the long-term needs of those living with and after cancer. To find out how this impacts on the use of health and social care services, the study used data linkage methods to track the patterns of service use across health and social care in the year after people were diagnosed with cancer. It shows clear evidence of a social services response to a person being diagnosed with cancer.
By Alcohol Research UK (2014)
This report looks at local alcohol services and commissioning following the transfer of Public Health teams to local authorities. It is based on a survey of CCGs, Directors of Public Health and service providers in 30 local authority areas. It finds a greater focus on alcohol issues but expresses concerns over funding.