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Managing the care of people with long-term conditions

By House of Commons Health Select Committee (2014)

This report finds that 15 million NHS patients in England with long-term conditions such as diabetes, arthritis and asthma account for 70% of the annual expenditure of the NHS in England. It argues that demographic and cost pressures on the NHS from patients with long-term conditions is only likely to increase in the coming years, with one projection estimating that the bill for treatment of long-term conditions will require the NHS to find £4 billion more each year by 2016.

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Asthma COPD CVD Liver Disease including NHS Health Checks Long-Term Conditions Respiratory Disease

Report on inquiry into respiratory deaths

By All-Party Parliamentary Group on Respiratory Health (2014)

The inquiry investigated why premature mortality from respiratory disease remains so high and how death rates could be improved. It focussed in particular on two conditions: COPD and asthma, which together affect around 6 million people in the UK. The report makes several recommendations.

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Why asthma still kills? The national review of asthma deaths

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).

 

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Why asthma still kills: the national review of asthma deaths (NRAD)

By Royal College of Physicians (2014)

This report looked into the circumstances surrounding deaths from asthma from 1st February 2012 to 30th January 2013. The primary aim was to understand the circumstances surrounding asthma deaths in the UK in order to identify avoidable factors and to make recommendations to improve care and reduce the number of deaths.

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Accident Prevention Alcohol Cancer Care of the Elderly Community Safety CVD CYP Healthcare Health Protection (Emergency planning Healthy Child including NCMP & CDO Healthy Settings Infant Feeding Infant Mortality Infection Control Library Liver Disease including NHS Health Checks Local Government Long-Term Conditions Mortality Respiratory Disease seasonal mortality) Tobacco & Drugs

Public health in government: 1 year on

By Local Government Association (2014)

Public health made the formal transfer to local government in April 2013, with the hope of tackling the wider social and economic determinants of poor health. This publication aims to capture the thoughts of those working in the new system with contributions from councillors, directors of public health, providers, commissioners, GPs, academics and other key decision makers.

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Accident Prevention Community Safety CVD Good Practice Health Protection (Emergency planning Licensing Liver Disease including NHS Health Checks Minority Groups Planning Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners Respiratory Disease seasonal mortality)

Promising practice: enabling better access to primary care for vulnerable populations: examples of good local practice

By Inclusion Health (2014)

This report includes examples of good primary care that improves registration and access to care. It outlines what makes good practice and explains why the chosen approaches are successful in improving access to primary care.

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Commissioning CVD Good Practice Liver Disease including NHS Health Checks Long-Term Conditions Mortality Respiratory Disease

Living well for longer: national support for local action to reduce premature avoidable mortality

By Department of Health (2014)

This document sets out how the health and care system aims to become amongst the best in Europe at reducing levels of avoidable mortality. Focusing on cancer, stroke, heart, liver and lung diseases, it sets out  examples of good practice and help for local commissioning and service delivery.

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Accident Prevention Community Safety CVD Health Protection (Emergency planning Liver Disease including NHS Health Checks Long-Term Conditions Respiratory Disease seasonal mortality) Well-Being

Fuel poverty: how to improve health and wellbeing through action on affordable warmth

By UK Health Forum (2014)

This guide aims to improve health and wellbeing through warm and healthy housing and reducing energy costs for vulnerable households. It aims to support public health teams and others working locally, such as members of health and wellbeing boards, and individuals and agencies involved in Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) processes.

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Accident Prevention Alcohol Cancer Care of the Elderly Community Safety CVD CYP Healthcare Health Protection (Emergency planning Healthy Child including NCMP & CDO Healthy Settings Infant Feeding Infant Mortality Infection Control Library Liver Disease including NHS Health Checks Long-Term Conditions Mortality Nutrition Obesity Respiratory Disease seasonal mortality) Tobacco & Drugs

Annual report of the Chief Medical Officer on the state of the public's health: Surveillance Volume, 2012

By Department of Health (2014)

As well as presenting data and evidence, the report also comments on overarching trends. This year, information in the report suggests that we may need to rethink what is regarded as ‘normal’ in relation to our health and our society. Some of the main themes discussed in the report are obesity, national data on blindness and deafness and active travel.

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Care of the Elderly CVD Healthy Settings Integrated Care Liver Disease including NHS Health Checks Long-Term Conditions Patient Experience Respiratory Disease

Accountable care organisations in the United States and England: testing, evaluating and learning what works

By The King’s Fund (2014)

The health system in England is facing a number of challenges including an ageing population, an increasing number of people with multiple, long-term conditions and a difficult financial climate. To meet these challenges, more integrated approaches to care delivery are needed to improve both the quality of care and patients’ experience. In the United States, ACOs – a group of providers that take responsibility for providing all the care for a given population for a specified period of time – have been developed to provide a more integrated approach to care.This paper describes the different types of ACOs emerging in the United States; presents some early evidence on their performance; assesses the future for ACOs; and discusses the implication of these developments for integrated care initiatives in England.

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