By The King’s Fund (2014)
This paper looks at the changes needed to realise the full potential of community services for transforming care. It finds that while the emphasis on moving care closer to home has resulted in some reductions in length of hospital stay, it is now time to focus on the bigger issue of how services need to change to fundamentally transform care.
The Nuffield Trust (2014)
This QualityWatch Focus On report examines the typical distances
from home that people travel to receive emergency care, and how this has
changed over time. It explores the distances between a person’s home
and the hospital at which they attended A&E, or received an emergency
inpatient admission, using Hospital Episode Statistics from the 10-year
period from 2001/02 to 2011/12.
By Institute of Public Health in Ireland (2013)
The central aim of the report is to contribute to knowledge on the exposure of children to the harmful effects of tobacco smoke at various stages of their development. The findings of the report can support policy makers and service providers in their efforts to make tobacco-free childhoods a reality on the
island of Ireland.
By The King’s Fund (2014)
Our latest quarterly monitoring report shows that the NHS is holding up well against winter pressures so far, but financial pressures are increasing for hospitals.
The report suggests that 1 in 5 hospitals will be in deficit by the end of the financial year and also highlights concerns over low staff morale.
By NICE (2013)
This guidance makes recommendations on individual-level interventions aimed at changing health-damaging behaviours among people aged 16 or over.
By RCGP (2013)
This guidance argues that radical changes are needed to meet the healthcare needs of vulnerable groups. It makes recommendations towards more communication and joined up working between health, social care and voluntary services targeted at marginalised groups; and greater integration between health and housing services to identify and treat health problems associated with poor living conditions.
By WHO (2013)
Noncommunicable diseases continue to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the European region. This report aims to demonstrate achievements made in the various proposed action areas, reporting the activities already undertaken and future plans. While the report reveals gaps and challenges faced in the achievement of desired objectives, it also highlights examples of innovation in contextualisation of interventions within various countries in the region.
By Public Health England
Public Health England’s website to all things related to immunisation.
It includes all new and archived leaflets and posters.
By Office for National Statistics (November 2013)
By Care Quality Commission (November 2013)
This year’s State of Care report looks at the pressures on A&E services due to an increase of admissions for ‘avoidable’ conditions. It also brings together the findings of more than 35,000 inspections to try and give a picture of the quality of health and social care services in 2012/13.