Category: Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Return on investment of public health interventions: a systematic review

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date April 11, 2017

Masters R, et al. J Epidemiol Community Health 2017;0:1–8. doi:10.1136/jech 2016-208141

ABSTRACT
Background Public sector austerity measures in many
high-income countries mean that public health budgets
are reducing year on year. To help inform the potential
impact of these proposed disinvestments in public
health, we set out to determine the return on investment
(ROI) from a range of existing public health
interventions.
Methods We conducted systematic searches on all
relevant databases (including MEDLINE; EMBASE;
CINAHL; AMED; PubMed, Cochrane and Scopus) to
identify studies that calculated a ROI or cost-benefit ratio
(CBR) for public health interventions in high-income
countries.
Results We identified 2957 titles, and included 52
studies. The median ROI for public health interventions
was 14.3 to 1, and median CBR was 8.3. The median
ROI for all 29 local public health interventions was 4.1
to 1, and median CBR was 10.3. Even larger benefits
were reported in 28 studies analysing nationwide public
health interventions; the median ROI was 27.2, and
median CBR was 17.5.
Conclusions This systematic review suggests that local
and national public health interventions are highly costsaving.
Cuts to public health budgets in high income
countries therefore represent a false economy, and are
likely to generate billions of pounds of additional costs
to health services and the wider economy.

Alcohol Commissioning CYP Healthcare Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners Substance Misuse Tobacco & Drugs

Specialist substance misuse services for young people: a rapid mixed-methods evidence review of current provision and main principles for commissioning

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date January 17, 2017

By Public Health England (2017)

PHE commissioned The Children’s Society to undertake scoping research, to understand some of the opportunities and challenges currently facing those now responsible for commissioning and delivering young people’s specialist substance misuse services and to outline some critical good practice principles. Four main commissioning principles have been developed for the commissioning and provision of specialist substance misuse provision for young people, based on the findings, research and evidence-based guidelines.

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CYP Healthcare Healthy Child including NCMP & CDO Infant Feeding Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Commissioning infant feeding services

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date July 8, 2016

By Public Health England (2016)

Public Health England and Unicef UK have developed guidance to support the commissioning of evidence-based interventions to improve breastfeeding rates across England. The toolkit consists of three parts: infographics which highlight the key issues; good practice guidance for commissioners; and guidance on effective data collection, monitoring and reporting.

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A&E Alcohol Hospital Admissions Licensing Planning Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Alcohol-specific activity in hospitals in England

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date December 22, 2015

By the Nuffield Trust (2015)

Alcohol misuse costs the UK economy an estimated £7.3 billion per year. In England alone, estimates suggest that over 15,000 people die from alcohol-related illnesses each year.

The costs to the NHS of alcohol-related harm arise from a number of areas. For example, up to 35% of all Accident & Emergency (A&E) attendance and ambulance costs may be alcohol related. In 2013/14, over a million hospital admissions were as a consequence of an alcohol-related diagnosis, and this figure is increasing. The effect is not only evident in hospital care, with 22 to 35% of GP visits estimated to be related to alcohol. The true impact of alcohol on the health service is likely to be even higher than this.

This report analyses both trends in A&E visits and trends in hospital admissions that are attributable to alcohol-specific activities. Based on the findings it explores opportunities for preventative action.

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Care of the Elderly Children Commissioning CYP Healthcare Guidance Healthy Child including NCMP & CDO Older people Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Excellence in continence care: practical guidance for commissioners, providers, health and social care staff and information for the public

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date November 21, 2015

By NHS England (2015)

This guidance finds that increased preventative services, good quality, easily available information and advice, as well as integrated health and social care could have a significant impact on the numbers of children and adults suffering with continence issues and the severity of their health and social problems. It brings together the most up-to-date evidence based resources and research to support commissioners and providers of health services to enable them to make real and lasting changes to raise standards of care for continence. It encourages greater collaboration between health and social care, working in partnership with the third sector, as set out in the NHS Five Year Forward View.

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Commissioning Community Healthy Settings Licensing Planning Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Making it better together: a call to action on the future of health and wellbeing boards

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date October 23, 2015

By Local Government Association (2015)

This call to action outlines a set of proposals to local system leaders and the government to strengthen the impact and leadership of health and wellbeing boards across the country. It also outlines the LGA and NHS Clinical Commissioners shared commitment to support boards to reach their full potential as system leaders driving forward changes that will improve the health of their communities.

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Commissioning Primary Care Commissioning Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Transforming our health care system: 10 priorities for commissioners

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date October 23, 2015

By The King’s Fund (2015)

This paper sets out ten actions for commissioners to help them transform the health care system to deliver a more efficient and effective system with improved outcomes for patients. This paper was originally published in March 2011 and we have updated it to reflect changes within the NHS.

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Accident Prevention Community Safety CVD CYP Healthcare Health Protection (Emergency planning Healthy Settings Licensing Liver Disease including NHS Health Checks Planning Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners Respiratory Disease seasonal mortality)

Health and climate change: policy responses to protect public health

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date September 30, 2015

Article published in The Lancet, June 22nd 2015

This final report of the Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change highlights the threat that climate change poses to public health. It argues that there is a key opportunity to invest in public health and build a resilient health system.

Please note that this requires free registration to access the full-text.

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Commissioning Healthy Settings Integrated Care Licensing Planning Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Options for integrated commissioning: beyond Barker

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date September 7, 2015

By The King’s Fund (2015)

With around 400 separate local organisations each responsible for commissioning different health and social care services, the current organisational landscape is fragmented and unsustainable. Support is growing for a new settlement based on a single ring-fenced budget and a single local commissioner – as recommended by the Independent Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England, chaired by Kate Barker. This report explores the options for implementing that recommendation. It assesses evidence of past joint commissioning attempts, studies the current policy framework and local innovations in integrated budgets and commissioning, and considers which organisation is best place to take on the role of single local commissioner. It draws together findings from a body of work including a survey of existing joint arrangements, current evidence and examples, a seminar with pioneers of integration developments, and a national conference on integrated commissioning.

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General Practice Licensing Patient Choice Patient Satisfaction Planning Primary Care Commissioning Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Exploring patient choice in GP services

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date July 10, 2015

By Monitor (2014)

The report presents the findings of a review into how GP services are working for patients, with a specific focus on the role of choice and competition. The review drew on a variety of sources of evidence; a commissioned survey of 3,200 patients, interviews with 25 GP providers and spoke to and gathered information from NHS England, CQC and other stakeholders.

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