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Improving health and care: the role of the outcomes framework

By Department of Health (2012)

This document gives an overview of the three Outcomes Frameworks, their purpose and the way they work together to support the health and care system to meet the challenges it faces.

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Data for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma: making a real difference

By NHS Improvment – Lung (2012)

This guide is based on learning from COPD and asthma service improvement projects. It aims to help future sites get started; make progress in improving quality; understand their use of resources; and measure improvement. It covers acute and primary care, home oxygen services, and asthma care.

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A decade of austerity? the funding pressures facing the NHS from 2010/11 to 2021/22

By The Nuffield Trust (2012)

This report highlights the funding challenges facing the NHS and social care system in England over the next decade. It focuses on the portion of the total NHS budget in England that is currently spent by PCTs on commissioning services for the population of England, which makes up around 80% of the total budget for the NHS in England. It also examines funding pressures on social care services, and examines options for achieving the current QIPP challenge of £20 billion in productivity savings by 2014/15.

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