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Use of progression criteria to support monitoring and commissioning decision making of public health services: lessons from Better Start Bradford
BackgroundCommissioning and monitoring of community-based interventions is a challenge due to the complex nature of the environment and the lack of...
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Implementation of a primary care asthma management quality improvement programme across 68 general practice sites
Despite national and international guidelines, asthma is frequently misdiagnosed, control is poor and unnecessary deaths are far too common. Large...
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Relational aspects of building capacity in economic evaluation in an Australian Primary Health Network using an embedded researcher approach
BackgroundHealth organisations are increasingly implementing ‘embedded researcher’ models to translate research into practice. This paper examines...
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Critical care pharmacy workforce: a 2020 re-evaluation of the UK deployment and characteristics
IntroductionCritical care pharmacists improve the quality and efficiency of medication therapy whilst reducing treatment costs where they are...
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Peer Workers in Co-production and Co-creation in Mental Health and Substance Use Services: A Sco** Review
People with lived experience of mental health challenges are extensively employed as peer workers within mental health and substance use services...
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Collaboration over competition? Regulatory reform and inter-organisational relations in the NHS amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study
BackgroundIn 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, England’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) released a White Paper outlining proposed...
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myCOPD App for Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A NICE Medical Technology Guidance for a Digital Health Technology
myCOPD is a digital tool designed for people to manage their chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It requires a device with an internet...
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Ambitions for palliative and end of life care: map** examples of use of the framework across England
BackgroundSince 2015, the Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: a national framework for local action has provided guidance for care within...
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Description of the nationally implemented National Health Service digital diabetes prevention programme and rationale for its development: mixed methods study
BackgroundThe National Health Service (NHS) Digital Diabetes Prevention Programme (DDPP) is a behaviour change programme for adults in England who...
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Evaluating a pre-surgical health optimisation programme: a feasibility study
BackgroundHealth optimisation programmes are increasingly popular and aim to support patients to lose weight or stop smoking ahead of surgery, yet...
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COVID-19 adaptations to a training and support programme to improve primary care response to domestic abuse: a mixed methods rapid study
BackgroundIncreased incidence and/or reporting of domestic abuse (DA) accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic. National lockdowns and enforced social...
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Advances in Delivery of Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT): Economic and Logistical Effects of Same-Stay Work-Up and Procedure in the Treatment of Unresectable Liver Tumors in England
IntroductionSelective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) is a targeted method of treatment for unresectable liver tumors in which radiation therapy is...
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Different interpretation of additional evidence for HTA by the commissioned HTA body and the commissioning decision maker in Germany: whenever IQWiG and Federal Joint Committee disagree
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to analyse the impact of commissioned addenda by the Federal Joint Committee (FJC) to the HTA body (IQWiG)...
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Is robotic lobectomy cheaper? A micro-cost analysis
Higher capital costs and operating room costs associated with Lobectomy via Robot Assisted Thoracic Surgery (RATS) have previously been suggested as...
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Commissioning simulations to test new healthcare facilities: a proactive and innovative approach to healthcare system safety
Development and reconstruction of new healthcare facilities and spaces has the potential for latent safety threats to emerge, specifically...
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Patient perspectives on their outcomes from strabismus surgery undertaken for psychosocial reasons
BackgroundStrabismus surgery undertaken for psychosocial reasons aims to align the eyes in a straighter position, reduce the psychosocial symptoms...
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Frailty nurse and GP-led models of care in care homes: the role of contextual factors impacting Enhanced health in care homes framework implementation
BackgroundThe Enhanced Health for Care homes (EHCH) framework is an innovative response to provide more proactive, preventative approaches to care...
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The “case” for case studies: why we need high-quality examples of global implementation research
Rigorous and systematic documented examples of implementation research in global contexts can be a valuable resource and help build research...
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Reducing care home falls: a real-world data validation of a multifactorial falls-intervention digital application
BackgroundOne in three adults over the age of 65 and one in two adults over the age of 80 will experience a fall a year. Falls account for a...
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When “Good Enough” Isn’t Good Enough: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Caring for Adults Using Substances at the End of Life
This paper draws on data from one strand of a six-strand, exploratory study on end of life care for adults using substances (AUS). It presents data...
