Apr
19
2011
The authors of this report were asked by the Department of Health to identify and analyse the costs and economic pay-offs of a range of interventions in the area of mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention, and to present this information in a way that would most helpfully support NHS and other commissioners in assessing the case for investment.
This research briefing considers what active citizens can do for services and how services can best engage, support and sustain a community or volunteer workforce in order to improve health outcomes. It provides practical guidance on the steps that need to be taken to redesign services and maximise the long term benefits. This research briefing [...]
Interactive atlas which presents maps of variation across a range of disease areas to help commissioners reduce unwarranted variation in healthcare.
Alongside the Social Care Vision, the Department of Health has launched Transparency in Outcomes: a framework for adult social care – a consultation on a new strategic approach to quality and outcomes in adult social care.
Future plans for adult social care services have been published in A Vision for Adult Social Care: Capable Communities and Active Citizens.
The Department of Health is seeking views in developing the NHS Outcomes Framework which aims to give control back to patients and clinicians by focusing on what really matters – improved health outcomes for all.
According to the Western Morning News, the South West is facing a huge social and economic upheaval as the number of pensioners living in the region is predicted to explode by more than half-a-million in the next 20 years.
The ‘Confident Communities, Brighter Futures’ report, published by the National Mental Health Development Unit, offers a systematic evidence base from which local authorities and the NHS can act to reduce inequalities and improve mental health in their areas.