Using the example of the NHS in England, this article highlights the importance of a strategic analysis of the policy process and the prevailing policy context in the design of the national patient safety strategy. The paper identifies a range of policy "levers" (forces for change) that can ...
From this perspective there is now growing interest in educating the NHS workforce in human factors science [27]. A possible educational gap, therefore, is the need to move beyond a limited focus on the importance of ‘non-technical skills’ to patient safety to an appreciation of a more ...
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Australia has the ACSQHC and the UK has NHS England to govern their standards. Norwegian Health Authorities used a dissemination strategy to implement the Individual Care Plan, but without comprehensive guidelines on how managers within health and social care should carry out further implementation in...
The National Data Strategy is not about “the data”. People need to stop thinking of data only as abstract information, or even as personal data when it comes to national policy. Administrative data is the knowledge about the workings of the interactions between the public and the State and...
By incorporating these guidelines into routine daily clinical practice, patient safety can be enhanced and the risk of patients acquiring an infection during episodes of health care in NHS hospitals in England can be minimised.Previous article in issue Next article in issue...
Amanda Pritchard, the first woman to hold the position of Chief Executive at NHS England, has formally announced her decision to step down at the end... New framework enhancing fire safety in healthcare NHS Shared Business Services, has introduced a new framework agreement, Building Safety and ...
NHS: National Health Service; NIHR: National Institute for Health Research; PI: Principal Investigator; PIS: Participant Information Sheet; PPI: Patient and Public Involvement; QALY: Quality-Adjusted Life Year; QOL: Quality of Life; R&D: Research and Development; RCT: randomised controlled trial;...
Collaborative primary care has become an increasingly popular strategy to manage existing pressures on general practice. In England, the recent changes taking place in the primary care sector have included the formation of collaborative organisational models and a steady increase in practice size. The ...
Here, we present the findings of a collaborative consensus process, involving a multidisciplinary panel, including stakeholders from academia, industry, UK funding and regulatory bodies, NHS England and patient and public involvement (PPI). Our objective was to review translational methodologies for evalu...