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The future of the NHS
Implementing the NHS reforms poses many challenges. How can commissioners, providers and clinicians improve patient care? How do we make sure the patient voice is heard? How do clinical leaders manage the new commissioning marketplace?
The recent NHS Alliance conference gave many an opportunity to talk about these questions. We'd like to continue the conversation on these topics with a range of articles in this newsletter. In one I present some good news about how the NHS compares internationally. And Robin Clarke discusses patient and public involvement and clinical commissioning groups. In The NHS – a social network?, I talk about re-imagining the NHS as a social network, where cooperation is rewarded, creating new possibilities for improving patient care.
At OPM, we've learned a lot from our leadership, engagement and evaluation work in the health sector. For a few of our projects, we thought we'd share some case studies of how we approached the work.
We'd be interested to hear what challenges you've encountered with the reforms and how you're dealing with them. Let us know by sharing a comment on our blog or by sending us a tweet. Or email me.
Deborah Rozansky, principal
Survey suggests NHS compares well internationally
Some findings and analysis from the Commonwealth Fund's 2011 International Health Survey. Read more ...
Patient and public involvement
Some things need to be clearer about patient and public involvement argues Robin Clarke. Read more ...
Challenges for clinical health leaders in changing times
Helen Brown talks about the new world of clinical commisssioning. Read more ...
The NHS – a social network?
Re-imagining the NHS as a social network, where cooperation is rewarded. Read more ...
Listening to people's views to improve trauma care
A case study looking at work we did for the Department of Health to engage patients, clinicians and other stakeholders. Read more ...
Tackling the root causes of health inequalities
A case study of our evaluation for the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement of a pilot programme that aimed to reduce health inequalities. Read more ...
What's so good about coaching ... for the coach?
In a thoughtful, personal piece, David Love shares what coaching has meant to him. Read more ...
