A systematic review of nudge interventions to optimize medication prescribing
Interventions to optimize medication prescribing
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Prevention research matters more than ever
Liz Cairncross summarises insights from the four recent UKPRP webinars.
Early warnings, weak signals and learning from healthcare disasters
In the wake of healthcare disasters, such as the appalling failures of care uncovered in Mid Staffordshire, inquiries and investigations often point to a litany of early warnings and weak signals that...
How collaborative are quality improvement collaboratives: a qualitative study in stroke care
Background: Quality improvement collaboratives (QICs) continue to be widely used, yet evidence for their effectiveness is equivocal. We sought to explain what happened in Stroke 90:10, a QIC designed ...
Tablet Computers for Hospitalized Patients: A Pilot Study to Improve Inpatient Engagement
Inadequate patient engagement in hospital care inhibits high-quality care and successful transitions to home. Tablet computers may provide opportunities to engage patients, particularly during inactiv...
Multiprofessional team simulation training, based on an obstetric model, can improve teamwork in other areas of health care
This interrupted time-series study evaluated the impact of multiprofessional scenario-based training on the safety culture and teamwork climate of 3 surgical wards during a time of reduced financial r...
Workforce research project
Using collective employment power to positively influence the social determinants of health and address workforce challenges, this project will involve developing a shared local plan to enable the mos...
Six NHS anchor institutions awarded funding to progress and test anchor practice and generate new learning
Six NHS anchor institutions have been selected to receive funding that will enable them to make progress on their anchor ambitions, test their approach, and generate new and valuable learning for the ...
What makes maternity teams effective and safe? Lessons from a series of research on teamwork, leadership and team training
We describe lessons for safety from a synthesis of seven studies of teamwork, leadership and team training across a healthcare region. Two studies identified successes and challenges in a unit with em...
‘Fundamental shift’ needed if government is to improve health in the poorest areas
Health Foundation response to the latest Office for National Statistics data on the number of years people are expected to live in different health states in local authority areas in the UK (2018 to 2...
