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21/04/2023
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Learning and development | Public health and prevention

Could a peer review methodology help drive continual learning within and across local systems?

In this blog Karen describes how peer review methodologies are being used to support learning in Long COVID services.

27/09/2022
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Elective care | Inequalities | Policy | Strategy Development

Helping ICSs to reduce inequalities in access to planned care

Are there inequalities in access to planned care? If so, what are they? Which groups ‘gain’ and which groups suffer? And what could be done to address any inequalities? In pursuing their objective of reducing inequalities, what could Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) do? What strategies and approaches are likely to be successful?

09/05/2022
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Elective care | Inequalities

Strategies to reduce inequalities in access to planned hospital procedures

UPDATE 10th August: Now including briefing note for Integrated Care Boards on legal duties in respect of reducing inequalities. This report guides ICBs through the process.

03/02/2022
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Better use of analysis | Futures thinking | Learning and development

Decision makers can make much better use of analysis

Part of the Strategy Unit mission is to improve the use of analysis in decision making. Current use is, to employ a euphemism, variable.

15/10/2021
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Better use of analysis | Comparative Analysis | Elective care | Finance and payments | Problem Structuring

Strategy Unit devises a new method for classifying outpatient appointments

The number of outpatient attendances in England is now approaching 100 million each year.

12/02/2021
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Evaluation and impact assessment | Learning and development | Public health and prevention

Share your good practice in increasing vaccine uptake

The Strategy Unit will undertake a rapid qualitative project to identify, collate and share, good practice across England in increasing COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

09/12/2020
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Elective care | Emergency care | Evaluation and impact assessment | Mental health | Primary, community and social care services

Evaluating Artificial Intelligence: a significant new win

The Strategy Unit, the Health Economics Unit and Leicester Clinical Trials Unit have been announced as evaluation partners to support success in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health and Care Awards.     

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What works for primary care led integration?

We recently shared highlights from our realist synthesis on primary care-led integrated models, at the Health Policy and Planning Network workshop. Take a look at our presentation for a flavour of our findings ahead of publication later in the summer.

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Want to have better access to general practice appointments?

Here’s how we can support practice staff to improve access.

09/11/2017
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Finance and payments | Learning and development | Policy

Strategy Unit work helping make the case for increased NHS funding

We were pleased to hear Simon Stevens referring to the conclusions of our project in his speech this week setting out the

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HSJ Article - Why are A&Es feeling the strain?

Article published by HSJ on 3rd November 2017.

18/08/2017
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Innovation In Dudley: The Enabling Practice To Improve And Change Programme (Epic)

The Strategy Unit has been working with GP practices in Dudley for the last three years to support service improvement in Primary Care.

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