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09/11/2021
Blog post
Better use of analysis | Learning and development

The Intellectual Forum: a source of fresh perspectives on decision making  

The literature on decision making is like a disaster movie h

12/02/2021
News
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.

22/01/2021
Blog post

Is ‘Integrating Care’ bold enough?

In this blog, Fraser Battye leaves the Strategy Unit’s usual careful and empirical view of the world. He reflects on NHS England and Improvement’s ‘Integrating Care’ paper from the perspective of wider ideological and societal trends. In doing so, he suggests that there is scope for bolder reform – and that localism is the way to go.

15/01/2021
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What might ‘Integrating Care’ mean for analysts?

In this blog, Fraser Battye looks at NHS England/Improvement’s ‘Integrating Care’ paper. While not looking forward to another NHS re-organisation, he sees a lot that analysts will like. Fraser also notes the potential advantage that the Decision Support Unit model gives systems in the Midlands. What can analysts do to seize these opportunities?

31/07/2019
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Better use of analysis | Learning and development

The Strategy Unit have been awarded funding from the Health Foundation to improve analytical capability in health and care services

The Strategy Unit have been selected to be part of the latest round of the Health Foundation's Advancing Applied Analytics programme.

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News
Better use of analysis | Learning and development

Population Health Management Analyst Development Programme: An overview

The Population Health Management (PHM) Analyst Development Programme will introduce analysts from the Midlands CCGs, NHS Trusts, CSUs, Local Author

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News
Better use of analysis | Learning and development

System Leaders Symposium on Population Health

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Blog post
Better use of analysis | Learning and development

Population Health Management support

13/07/2018
Blog post
Evaluation and impact assessment | Learning and development | Policy | Primary, community and social care services

Brief reflections on Dudley's journey as a Vanguard

With the end of the New Care Models programme there is an opportunity to reflect on what has been learnt at local level.

13/07/2018
Blog post

Integrating health and care services - what works? It’s complicated…

Coinciding nicely with the NHS 70th Birthday celebrations and the parallel discussions of ‘where next and how to do it better’ for the NHS, last we

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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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