Evidence review: Early diagnosis of cancer

Detecting cancers early is essential to saving lives and reducing the need for invasive treatments.

Learning from lockdown: support for people experiencing homelessness

There are few clearer measures of societal health than homelessness.

Making sense of evidence

It's time to celebrate World Evidence-Based Healthcare (EBHC)  Day.  In a world dominated by COVID-19 and the associated infodemic, this day arguably has more resonance. Closer to home, EBHC Day also coincides with our Insight 2020 festival and the launch of the Midlands Decision Support network.  What better opportunity to ask, 'what does evidence-informed decision making actually mean'?

Insight 2020 - Week 6: Making the most of our decision-making resources

The final week’s theme was a reflection on what had been heard in the previous weeks.We thoug

Insight 2020 - Week 5: The decision-making toolkit

Decision-making is an art; we can train at it, rehearse and access tools to support us.

Insight 2020 - Week 4: Exploring Health Inequalities

COVID-19 has shone a light on health inequalities; it has “laid bare our longstanding social, economic and political inequalities…” (BMJ,

Insight 2020 - Week 3: Analytical priorities of the Decision Support Network

The Midlands Decision Support Unit Network has defined its analytical priorities for 20/21.

Insight 2020 - Week 2: The role of the Decision Support Network

The Midlands Decision Support Unit (DSU) Network is a new and emerging approach to bring together analytical resource a

Insight 2020 - Week 1: Our decision making context in 2020

Transformation in health and care has been rapid and intensive, particularly in 2020.

Opening the ‘black box’ of scenario planning through realist synthesis

Scenario planning is recognised as an effective aid to strategic planning in complex, uncertain conditions. It is an approach that the Strategy Unit is increasingly building into its work with health and care systems and third sector organisations.

Learning and Development of Problem Solving Techniques

What is innovation?

Clinical Workforce Scenarios for the Black Country

The future is highly uncertain.

Emerging from the silos: how the NHS can support economic growth

The Strategy Unit has been leading the way on supporting local NHS bodies to consider the wider economic impact of how they operate. Here, David Frith highlights what a shift this is for the NHS, along with the range of opportunities NHS bodies should consider exploring.

New care models - what's the evidence

High level findings from a series of evidence reviews on new care models.

Let’s face the music and (not) dance

David Frith leads our strategy consultancy work with NHS and third sector organisations.

Tools & templates: Problem structuring

Problem trees and driver diagrams can help you to understand the causes and effects of your problem.

Making a priority of mental health and wellbeing in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire has been an early mover in the transition from Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STP) to Integrated Care Systems (ICS

Lessons from the Vanguard: Procurement

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