Insight 2021
The Midlands Decision Support Network in association with The Strategy Unit hosted INSIGHT 2021 our annual festival of learning and sharing events for the NHS, local government and other partners across health and care (4th – 15th October).
Jake Parsons
Before joining the NHS, Jake worked as a senior performance analyst in a large social services department.
Simple tools for improving healthcare - Tool 3: The naïve question
This is the third in our short series of blogs on ‘simple tools for improving healthcare’.
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'?
Fraser Battye
Fraser has over 25 years of experience as a policy analyst and advisor.
Scenario planning – an antidote to the false certainties of forecasts and grand plans
The resurgence of uncertainty
The bigger picture
Today, the Health Foundation launched the REAL Centre (Research and Economic Analysis for the Long term), an incredibly important initiative to imp
Tom Marshall
Tom Marshall is a Professor of Public Health and Primary Care.
Making the Case for Integrating Mental and Physical Health Care - Full Report.
An analysis of the physical health of people who use mental health services: life expectancy, acute service use and the potential for
Andriana Vinnitchok
Andriana is an experienced public sector cons
Clone of Supporting ‘locality’ working
While not new to those in Local Authorities – or those in economic development, regeneration or spatial planning – the NHS is still articulati
Kathryn Rogers
Kathryn brings to the Strategy Unit over twenty years’ experience in charity management, where she has worked across local and national charities,
Supporting Neighbourhood Working
While not new to those in Local Authorities – or those in economic development, regeneration or spatial planning – the NHS is still articulating wh
Planning for rising renal demand: simulating capacity across the care system
Demand for kidney replacement therapy is rising, and current capacity will not be sufficient over the next decade. This work uses simulation modelling to help systems understand future pressures and test potential responses.
The Neighbourhood Network Feedback
We have received some fantastic feedback from those who attended our "Science of Improvement" workshop led by our very own Professor Mohammed A Mohammed on Wednesday 27th February 2019.
Strategy Unit releases opensource model for planning vaccine centre capacity
The UK is running its largest ever vaccination programme. The stakes are enormous.
Jonathan Spencer
Jonathan previously worked for the Nuffield Trust, and as a researcher in health economics at Kings College London.
Integrated Care Systems
There is an increasing evidence base that co-ordinating plans, integrating delivery and aligning incentives across currently separate organisations