Embedding PROMs and PREMs into Dudley's MCP Contract

The contract for Dudley's MCP is outcome based. Many of the outcomes of real interest - changes in patient health or experience - will only come from the use of specific tools and measures, since this date is not currently in the system. But there are many such tools and measures, so which ones might serve the MCP best?

This report reviews candidates measures and make recommendations as to which ones seem most appropriate given the aims of the MCP.

The MCP will be a new organisation, with a new contract and a remit to change the way that care in Dudley is delivered. 

So what are the expected impacts of these changes? What about the inequalities: will any groups be especially affected? What does the local population think? This report sets out the results of an initial impact assessment for the MCP.

Exploring what integration can mean in different contexts, we have summarised evidence on effectiveness and cost effectiveness of integrated care, alongside lessons for implementation and considerations for measurement and evaluation.

Reducing unplanned admissions is a key priority for local health economies. This rapid evidence scan will help you to navigate the evidence base on various service interventions and their impact on unscheduled care.

Recognising that the effect of population ageing can be overstated, we set out to ask what effect an older population will have on demand for health and care services.  Here, we explain why typical approaches ‘overlook the fact that rising life expectancy makes … older people “younger”, healthier, and fitter than their peers in earlier cohorts’. 

Within the context of rising demand for diagnostic services and concerns about capacity, Cancer Research UK commissioned this project to explore the issues for endoscopy services, to inform national strategic recommendations.

Onsite, 24/7 access to complex vascular surgery, hyper acute stroke services and primary percutaneous coronary interventions are expected to be a pre-requisite for a hospital to be designated as an emergency centre with specialised services. This paper sets out the patient access and patient flow implications of reconfiguring and centralising these three services within the West Midlands.

Logic models are increasingly being used to support the design and evaluation of complex change in the NHS. This briefing provides a brief introduction to logic models and how they can be used to support evaluation of change.

Logic models are increasingly being used to support the design and evaluation of complex change in the NHS. This briefing provides a brief introduction to logic models and how they can be used to support evaluation of change.