Co-founder of the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA), Dr Amanda Begley, introduces a new series of research and real-world insight from the NIA, which addresses what it will take for supply and demand for innovation in healthcare to be better matched. I am repeatedly inspired by the great work happening both within and alongside the NHSRead more
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UCLPartners is delighted to announce that registration is now open for our next Primary Care Development workshop. ‘At-scale general practice’: contribution of the non-medical workforce offers an opportunity to learn more about the incredible potential for non-medical professionals to support general practice at scale and other new models of primary care delivery. Our keynote speaker isRead more
Originally published by the Royal College of Physicians Produced by: Future Hospital Partners Network Dr Penny Newman, medical director at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust, and Dr Andrew McDowell, psychologist and director of The Performance Coach, discuss the behaviour change techniques that tap into a patient’s intrinsic motivation and explain how health coaching bridgesRead more
KEY FACTS 40% more appointments attended £317,000 saved in 3 months Increase in patient engagement Increase in patient choice and self-management Happier patients and teams! Situation: One of the country’s leading foundation trusts with two large central London hospitals, Guy’s and St Thomas’ have 1000 inpatient beds and over 2 million patient contacts per year.Read more
What was the problem you were trying to solve? The CAMHS Choice Clinic began as a 6-month pilot project to explore whether Wirral CAMHS, part of Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust (CWP) could rapidly change to become more THRIVE-like. This involved addressing a number of key concerns: data varied in quality inconsistency of treatment andRead more
According to the National Cardiovascular Health Intelligence Network (NCVIN, 2016), co-ordinated by Public Health England, the estimated prevalence gap for people aged 64+ with atrial fibrillation not yet diagnosed is 420,498. Left undetected and untreated, this presents a risk of over 12,600 AF-related strokes per year in England. Early detection and monitoring can pave theRead more
The sustainability of the NHS depends upon patients and communities playing a greater role in their health and care. Detrimental health behaviours cause 60% of deaths and the impact of long-term conditions on patients quality of life and NHS costs (around 70%) is escalating. Health Coaching trains clinicians in health coaching for patients to improveRead more
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long-term respiratory condition (most commonly chronic bronchitis and emphysema) that is among the top five causes of death, leading to 24,000 deaths a year. It is also the second most common cause of hospital admissions with direct NHS healthcare costs of £800 million. As COPD has no cure,Read more
Mental illness represents a quarter of the nation’s overall burden of disease, including avoidable premature death. It affects 17 percent of England’s adult population and 10 percent of children aged five to sixteen years. There is also increasing policy acceptance of the long-term consequences of ongoing difficulties, including significant impact on employment, physical and mentalRead more
By: Helena The Sleepio team joined forces with Russell Foster, Professor of Circadian Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, last week, in the latest in a series of events to promote the importance of sleep at Google’s London HQ. Our visit last October revealed on the links between sleep and work performance. This time the focus wasRead more
