December 2019 QI Evidence Update
Updated: Jan 12, 2025
This post contains all of the articles in the December 2019 QI Evidence Update. These are searchable using the search bar.
Improvement
The emotional labour of quality improvement work in end of life care: a qualitative study of Patient and Family Centred Care (PFCC) in England (BMC Health Services Research, Dec 2019)
How to improve healthcare improvement—an essay by Mary Dixon-Woods (BMJ, Nov 2019)
Type 2 diabetes peer mentor programme: midterm evaluation (Brigstowe, Nov 2019)
The introduction of a mental health care helped us reduce A&E admissions (NHS Providers, Nov 2019)
Effectiveness of a quality improvement collaborative in reducing time to surgery for patients requiring emergency cholecystectomy (THIS.Institute, Nov 2019)
We reduced hospital admissions and improved our CQC rating by empowering staff and embracing integration (NHS Providers, Nov 2019)
A good chat boosts quality and saves money in dementia care (PCC, Nov 2019)
KCC pilot project transforms care in the community (Kent.gov.uk, Nov 2019)
Briefing: The measurement maze (The Health Foundation, Nov 2019)
Video: Dorset - Mobile Urgent Care Service based in Weymouth (Dorset CCG, Nov 2019)
GIRFT- Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery National Specialty Report (NHS, Nov 2019)
Patients to stand up at GP appointments in Loughborough University trials (BBC News, Oct 2019)
Patient Experience & Engagement
Unconventional health and care: five organisations delivering care differently (The Kings Fund, Dec 2019)
What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being? A scoping review (World Health Organisation, Nov 2019)
Exploring mental health inpatient capacity (The Strategy Unit, Nov 2019)
How helpful are patient and public involvement strategic documents- results of a framework analysis using 4Pi national involvement standards (Research Involvement and Engagement, Nov 2019)
Pet passports enabling patients to see their animals launched at Shropshire hospitals (Shropshire Star, Oct 2019)
Efficiency & Planning
Leading for integrated care: 'If you think competition is hard, you should try collaboration' (The Kings Fund, Nov 2019)
Achieving integrated care: 15 best practice actions (Local Government Association, Nov 2019)
Evaluating integrated care: why are evaluations not producing the results we expect? (Nuffield Trust, Nov 2019)
Everything you need to know about social care (The Kings Fund, Nov 2019)
Performance of UK National Health Service compared with other high income countries: observational study (BMJ, Nov 2019)
The Multiple Conditions Guidebook (Taskforce on Multiple Conditions, Nov 2019)
Caring for doctors, Caring for Patients (GMC, Nov 2019)
Establishing the evidence base for ‘multiple site single service’ (MSSS) models of care (Public Health England, Nov 2019)
Better care for patients and service users (NHS Providers, Oct 2019)
Technology
Telehealth helps one hospital reduce ER overflow hours from 1,700 to 148 (Healthcare IT News, Dec 2019)
New ‘smart pill’ technology reports 100% success rate (PharmaTimes, Dec 2019)
Digital health technology – Global case studies of health care transformation (Deloitte, Nov 2019)
NHS Trust introduces artificial intelligence for monitoring eye health (National Health Executive, Nov 2019)
How IoT is improving patient care (Digital Health, Nov 2019)
Sepsis early warning technology could save thousands of lives, Imperial study finds (The Telegraph, Nov 2019)
Digital maternity notes introduced in NHS Highland (National Health Executive, Nov 2019)
New NHS online training to help people get home from hospital quicker (NHSE and Public Health England, Nov 2019)
