There are many situations where care does not need to be provided in a hospital or inpatient setting; when the experience for service users and carers could be improved by providing care closer to home, or at home, and at lower cost. The Shine challenge in 2011 was to find new approaches to delivering health care that reduce the need for acute hospital care while improving quality and saving money.
Implementing such new ways of working requires innovative thinking, testing on a small scale and evidence of impact and effectiveness.
Through the Shine programme we invested up to £75,000 in 14 innovative, forward-thinking projects. Over 12 months, the teams developed and tested their approach, putting it into practice and gathering evidence about its impact and effectiveness.
The Shine 2011 teams completed their work in May 2012.
Led by NHS Fife, this project aimed to find new and sustainable ways to support older people to live at home safely, with less need for crisis intervention by health and social care services.
Led by Bangor University, this project aimed to improve the management and flow of acute medical admissions, including vulnerable and frail patients.
Led by NHS Stoke on Trent, this project aimed to support patients with chronic kidney disease or hypertension to manage their own condition, to reduce referrals to the renal service and unplanned hosp...
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