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Putting health tech into practice
What is required for tech implementation in the NHS to be successful, and how should this shape our post-pandemic priorities? Shakira Mahadeva explores the challenges.
Person-centred care Person-centred care supports people to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to more effectively manage and make informed decisions about their own health and health care
In person-centred care, health and social care professionals work collaboratively with those that use their services.
Our recent work and content on this topic is listed below.
Could constructive conversations make the tough year ahead for the NHS a little easier?
In his recent speech to the NHS Confederation Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England, said that times were going to be very tough for the NHS: finances would need to be stabilised; services...
Helping young people THRIVE: Implementing a person-centred model of care for young people’s mental health
This project aimed to enable mental health services to be delivered according to the needs and preferences of young people and their families.It involved using an integrated, person-centred model of c...
Implementing a programme of shared haemodialysis care
This project extended the benefits of shared haemodialysis care patients at 19 trusts, enabling them to participate in their own treatment. It aimed to improve patient experience in dialysis units and...
A message of hope for the NHS
There are a lot of problems in the NHS right now. And there are a lot of articles and blogs listing them one by one in all their glory. I’ve even written some of them. But this isn’t one of those blog...
Putting values first – creating a different kind of front line
The starting point for preparing workforces for person-centred, community focused care is with value systems. The movement in local areas towards coordinated, place-based and out of hospital care will...
Making the change
Drawing on robust studies of what influences behaviour, this report sets out a number of factors that can lead to greater involvement in self-care.
At the heart of health: Realising the value of people and communities
Explores the value of people and communities at the heart of health, in support of the NHS Five Year Forward View vision to develop a new relationship with people and communities.
Shared decision making: learning from 'The boy who wanted his leg cut off'
A recent BBC documentary, The boy who wanted his leg cut off, demonstrated the remarkable courage of a boy named Dillon. Dillon is 12 years old and has very severe Neurofibromatosis (NF1), a rare ...
Designing and testing ‘always event’ and person-centredness concepts in multiple care settings
The project will introduce health care teams to the concepts of 'always events' and person-centredness.
Quiet bravery: how two local health economies are transforming their health and social care
'What we know is that our current models for delivering long-term care aren’t sustainable. We can’t keep being paternalistic and wanting to fix everybody and expecting everybody to just comply with ou...
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