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Brexit and Health, Science and Society

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Our blog ‘Brexit, Regulation and Society’ blog series, in conjunction with ManReg, continues with Tamara Hervey and Sarah McCloskey, from the School of Law at The University of Sheffield who examine the importance of health to the Brexit debate. Health was simultaneously at the forefront and the back of the electorate’s minds when the majority […]

Just Because I Can Doesn’t Mean I Will: Behavioural science and translating professional change into practice

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All innovation in health and social care has the same final common pathway: health and social care professionals doing something new or different.  There are numerous theories of behaviour and behaviour change, so people who are trying to innovate can find it confusing and difficult to meaningfully draw on behavioural science.  Here, Drs Jo Hart, […]

Accelerating innovation in new ways of delivering health and social care

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As funding pressures, population change, and new models of care and management continue to develop within our health and social care system, the ability to encourage and drive innovation is more important than ever. Here, Dr Simon Turner, reviews recent studies on how an innovation-friendly environment can be achieved in local health systems. The greatest […]

Introducing non-GP health professionals into general practice teams: what needs to be considered?

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Financial pressures and changing service demands are driving a diversification of staffing in general practice (GP). One policy response has been the drive towards increasing levels of ‘non-GP’ staff in local practices. Here, Dr Pauline Nelson and Professor Damian Hodgson of Alliance Manchester Business School survey the current situation, direction of travel, and the steps […]

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Accountable Care Systems: Moving at a pace and scale that doesn’t allow us to learn from the immediate past?

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There is a current push to create Accountable Care Systems in the NHS, but does anyone really know what they are, exactly who will need to be involved in their creation, operation and oversight and have we yet learnt the lessons of previous models? asks Dr Anna Coleman. Accountable Care Systems (ACS) have been designed […]

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Marking their own homework? The management of conflicts of interest in the NHS

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New research shows Clinical Commissioning Groups face challenges in managing conflicts of interest when commissioning primary care. Here, The University of Manchester’s Professor Katherine Checkland and Dr Imelda McDermott, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’s Dr Valerie Moran and Dr Pauline Allen, reflect on their latest research into achieving effective governance arrangements […]

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Scoping the impact of Brexit for NHS procurement

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Our series of blogs from speakers at MANREG‘s ‘Brexit, Regulation and Society’ event continues with the University of Bristol’s Dr Albert Sanchez Graells’ analysis of the effects of Brexit on NHS procurement rules.  The ‘purchaser-provider split’ within the NHS is the primary source of complex procurement rules. Reform of procurement regulations is possible within EU […]

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Partnership working: why is integrating health and social care so difficult?

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Intense financial pressures and an ageing population have challenged NHS England to rethink the ways in which health and social care can be delivered in future. Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) are the key strategic place-based plans that outline a new approach to maintaining financial balance while achieving an improved and integrated health care model. […]

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GP-led commissioning of health services: here to stay or gone tomorrow?

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A survey of GPs suggests that only a minority think that commissioning services is an important part of their role, and that many current GP leaders of Clinical Commissioning Groups intend to quit their roles in the next five years. Professor Kath Checkland and Dr Valerie Moran blog for us on their study, and the […]

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It’s not how old you are that matters, so much as how you are old

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Thursday 16th February sees the Greater Manchester Ageing Conference, held by the GM Ageing Hub, of which MICRA, the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing, is a part . To celebrate the conference, and to highlight the policy implications of living in an ageing society, MICRA have teamed up with Policy@Manchester to deliver a week […]

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