1. Beyond practice-based commissioning

    Areas of work: Commissioning
    Project leads: Dr Judith Smith

    Practice-based commissioning (PbC) has been a cornerstone of the Labour government’s health service reforms in England since it was introduced in 2005. However, it has so far had limited success....

  2. Partnership for Older People: evaluation of impact on emergency hospital use

    Areas of work: Evaluation, Integrated care, Predictive risk
    Project leads: Adam Steventon, Dr Martin Bardsley

    The Partnership for Older People Projects (POPP) were established by the Department of Health in 2005, with the aim of encouraging local councils to work in partnership with the NHS and voluntary...

  3. Predicting future costs of social care

    Areas of work: Commissioning, Research methods & information tools, Social care
    Project leads: Dr Martin Bardsley

    It is becoming increasingly important for local councils and health services to take early action to support people to remain independent and stay in their own homes. Our researchers explored...

  4. Understanding trends in emergency care

    Areas of work: Efficiency & productivity
    Project leads: Ian Blunt, Dr Martin Bardsley, Dr Jennifer Dixon

    Admitting a patient to hospital as an emergency case is costly and often avoidable, yet the number of emergency hospital admissions has been rising for some time. We examined the reasons for the...