Transforming Urgent and Emergency Care through Vanguards
Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) vanguards have driven progress concerning the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of UEC services but there are still challenges for long-term impact.
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Connected Society Thought Leadership
RAND Europe worked in partnership with the Corsham Institute to design and deliver the 2017 Thought Leadership Programmes. The consultations explored the opportunities and challenges that digital technologies are creating within society.
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Using Ambulance Data to Understand Violent Crime
A review of three years' worth of regional ambulance and police reports found that more than two-thirds of ambulance call-outs were not found in police data. Ambulance data is collected automatically and sharing it would be easily scalable.
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'Telephone First' not a Panacaea for GPs
Many problems faced by patients can be dealt with by GPs on the phone. However, the ‘telephone first’ approach does not suit all patients or practices and is not the ‘silver-bullet’ for meeting demand.
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Understanding Private Sector Researcher Mobility
The UK is an attractive place to work for researchers in the private sector, but Britain's decision to leave the EU has led to concerns from industry around access to talent, staff retention, and research funding.
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Exploring Health Futures
A survey of experts from across the health and science fields captured diverse perspectives on what health challenges in England will be like in 20–30 years’ time, and how they will differ from today, to inform NIHR’s future strategy and priorities.
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Delaying U.S. School Start Times Would Have Large Benefits
An economic analysis shows that delaying U.S. high school start times is a cost-effective, population-level strategy that could have a significant, positive impact on public health and the U.S. economy.
