The Casebook

Index of all articles to date

• “A Call to Action”: actions to achieve the 2010 life expectancy target in Barnsley
  Sherry, R (2012). PHCN Casebook S2:13-14
• Access and Connect - Implementation of an incentivised integrated youth access card for under 19yr olds through a section 75 agreement
  Varney, J (2010). PHCN Casebook 1:4
• Closing the gap: tackling CVD and health inequalities by prescribing statins and stop smoking services
  Roberts, T (2010). PHCN Casebook 2:3-4
• Commissioning a level 3, community based, multi-disciplinary expert weight management service
  Kelly, J (2010). PHCN Casebook 1:5-6  Additional resources: Service spec (Word doc) and Primary care pathway (Word doc)
• Commissioning an integrated childhood immunisation pathway in primary care
  Syson-Nibbs, L and Careless, J (2010). PHCN Casebook 4:3
• Creation of patient decision aids for use in patient-doctor discussions about treatments for two difficult and expensive to treat conditions
  Southgate, R and Raphaely, N (2011). PHCN Casebook S1:3-4.  Additional resources: Patient decision aids (PDF) - Heavy menstrual bleeding | Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Croydon Intermediate Diabetes Service
  MacIntyre, D and Brambleby, P (2012). PHCN Casebook S2:4-5
• Decision conferencing as a tool to assist economic analysis of health expenditure
  Wight, J (2010). PHCN Casebook 3:1  Additional resources: Cancer decision conference report (PDF) | Dentistry decision conference report (PDF) | Eating disorders decision conference report (PDF)
• Developing a policy on bevacizumab in various eye conditions
  Jayatilleke N and Badrinath, P (2012). PHCN Casebook S2:6-7
• Developing guidance for PCTs on effective decision-making and exceptionality
  Rylands, A (2010). PHCN Casebook 2:1  Additional resource: Exceptionality guidance (Word doc)
• Developing health improvement within prison settings
  Leigh, E (2010). PHCN Casebook 3:2-3
• Development of commissioning policy for Individual Funding Requests for ‘Gamma Knife’ treatments
  Lawrence, D (2012). PHCN Casebook S2:8-9  Additional resources (PDF): Evidence on SRS | Commissioning policy for SRS
• Evaluating outcomes in mental health
  Latif, S (2010). PHCN Casebook 2:5  Additional resource: Project report (PDF)
• How (not to) commission weight management services…
  Alexander, K (2010). PHCN Casebook 4:1-2  Additional resource: Model for tackling obesity (PDF)
• Improving access to contraceptive services - implementing a long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) training programme across Wiltshire PCT
  Daszkiewicz, T (2010). PHCN Casebook 4:4-5
• Improving epilepsy services for Greater Manchester
  Rigby, J (2012). PHCN Casebook S2:1-3 
• Increasing smoking cessation referrals from midwifery
  Southon, P (2010). PHCN Casebook 1:3  Additional resource: Healthy Start to Life PID (PDF)
• Managing the expectations of new service providers and the defined pathway for each element of a service
  Saunders, J and Harrison, G (2010). PHCN Casebook 2:2  Additional resource: Rotherham Healthy Weight Framework (PDF)
• Negotiating with practice based commissioners regarding restructuring health visiting from GP attachment to geographical working
  Southon, P (2010). PHCN Casebook 1:2  Additional resource: Healthy Start to Life PID (PDF)
• NHS Gloucestershire’s experience of developing a Clinical Programme Budget approach to commissioning
  Alexander, K and Sedgewick-Taylor, S (2012). PHCN Casebook S2:10-12
• Programme budgeting marginal analysis (PBMA) for COPD
  Bolaji, S (2011). PHCN Casebook S1:1-2  Additional resource: Prioritisation approach (PDF)
• Programme budgeting marginal analysis (PBMA) in Bradford and Airedale
  Fell, G (2011). PHCN Casebook S1:5-6
• Using an abbreviated form of programme budgeting in Newcastle
  Thorne, D (2011). PHCN Casebook S1:9-10
• Using a QIPP resource pack to address variation in services for asthma
  Chandler, L (2011). PHCN Casebook S1:7
• Using joint clinical review with obstetricians to reduce Caesarean section rates
  Ali, A and Morris, K (2010). PHCN Casebook 1:1
• Using programme budgeting for musculo-skeletal services in Oldham
  Nye, A (2011). PHCN Casebook S1:8  Additional resource: Case study presentation (PDF)

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