Service Transformation

Population Health Analyses tips

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Ducks in a row

“Thanks for the data, but what am I supposed to do with it?” This is a typical and reasonable response when faced with the prospect of sifting through thousands of patient records to look for ways to improve services and care programmes. Our approach to population analytics is less about telling you what data you’ve got and more about showing you what you can do with it, revealing useful insights that you can act on. Here are some tips for getting the most out of population health analyses. Read More…

How do we best serve the patients and populations with greatest need?

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population segmentation pie chart

The challenges faced by the NHS today are in many ways those faced by health care systems across the world. The concern is a very human one; how best to serve the patients and populations with greatest need?
The starting point for those charged with service transformation has to be the need to understand who these patients are and how they currently use the health care system. There is a desperate need for insight that explains how healthcare resources are delivered and consumed. Only then can local health and care systems begin to adapt and transform in order to meet patient and population needs. Read More…

Population Health Analytics: Run the Numbers

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run the numbers

The 15th June saw the publication of “Stepping up to the place: The key to successful health and care integration”. It is a joint publication from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Local Government Association, NHS Clinical Commissioners and NHS Confederation. It shows there is clearly a growing momentum for place-based systems of care and a recognition that the free flow of information both at the individual and population level is a prerequisite for any successful integration strategy. Read More…

Population Health and Risk Stratification — Time to get Serious

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In October this year NHS Clinical Commissioners published a document called Local Solutions to National Challenges. It is worth a read, not least because it re-states the raison d’être of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).

This is important because in the document there is an acceptance that the Five Year Forward View (5YFV) is a game changer and that transformation is not an option. Unsurprisingly the not so hidden sub-text is that Clinical Commissioning Groups are key agents of that change. Read More…