Research reports

Including reports from our QQUIP project, the results of our surveys and more

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  • Paying the patient: does it work? A review of patient-targeted incentives

    Kim Sutherland, Sheila Leatherman, Jon Christianson, October 2008

    This report summarises the evidence on the effectiveness of patient incentives in improving quality of healthcare.


  • Does public release of performance results improve quality of care? A systematic review

    Paul G Shekelle, Yee-Wei Lim, Soeren Mattke, Cheryl Damberg, September 2008

    The latest QQUIP report summarises the evidence related to public reporting and its effect on quality improvement.


  • Further evidence on the link between healthcare spending and health outcomes in England

    Stephen Martin, Nigel Rice, Peter C Smith, May 2008

    This report examines the link between healthcare spending and health outcomes across primary care trusts. It uses data prepared by the trusts to examine years of life lost across programmes of care.


  • Bridging the quality gap

    Sheila Leatherman, Kim Sutherland, Mara Airoldi, May 2008

    Bridging the quality gap explores the quality of stroke care in the UK. Despite the national priority accorded to stroke, services are not as high quality as they should be.


  • Financial incentives, healthcare providers and quality improvements

    Jon Christianson, Sheila Leatherman, Kim Sutherland, March 2008

    This report reviews the literature to determine the effects of financial incentives on the behaviour of healthcare organisations and individuals regarding the quality of care they deliver.


  • Organisational interventions for stroke

    Shulamit Bernard, Erica Brody, Kathleen Lohr, December 2007

    This report examines the organisation and delivery of healthcare for patients with stroke in emergency, acute and post-acute settings.


  • Treatment of circulatory disease in the NHS

    Adriana Castelli and Peter C Smith, October 2007

    This report studies the feasibility of measuring growth in outputs, costs and productivity for hospital treatment of circulatory diseases.


  • Patient and public experience in the NHS

    Sheila Leatherman, Kim Sutherland, September 2007

    This report brings together, for the first time, the scattered evidence on patient views of the NHS. The report uses over 40 different charts to give a comprehensive assessment of the Government’s efforts to create a patient-led NHS.


  • The link between healthcare spending and health outcomes

    Stephen Martin, Nigel Rice and Peter C Smith, June 2007

    The programme budgeting data offer immense opportunities for examining the link between healthcare expenditure and health outcomes across PCTs. There is extensive international literature on this topic, but very little solid empirical evidence on the magnitude of the link.


  • Healthcare delivery models for heart failure

    Shulamit Bernard, Erica Brody, Kathleen Lohr, June 2007

    The underlying causes of, and effective treatments for, heart failure are well understood. Nevertheless, heart failure continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality, quite apart from substantial direct healthcare spending.