Innovations in practice - papers/research/reports

 

Health Services Research Network (Jun 2012), "Academic Health Science Networks: engaging with innovation and improvement", NHS Confederation, London, UK

 

Health Services Research Network (Jun 2012), "Lessons from Health Innovation and Education Clusters", NHS Confederation, London, UK

 

Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (May 2012), "Creating a culture of innovation", IRISS, Glasgow, Scotland

 

Center for Strategic Innovation Research (CSIR) (Feb 2012), "Management Roles in Innovative Technology Implementation: A Healthcare Perspective", Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden.

 

Advanced Institute of Management Research (2012), "Opening up healthcare innovation: innovation solutions for a 21st century healthcare system", AIM Research, London, UK

 

Young Foundation (2011), "Review of Innovation in the NHS. NHS Chief Executive's Review of Innovation in the NHS: summary of the responses to the call for evidence and ideas", Department of Health, London, UK 

 

Barnett, J et al (2011), "Understanding innovators' experiences of barriers and facilitators in implementation and diffusion of healthcare service innovations: a qualitative study", BMC Health Services Research

 

Department of Health (2011), "Innovation Health and Wealth: accelerating adoption and diffusion in the NHS. The report sets out a delivery agenda for spreading innovation at pace and scale throughout the NHS", Department of Health, London, UK

 

Department of Health (2011), "The Government's response to the NHS Future Forum", Department of Health, London, UK

The response has a section (3.85-3.90) dedicated to research and innovation

 

Department of Health (2011), "The Government's response to the recommendations in Frontline Care: the report of the Prime Minister's Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery in England", Department of Health, London, UK

Of the 20 recommendations in this report, two refer specifically to innovation:

 

Department for Business Innovation & Skills (2011), "The Plan for Growth", Department for Business Innovation & Skills, London, UK

Sections 2.179 - 2.215 (pp91-98) cover innovation in Healthcare and Life Sciences

 

Levy, C. (2011), "Making the most of public services: a systems approach to public innovation", The Work Foundation, Lancaster, UK.

This paper looks at two case studies – international education and the NHS – highlighting the importance of innovation within public services, and how this could impact on the future performance of both public and private sectors.

 

Martin, G.P., Currie, G., Finn, R. and McDonald, R. (2011), "The medium-term sustainability of organisational innovations in the national health service", Implementation Science.

A protocol for a study which will compare and contrast four case-study sites in England each of which was successful in sustaining its new model of service provision beyond an initial period of pilot funding for new genetics services provided by the Department of Health.

 

Department of Health (2009), "National Innovation Procurement Plan", Department of Health, London, UK.

Describes the importance of innovation procurement in underpinning quality, productivity and sustainability in the NHS, and details the methodology by which innovation will be identified, procured, adopted and diffused across the NHS.

 

Health Services Management Centre (2009), "Primary Care Innovations Paper", University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

An overview of international developments in Primary Care at both country wide and service level from the Health Service Management Centre. The report describes some of the aims of the health policies of a range of countries in the developed world and provides examples of service shifts that have been implemented in order to meet the specific requirements and contextual factors.