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Deloitte Future of public health report series

The future of public health report series: Building a fairer and sustainable system for the UK
Deloitte October 2021 -

• The future of public health report series features six reports on the crucial role of public health and the actions needed to optimise the link between health and productivity to drive economic recovery and positive societal impact. 
• Narrowing the gap: Establishing a fairer and more sustainable future for public health (October 2021)
• An executive overview of the key findings from the series, examining the current challenges and future requirements for a resilient public health system in the UK.
• Identifying the gap: Understanding the drivers of inequality in public health (November 2021)
• Evaluating the pre-existing and current challenges and solutions to tackling the ‘wicked problems’ affecting public health, including the impact of COVID-19.
• Negating the gap: Preventing ill health and promoting healthy behaviours (not yet published)
• Exploring how investment in prevention and health promotion can help increase healthy life years and reduce health inequalities.

Attracting, supporting and retaining a diverse NHS workforce

Attracting, supporting and retaining a diverse NHS workforce
Nuffield Trust 8 November 2021 

• This report examines the representation of under-served groups and provides a set of recommendations for change as the NHS strives to become an exemplar of equality, diversity and inclusion.

NHS Health and Wellbeing Framework

NHS health and wellbeing framework
NHS England 4 November 2021

• This framework is a high-level culture change toolkit aimed at health and wellbeing staff, human resources (HR) and organisational development (OD) staff, HR and OD directors, wellbeing guardians, managers and leaders, and anyone with an interest in health and wellbeing. It is made up of four documents: strategic overview; elements of health and wellbeing; diagnostic tool; and implementation guide.

Adverse pregnancy outcomes attributable to socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in England: a national cohort study

Adverse pregnancy outcomes attributable to socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in England: a national cohort study
The Lancet 1 November 2021 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01595-6

• Analysis of data compiled by the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (women with a singleton birth between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2017) indicate that socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities were responsible for a substantial proportion of stillbirths, preterm births, and births with fetal growth restriction in England. The largest inequalities were seen in Black and South Asian women in the most socioeconomically deprived quintile.

Adverse pregnancy outcomes attributable to socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in England: a national cohort study

Adverse pregnancy outcomes attributable to socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in England: a national cohort study.
Lancet 1 November 2021

• This research quantifies the magnitude of socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities for adverse pregnancy outcomes at the population level in England. Using data from the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit. Results indicate that socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities were responsible for a substantial proportion of stillbirths, preterm births, and births with FGR in England. The largest inequalities were seen in Black and South Asian women in the most socioeconomically deprived quintile

Expanding Video Consultation Services at Pace and Scale in Scotland During the COVID-19 Pandemic: National Mixed Methods Case Study

Expanding Video Consultation Services at Pace and Scale in Scotland During the COVID-19 Pandemic: National Mixed Methods Case Study
J Med Internet Res 2021;23(10):e31374 doi:10.2196/31374

• A national evaluation of the introduction, spread, and scale-up of Scotland’s video consultation services both before and during the pandemic. The research found that the national-level groundwork before the pandemic allowed many services to rapidly extend the use of video consultations during the pandemic, supported by a strong strategic vision, a well-resourced quality improvement model, dependable technology, and multiple opportunities for staff to try out the video option. 
• The bespoke product - Attend Anywhere, had been piloted in 2017 and was scaled up across all health board by February 2020 branded nationally as “Near Me”.

Advancing the analytical capability of the NHS and its ICS partners

Advancing the analytical capability of the NHS and its ICS partners
The Strategy Unit October 2021

• This report describes how analysts, teams, regions and national bodies can:
• organise themselves to deliver strategic analysis;
• develop their analytical skills and provide opportunities to simplify career pathways for analysts;
• appreciate and utilise the full range of analytical possibilities at their disposal; and
• connect with peers through networks.

Looking Glass Bringing the future of healthcare delivery into focus

Looking Glass: bringing the future of healthcare delivery into focus
Thoughtworks October 2021

• Earlier this year, Thoughtworks created its first Looking Glass report, examining more than 120 technology trends through six 'lenses' to help businesses understand what those trends could mean for them. This report looks specifically at what some of these trends could mean for the health and care sector, and how they’re shaping the future of health care delivery. In particular the augmentation of human capabilities and experiences, and the evolution of human-machine interactions. 

The Bridge Building Model: connecting evidence-based practice, evidence-based research, public involvement and needs led research.

The Bridge Building Model: connecting evidence-based practice, evidence-based research, public involvement and needs led research.
Res Involv Engagem 7, 77 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-021-00320-y

• The Bridge Building Model combines different concepts in healthcare research that the authors suggest belong together. The concepts are; Evidence Based Practice, where healthcare is based on the best research evidence, Evidence Based Research, where new research is developed in the context of what research already exists, public involvement in research, where service users, carers and health and social care professionals engage with research, and Needs Led Research, where new research addresses the needs of people that use healthcare services.