Decision Aids to Help People Make Difficult Decisions
Prof Richard Lilford discusses how decision aids help people make difficult decisions regarding their healthcare.
October 29, 2024
Statistical Process Control Charts in Healthcare: A Rising Tide of Improvement
Study looking at use of SPC charts in English NHS hospitals finds a surprising result.
October 10, 2024
The Role of Evaluation in Highlighting Impact: The Case of Managing Deterioration Within Care Homes
Care home residents are disproportionately represented in A&E transfers and hospital admissions. The ManDetSIP programme aimed to improve staff skills in recognizing deterioration and create pathways for managing deteriorating residents.
October 8, 2024
Blog: The Information Paradox at the Heart of Non-Directive Counselling
The September issue of our news blog is now available, including ‘The Information Paradox at the Heart of Non-Directive Counselling’.
September 20, 2024
The Information Paradox at the Heart of Non-Directive Counselling
In this blog, ARC WM Director Richard Lilford considers choice of services that are supported in the health service in the context of people who are competent to make decisions.
August 28, 2024
View On: NIHR Doctoral Training Camp
Clare Macdonald, a Maternity theme PhD student, recently attended a grant application competition at the NIHR Doctoral Training Camp, and shares her views.
August 28, 2024
Impact: Changing Care Pathways with Hospital at Home
There is an increasing number of people in England who are acutely unwell, many of whom are older and living with frailty. However, the acute care pathways in our hospitals are at risk of becoming overwhelmed, reducing the function of elective activity. We therefore need to find ways to meet the needs of these people without admitting them to hospital.
August 13, 2024
August 9, 2024
Birmingham Founders’ Awards
University of Birmingham Founders’ Awards recognises work down by a number of ARC WM colleagues.
July 30, 2024
A Fascinating and Perceptive Slant on ‘Big Data’, Machine Learning and All That Lot
Prof Lilford looks back on the work by de Dombal and how it links to artificial intelligence.
July 30, 2024
INSIGHT West Midlands Programme
INSIGHT West Midlands (WM) programme provides an NIHR-funded opportunity to study a research training course leading to a Masters
July 11, 2024
Major Report on Strengths-Based Transformation Published
A two year study investigating the embedding and impacts of strengths-based practice through the Community Led Support programme.
July 11, 2024