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01 November 2013 Case study
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
This case study explores how the Multidisciplinary Outpatient Review Clinic for Boys with DMD at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust used the patient and family centred care (PFCC) methodology to improve patient experiences of the 3-4 hour long visit to the clinic.
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03 January 2013 Evidence
A systematic review of evidence on the links between patient experience and clinical safety and effectiveness
This study shows that good experiences for patients are associated with better clinical outcomes and safer patient care.
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01 November 2012 Evidence
Exploring the relationship between patients experiences of care and the influence of staff motivation, affect and wellbeing
This study shows the links between patients' experiences of health care and staff experiences at work such as staff motivation and wellbeing at work.
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21 March 2012 Evidence
Do Schwartz Center Rounds work in English hospitals?
This article evaluates the pilot of Schwartz Rounds in two hospitals, showing that they are as effective in the UK as they are in the USA.
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01 April 2009 Evidence
Enabling compassionate care in acute hospital settings
The Point of Care programme held a workshop in 2009 to explore what we mean by compassion; what stops it; what might enable it. We invited health professionals, academics and others who had written on or researched compassion, and we produced a report.
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03 December 2008 Evidence
Seeing the person in the patient
The report introduces current debates and dilemmas in relation to patients’ experience of care in hospital, presents our view of the factors that shape that experience, and assesses the evidence to support various interventions that are designed to tackle the problems.
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11 October 2008 Paper
Do associations between staff and inpatient feedback have the potential for improving patient experience? An analysis of surveys in NHS acute trusts in England
This study examines staff and inpatient feedback to show that high quality patient care is associated with positive staff experience.
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11 March 2008
Building the business case for patient-centered care
This article demonstrates that patient-centered care has the potential to produce safer and more cost-effective care.
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01 May 2006 Evidence
What Makes for a Compassionate Patient-Caregiver Relationship?
This article examines questionnaires and themes from Schwartz Rounds run in 54 US hospitals. The following themes are explored: communication, common ground and respect for individuality.
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30 March 2000 Paper
Organisational culture and quality of health care
This paper explores the nature of organisational culture, particularly when applied to complex health systems.