How healthy is the annual health check?

Cole, Jennifer and Radnor, Zoe Jane 2010. How healthy is the annual health check? International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance 23 (6) , pp. 537-553. 10.1108/09526861011060915

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Abstract

Purpose – This paper aims to provide an assessment of organisational implementation of the healthcare standards focusing on the annual health check (AHC) in the UK NHS. Design/methodology/approach – Using a postal questionnaire a national survey of all acute and specialist NHS Trusts in England was undertaken. The survey yielded a total of 102 responses, which equates to a 59 per cent response rate. Findings – The findings suggest considerable variation and diversity in the rate of progress individual Trusts made towards implementing the AHC in its first year. However, across many of the organisations surveyed, there was good evidence of some progress towards ensuring that basic operational and strategic components of the framework were in place. Research limitations/implications – The research appears to reflect the findings of earlier work on the implementation of clinical governance, suggesting that few lessons have been learnt from previous policy initiatives and raising important questions for the future of health care standards. Practical implications – The findings could be used to support future national health care initiatives by giving an insight into how organisations respond to and manage the process of standards. Originality/value – This study makes a number of recommendations to facilitate smooth implementation of standards in health care. These include the introduction of a national IT solution; development of regional/national networks; more timely, relevant and consistent national guidance and, the definition of minimum information requirements needed for organisational assurance.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Clinical governance ; Health services ; National Health Service ; Quality standards ; Trusts ; United Kingdom
Publisher:	Emerald
ISSN:	0952-6862
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2016 22:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/18668

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