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Table 1 Questions addressed by the evidence briefing service

From: Does access to a demand-led evidence briefing service improve uptake and use of research evidence by health service commissioners? A controlled before and after study

Source

Topic

Question

Date asked

Output produced

Way research used

A1

Urgent care services

Evidence for implementing an ‘urgent care hub’, consolidating out-of-hours provision on a single site adjacent to an accident and emergency department, with front door triage assessing patients for both facilities

Nov 2013

Evidence briefing

Symbolic

A1

Supporting self-management: helping people manage long-term conditions

Rapid summary of the evidence relating to self-care

Jan 2014

Evidence note

Symbolic

All

Urgent care services

Evidence to inform urgent and emergency care systems

March 2014

Evidence briefing

Conceptual

A1

Loneliness and social isolation

Interventions to reduce loneliness and social isolation, particularly in elderly people.

Apr 2014

Evidence briefing

Conceptual

A1

Supporting self-management: helping people manage long-term conditions

Self-care support for people with COPD

Apr 2014

Evidence briefing

Conceptual

All

Low value interventions

Identify relevant recommendations from the NICE Do Not Do database

May 2014

Evidence note

Conceptual

A2, all

Low value interventions

Independent appraisal of evidence underpinning 14 proposed value based commissioning policies for MSK procedures

July 2014

Evidence briefing

Instrumental

A1

Community pharmacy minor ailments service

Identify evidence to inform a review of the community pharmacy minor ailments service

July 2014

Evidence note

Conceptual

A1

Integrated community teams

Evidence for effects of integrated community teams including any examples of best practice

Aug 2014

Evidence note

Conceptual

A2

Psychiatric Liaison

Models of psychiatric liaison implemented in general hospital settings

July 2014

Evidence note

Instrumental

A1

‘One stop shop’ screening model for diabetes

Does implementing a comprehensive one stop shop annual review and screening model for diabetes have an adverse impact on either the quality or uptake

Sept 2014

Evidence note

Symbolic

A2

Frailty

What evidence/ validated tools are there for frailty risk profiling in an A&E context

Oct 2014

Short email Note sufficient to address question. Later followed up with related Effectiveness Matters on recognising and managing frailty in primary care

Conceptual

A2

Unplanned admissions from care homes

What is the evidence for effects of interventions to reduce inappropriate admissions and deaths in hospital of patients from care homes

Oct 2014

Evidence briefing

Conceptual

A2

Social prescribing

What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness evidence of social prescribing programmes in primary care

Oct 2015

Evidence note and then later updated into evidence briefing

Conceptual

A1

Supporting self-management: helping people manage long-term conditions

What is the evidence for the effects of phone apps to help people to manage their own care

Nov 2015

Evidence note

Instrumental

A1

Supporting self-management: helping people manage long-term conditions

What is the evidence for the effects of interventions to promote shared decision-making

Nov 2015

Evidence note

Conceptual

A1

Supporting self-management: helping people manage long-term conditions

What is the evidence for interventions to support promoting patient-centred care planning consultations

Nov 2015

Evidence briefing

Conceptual

A1

Supporting self-management: helping people manage long-term conditions

Evidence for lay-led self-care education programmes generally as part of creating an environment and culture that supports self-care

Nov 2015

Evidence briefing

Conceptual

A1

Supporting self-management: helping people manage long-term conditions

An evidence based steer in how to give patients the confidence and skills to effectively self-manage their long-term conditions.

Nov 2015

Evidence briefing

Conceptual

A2

Accountable care organisations

What is the evidence for accountable care organisations

Apr 2015

Evidence note

Conceptual

A2

Enhancing access in primary care

What is the evidence for extended hours, telephone consultation/triage, and role substitution in enhancing access in primary care

June 2015

Evidence briefing

Conceptual

A2

Telehealth for COPD

What lessons can be learned from previous evaluations of the implementation of telehealth for COPD

July 2015

Evidence note

Instrumental

A1

Participatory democracy

What is the evidence for different methods of patient/public engagement in decision-making

Aug 2015

Evidence note

Conceptual

All

Low-value interventions: existing hernia and hysterectomy policies

Independent review of evidence for existing hernia and hysterectomy policies

Aug 2015

 

Instrumental