SDO: Research summaries - Evaluating models

Evaluating models of service delivery

	November 2008 - Evaluating services for people diagnosed with personality disorder A research summary based on two studies, one evaluating the development of pilot services in the community and the other services in prisons (Moran and King et al, 2008) Click to download the research summary and the full study.
	October 2008 - Alternatives to inpatient care for children and adolescents with complex mental health needs A research summary which reviews international research evidence to identify the different organisational structures and therapeutic approaches described in literature as alternatives to inpatient mental health services (Sheppard et al, 2008) Click to download the research summary and the full study.
	October 2008 - Evaluation of the National Infarct Angioplasty Project A research summary which evaluates the models of service delivery, the workforce and organisational issues, the patient and carer experience and the costeffectiveness of primary angioplasty in the National Infarct Angioplasty Project (Goodarce et al, 2008). Click to download the research summary and the full study.
	August 2008 - Rehabilitation services for long term neurological conditions : what works and what is available? A research summary based on a literature review and mapping exercise on specialist rehabilitation services for people with long term neurological conditions.Click to download the research summary and the full study. Click to download the research summary and the full study.
	May 2008 - Scoping exercise on Fallers’ Clinics A research summary describing how fallers’ clinics function, and exploring ways in which their success can be measured so that a much-needed economic appraisal can be carried out (Lamb et al, 2007). Click to download the research summary and the full study.
	April 2008 - Evaluating the development and impact of Early Intervention Services (EIS) in the West Midlands A research summary describing the implementation and development of 14 West Midlands EIS (Lester et al, 2006) Click to download the research summary and the full study.
	March 2008 - Labouring to better effect: services for women in early labour A research summary presenting an overview of the range of services maternity care providers have introduced to provide advice to women in early labour, focussing on what midwives and women think of them (Spiby et al, 2007). Click to download the research summary and the full study.
	March 2008 - The development and implementation of NHS Treatment Centres as an organisational innovation A research summary presenting overview of how organisational and social factors influence the development and delivery of innovative models of health care (Bate et al, 2007) Click to download the research summary and the full study.
	June 2007 - The costs and benefits of managing low priority 999 ambulance calls by NHS Direct nurse advisors A research summary of a study that looked at an alternative method of responding to non-urgent 999 calls. The study found that the transfer of non-urgent 999 calls to nurse advisors for further advice may be an acceptable and cost-effective alternative to the current approach (Turner et al, 2006). Click to download the research summary and the full study.
	March 2007 - Self-assessment of health and social care needs by older people A research summary that presents the findings of a review of self-assessment in health and social care. Whilst the review focused on older people, the findings can be applied to other groups (Griffiths et al, 2005). Click to download the research summary and the full study.