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Seven lessons for financial incentivisation schemes in healthcare: a qualitative study of the Maternity Incentive Scheme
Evaluating the Maternity Incentive Scheme (MIS) and incentives for improving healthcare
3 September 2026
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Bringing modern risk-prediction tools into primary care: recommendations from experts
Risk prediction tools are designed to help GPs identify the patients who may be at higher risk of disease.
27 August 2026
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Willing to donate? Attitudes to deceased organ donation in different circumstances
Organ donation is important, but opportunities for donation are limited. All UK deceased organ donations are from people who die in intensive care after illness or accident.
12 August 2026
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A new organising framework for healthcare decarbonisation research
The NHS-SOS framework is intended to provide structure to the emerging field of research into the decarbonisation of healthcare.
3 July 2026
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Organisational features associated with high performance of high-volume low-complexity surgical hubs in the UK
This study looks at five high volume low complexity surgical hubs that appear to be doing well, to understand what helped their performance.
1 June 2026
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Design and use of postpartum haemorrhage kits in the NHS: a qualitative study
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of death in women who have just given birth. We looked at emergency kits used to manage PPH.
29 April 2026
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The second national survey of patient safety specialists: what’s changing for people in the role?
22 April 2026
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Characterisation of social frailty in survivors of sepsis
13 April 2026
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Quality indicators for structure and process in perioperative care: a systematic review
11 March 2026
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Understanding algorithmic fairness for clinical prediction in terms of subgroup net benefit and health equity
25 February 2026
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An ethnographic study of diagnosis of physical illness in people with mental health conditions in the emergency department
9 February 2026
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Experiences of access to general practice in England: qualitative study and implications for the NHS 10-year plan
15 January 2026
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