Over the past 10 years there have been multiple studies on long-term conditions interventions, and we have contributed our own independent research into the health, social and cost benefits of self management. The 2010 King’s Fund paper Avoiding Hospital Admissions and the 2011 Health Foundation paper Helping People help Themselves usefully summarise the literature of the past decade.
There is already an extensive and sound evidence base for Stanford-based programmes and we are actively exploring ways to make behaviour-based interventions even more effective. We are working with Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to support/enable them to interrogate their own data and provide real time indicators for reduction in inappropriate service utilisation.
We recognise commissioners’ needs to match the expectations of their clinical colleagues and we are responding by establishing a new evidence base that we invite any CCG to take part in. The fundamentals are now in place to facilitate a randomised controlled trial (patient sample size, consistent delivery methodology, verifiable data sources and longitudinal analysis) and we are seeking engagement and investment from our CCG partners to develop this further.
Along with the evidence we can demonstrate the business case for self management within your area using a tool we jointly developed with the Department of Health. Department of Health research has indicated a potential cost saving of over £450 per person per year following an investment in self management as a result of patients using health services more efficiently.
To find out more contact us on 03333 445 840 or use our online contact form.
