Sarah Crowe

TL;DR: Based on the experiences of conducting several health-related case studies, a reflect on the different types of case study design, the specific research questions this approach can help answer, the data sources that tend to be used, and the particular advantages and disadvantages of employing this methodological approach.

TL;DR: Implementation of the NHS Care Records Service in “early adopter” sites proved time consuming and challenging, with as yet limited discernible benefits for clinicians and no clear advantages for patients.

TL;DR: Experiences from the early implementation sites indicate that delivering improved healthcare through nationwide electronic health records will be a long, complex, and iterative process requiring flexibility and local adaptability both with respect to the systems and the implementation strategy.

TL;DR: Report prepared by the University of Nottingham, University of Reading and University of Hertfordshire shows that in the next five years the number of young people aged under the age of 18 will be higher than in the previous five years.

TL;DR: This review shows that irrespective of the initial strategy, over time there is likely to be convergence on the negotiated, devolved middle-out approach, which aims to balance the interests and responsibilities of local healthcare constituencies and national government to achieve national connectivity.