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HSMC authored article appears in HSJ online entitled 'How to encourage innovation in healthcare'.
A new article in the BMJ by HSMC's Professor Chris Ham looks at what policy makers can learn from the experience of a decade of NHS reform.
HSMC staff raise money for charity in Birmingham's Half Marathon.
HSMC's Professor Chris Ham leads a masterclass on mapping the policy future at the recent NHS Employers' conference.
HSMC's Professor Chris Ham delivers plenary speech at NHS Gloucestershire conference on innovation.
HSMC's Professor Chris Ham is part of a panel providing live commentary on speakers at the recent NHS Alliance conference in Manchester.
HSMC academic, Helen Dickinson and Head of College, Edward Peck, have new book published entitled Performing Leadership.
HSMC's Co-director, Professor Jon Glasby, invited to talk about health and social care integration to delegates at the Annual Convention of Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council (CS&H ISC) in Melbourne, Australia.
Professor Chris Ham speaks on the theme of admission avoidance at the recent annual HSJ summit.
HSMC's Deborah Davidson and Joan Durose win University award for excellence in teaching for a two day practical they run with a range of HSMC students.
HSMC's Professor Chris Ham recently attended a Cabinet seminar at Chequers hosted by the Prime Minister, which focused on equality, fairness and responsibility.
HSMC welcome Dr Russell Mannion who has been appointed to the newly established post of Chair of Health Systems.
A new article on the characteristics of high performing chronic care systems draws on HSMC’s well established work programme on long term conditions.
HSMC’s Professor Chris Ham recently led a study visit to Finland for a group of clinical leaders from Birmingham East and North PCT.
Employee ownership was on the agenda at the recent Foundation Trust Network conference in Birmingham.
The department has been actively contributing to recent media debates about the future of the NHS.
HSMC and the Third Sector Research Centre have recently won funding from the Department of Health’s Policy Research Programme to evaluate the effectiveness of the Social Enterprise Investment Fund (SEIF).
In a recent BMJ online editorial Professor Chris Ham comments on Health Secretary, Andy Burnham’s speech on the NHS and notes that health service spending and development will be a major political battleground in the run up to the next election. 
HSMC has recently been awarded a research grant to investigate the practices and processes of joint commissioning between health and social care and the types of outcomes associated with these activities
HSMC has recently launched a new policy paper on integrated care.