Approved work: Winter mortality
This POSTnote will summarise the factors that affect winter mortality. It will outline evidence for policies to prevent excess winter deaths.

This briefing outlines recent proposals to change the current UK drug assessment methods.
Value Based Assessment of Drugs (317 KB , PDF)
In 2010, the Government proposed moving towards a broader value-based system for assessing and pricing branded drugs. Such an approach aims to ensure that the price the NHS pays for a medicine better reflects its benefits. This briefing outlines recent proposals to change the current assessment methods.
Value Based Assessment of Drugs (317 KB , PDF)
This POSTnote will summarise the factors that affect winter mortality. It will outline evidence for policies to prevent excess winter deaths.
This POSTnote will assess the evidence on interventions for increasing healthy life expectancy, and reducing regional differences across England.
Virtual wards aim to provide hospital level healthcare in patients' homes. What are the opportunities and risks for patients, carers and the NHS?