Sarah's Publications
Papers & Articles
- S.W. Fraser, "A Whole Systems Approach for Waiting Lists",
SERO Wait Watchers, May 1999
- S.W. Fraser, "Spreading of good practice; how to prepare the
ground", Health Management, June 2000
- S.W. Fraser, "The whole picture is in sight", Partnerships
in Healthcare Report, Issue 2, June 2000
- S.W. Fraser, "Spread good practice by stepping in my shoes not
treading on my toes", The Systems Thinker, Vol. 11 No. 8, October
2000
- N. Edwards & S.W. Fraser, "Clinical Networks; a discussion
paper", NHS Confederation Discussion Paper May 2001
- S.W. Fraser, "Adapting to Improvement", Health Management,
June 2001
- S.W. Fraser, Dr T. Wilson, Dr K. Burch, "A Picture really is
worth a thousand words", Clinical Governance Bulletin, June 2001,
Vol. 2 No. 2
- S.W. Fraser & N. Edwards, "Breaking down the barriers",
Health Management, August 2001
- S.W. Fraser & N. Edwards, "Managing networks and measuring
success", Health Management, September 2001
- S.W. Fraser & P. Greenhalgh, "Coping with complexity; educating
for capability" BMJ:323 799-803 6th October 2001 (also translated
into Russian)
- S.W. Fraser, "Understanding how communication can support the
spread of good practice", Clinical Governance Bulletin Oct 2001
- S.W. Fraser & Dr T. Wilson, "Understanding the system",
Health Management, February 2002
- S.W. Fraser & Dr T. Wilson, "Understanding the system- Part
2", Health Management, March 2002
- S.W. Fraser, Dr K. Burch, Dr M. Knightly, M. Osborne, Dr T. Wilson, "Using
collaborative improvement in a single organisation: improving anticoagulant
care" , International Journal for Healthcare Quality Assurance,
Vol 15, No's 4&5, 2002
- D E Haun, A Leach, R Vivero, S W Fraser, "Houston we have a
problem", Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement, Aug
2002
- S.W. Fraser, "Tips for assessing how good practice spreads",
Clinical Governance Bulletin, May 2002 Vol 3. No.1
- S. W. Fraser, "Three's a crowd", Health Service Journal,
27 June 2002
- S. W. Fraser & P. Plsek, "Translating evidence into practice:
can it be done through the process of spread?" Education in Primary
Care, May 2003
- S.W. Fraser, "Reporting adverse events and near misses is not
enough; supportive strategies and organisational leadership are required
to develop the patient safety culture", Clinical Governance Bulletin,
Jan-Feb 2003
- S. W. Fraser, "Project Story boards: catalyst for collaborative
improvement", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance,
Vol 16: No 6 & 7 2003 pp 300 - 305
- S. W. Fraser, “Making your knowledge pay”, UK Excellence,
Dec 2003 / Jan 2004 p 33
- T Greenhalgh, P Plsek, T Wilson, S Fraser, T Holt, "Response to the appropriation of complexity theory in healthcare", Journal of Health Services Research, Vol 15 No.2, 2010: 115-117
Books & Chapters
- S.W. Fraser, "Presenting at Workshops; Guidelines for Collaborative
Programmes" September 2001 ISBN 0-9541360-0-4
- S.W. Fraser, "Method Matters; choosing which learning activity
to use when" October 2001 ISBN 0-9541360-1-2
- S.W. Fraser, "Accelerating the spread of better practice;
a workbook for healthcare", Kingsham Press, 2002, ISBN 1-904235-02-6
- S. W. Fraser, "Rolling out your project; 35 tools for healthcare
improvers", Kingsham Press, 2002 ISBN 1-904235-08-5
- S. W. Fraser, "The patient's journey; mapping, analysing
and improving healthcare processes", Kingsham Press, 2002 ISBN
1-904235-09-3
- S.W. Fraser (lead author); Chapter in "Idealised Design of
Office Practices; Fieldguide" on "Supporting the Spread
of Good Practice", Institute of Healthcare Improvement, May
2001
- S.W. Fraser, "Techniques for spreading good practice" -
web based training module; Institute of Healthcare Improvement & Case
Western Reserve University, USA (publication on web due 2003)
- NHS Modernisation Agency, "The improvement leader's guide
to spread and sustainability"
- S. W. Fraser, M. Connor, D. Yarrow (Eds) "Thriving in unpredictable
times; an introduction to agility in healthcare ", Kingsham
Press, May 2003 ISBN 1-904235-10-7
- S. W. Fraser, "Understanding measurement and improvement
through personal learning; a guide to carrying out a personal improvement
project", April 2002 ISBN 0-9541360-2-0
- NHS Modernisation Agency: S. W. Fraser (Ed) "The improvement
leader's guide to whole systems working".
- Sarah W. Fraser "Leadership principles and reflections for
unraveling the stranglehold of organisational boundaries: challenges
for health services" - chapter in M. Lee (Ed) HRD (Human Resource
Development) in a Complex World, Routledge, London, 2003
- S. W. Fraser, "10 Techniques for helping individuals do better",
Kingsham Press, May 2003 ISBN 10904235-36-0
- S.W. Fraser, "Coping with Calamities", Kingsham Press,
2004
- S.W. Fraser, T. Wilson, I.M. Rubin, "Caring Matters; Everyday
Tales of Healing Organisations", Kingsham Press, 2004
- L. Hamby, L. Day & S.W. Fraser, “Complex Adaptive Systems:
interesting theory or useful practice? The Piedmont Hospital Bed
Control Experiment” in Complexity and Healthcare Organization;
A View from the Street, Radcliffe Medial Press, 2004
- S. W. Fraser, Undressing the Elephant; Why good practice doesn’t spread.
Lulu, 2006
- S. W. Fraser,"Accelerating the adoption of better practice", Lulu, 2010 (Print and ebook)
Internal Working Papers/Publications
- S.W. Fraser, "A Training & development Programme to underpin
Change", March 1999
- S.W. Fraser, "Developing a Whole Systems Approach",
March 1999
- Mr G.A.G. Mogg & S.W. Fraser, "Implementing Patient-Orientated
Fast-track Colorectal Services", April 1999
- Mr G.A.G. Mogg & S.W. Fraser, "Rapid Redesign; Implementing
Radical Changes Quickly", April 1999
- S.W. Fraser, "Leadership Capabilities for Collaborative Improvement
Projects", April 1999
- S.W. Fraser, "The Value of Best Practice", April 1999
- Dr S.J. Williams, S.W. Fraser, J. Tebbutt, B. Williams, "Implementing
Patient-Centred Lung Cancer Investigations", May 1999
- S.W. Fraser, "Beyond Turf or Territory; Leadership Principles
for unraveling the stranglehold of boundaries", January 2000
- S.W. Fraser, "Developing Learning Networks to enhance Collaboration",
March 2000
- S. W. Fraser & Dr K. Burch, "Improving anticoagulant
care in general practice; collaborative improvement project summary",
June 2000 (ISBN 0-9538686-0-5)
- S.W. Fraser, "Spreading good practice by stepping in my shoes
not treading on my toes", August 2000
- S.W. Fraser, "Assessing the progress of spread", Improvement
Bulletin, April 2001
- S.W. Fraser, "When spread slows down", Improvement Bulletin,
May 2001
- S.W. Fraser, "Identifying Opinion leaders", Improvement
Bulletin, June 2001
- S.W. Fraser, "Effective Conference Calls", Personal
Effectiveness Bulletin, September 2002
Published Contributions/Reviews/Letters
- In Health Service Journal 22nd June 2000 (Letters), NHS cannot
live by methodology alone if it is to meet the latest change challenges'
- In Health Service Journal 30th March 2000 (Letters), 'A flexible
approach is key to moving on' (response to NHS Beacon Programme criticism)
- In 'Shoptalk' on the topic of "Diffusing New Knowledge",
Leverage, Pegasus Communications USA, May 2000
- in Office for Public Management, Cabinet Office Research Project,
The Effectiveness of Different Mechanisms for Spreading Best Practice,
Ewan King & Sue Ollerearnshaw, April 2000
- in NHS Beacon Report - Mental Health; Foreword, January 2002
- in Health Service Journal 28th March 2002 (Letters) "Special
causes responsible for waiting-list dips" (response to Wait
watcher 7th March 2002)
- In British Medical Journal with Dr D. T. Wilson "Making many
small changes can result in quality improvement" 2002;324:1159
- In Health Service Journal 8 July 2004 (Letters) with I.M. Rubin, "Behavioural
Strategy"
- In British Medical Journal 17th July with Dr I.M. Rubin, "Review
of instruments for peer review of physicians... and our impact on
one another is important" 2004;329:171
- In British Medical Journal December 2009 “Gross and net are not the same” Free download here: www.bmj.com
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