Topics
01. Leadership
Find out how the leaders we invest in are bringing about lasting improvements to patient care
02. Patient safety
Latest results from The Health Foundation’s Safer Patients Initiative sites demonstrate what it takes to make hospitals safer for patients
03. International comparisons
Chronic disease management programmes in the United States are providing lessons for how to improve healthcare in Scotland.
04. Patient engagement
Nearly half of all people living with chronic diseases don’t feel able to take effective action to improve their own health.
05. Clinical measurement
Forty mental health trusts across the UK are taking part in a clinical audit scheme to improve the prescribing of anti-psychotic medicines.
Latest news
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NHS first for Foundation award holder
Health Foundation award holder Jane Cumming has been appointed the first lead consultant physiotherapist for prosthetics in the NHS at South Tees NHS Trust.
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WHO Honour Foundation Fellow
Health Foundation Clinician Scientist Fellow Dr Anna Gilmore has received a World Health Organization Award in recognition of her research into tobacco control and tobacco industry strategies in Europe.
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Darzi report hits the right buttons
Stephen Thornton welcomes Lord Darzi's final report as hitting "all the right buttons".
In focus
Research: Safer Clinical Systems
The Health Foundation is looking for a team to research: What is the nature, type, extent and variation of defects in healthcare system reliability that have the potential to cause harm to patients?
Improving maternal and newborn care in Malawi
The Health Foundation’s ground-breaking programme in Malawi aims to save the lives of women and newborn babies and provide real and sustainable changes to maternity and newborn care.
Learning international lessons in quality improvement
Jason Leitch was a Quality Improvement Fellow in 2005. He is now helping lead the Scottish Patient Safety Alliance in overseeing Scotland’s first national patient safety programme.
Quality Improvement Fellowships
This USA-based fellowship aims to equip clinically-qualified senior NHS professionals with the tools and techniques of quality improvement.
