Our partners

Improving healthcare is an immense challenge that no single organisation can hope to achieve alone. We therefore partner with leading organisations and experts from around the world who play an integral role in helping us deliver our programmes and shape healthier futures for all. Some of these organisations are listed below.

Also see Our consultants for information about the individuals who help us deliver our programmes, including our leadership development consultants.

  • Academy of Medical Sciences

    We work in partnership with the Academy to deliver the Clinician Scientist Fellowship scheme.

  • Commonwealth Fund

    Based in New York, the Commonwealth Fund delivers the Harkness/Health Foundation Fellowships. We have also worked together on opinion research into international health policy.

  • Health Economics Research Group

    The Health Economics Research Group is involved in the evaluation of our work to engage clinicians in quality improvement.

  • Improvement Foundation

    The Improvement Foundation is involved in the delivery of the development programme for our Engaging with Quality in Primary Care award holders

  • Institute for Healthcare Improvement

    The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) works with us on both the Safer Patients Initiative and our work to improve healthcare in Malawi.

  • Jocelyn Cornwell and Diana Jakubowska

    Jocelyn and Diana design and deliver the Support Programme for the first Engaging with Quality Initiative.

  • Lancaster University Management School

    Lancaster University’s Management School delivers the modular learning programme that comprises our Leaders for Change scheme.

  • Liverpool Associates in Tropical Health

    Liverpool Associates in Tropical Health work with us to improve the quality of healthcare in Malawi.

  • QQUIP research team

    The principal QQUIP investigators are Shelia Leatherman (University of North Carolina School of Public Health), Kim Sutherland (Judge Business School, University of Cambridge), Peter C Smith (University of York) and Gwyn Bevan (London School of Economics and Political Science).

  • RAND Europe

    RAND Europe is involved in the evaluation of work to engage clinicians in quality improvement.

  • Women & Children First UK

    Women and Children First work with us to improve the quality of healthcare in Malawi.