Insight research programme
National clinical audits and patient registries can offer real insight into the quality of care provided by the NHS. Diane Redfern-Tofts, Assistant Research Manager at the Health Foundation outlines t...
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We also offer a range of long reads on key subjects related to our work.
Our most recent blogs
Hold tight please: Are buses good for our health?
What is the impact on our health of changes to bus services? Chris Todd of the Campaign for Better Transport explores some of the issues.
An experiment in grant funding
Sarah Henderson, Assistant Director of Improvement Programmes, explains why she’s excited about the newly launched Q Exchange. Is this the right funding opportunity for you and how else can you get in...
What can the US and England learn from each other’s health system reforms?
What can the US and England learn from each other’s health system reforms? Harkness Fellow Adam Briggs and colleagues explore some common themes.
Don’t we have an obligation to be guardians of health?
I’ve become deeply interested in understanding what makes people ill, how and why they use health care, how health care can play a role in improving health (not just treating sickness), and how we can...
A community-led approach to tackle child poverty
Pauline Wonders, Strategic Director of Family Gateway, blogs about the interconnectedness of the issues surrounding poverty, and how her organisation uses a community-led approach to support families ...
How charities help to keep the country well
Dan Corry, CEO of the think tank NPC, writes about the important role that charities play in keeping people well and reducing health inequalities.
It’s not all about pay: Helping nurses sustain their passion through timely feedback
What matters to those amazing nurses that work in our NHS? Pay? Somewhat, but when it comes to what motivates them, one thing is clear: it’s not all about the money. Prior to the recent announcement o...
Addressing the social determinants of health
Natalie Lovell, one of the authors of What makes us healthy? An introduction to the social determinants of health, writes about distilling such a big topic into a quick guide.
‘Do no harm’: Protecting the public’s health as we leave the EU
How might Brexit affect our health? John Middleton, President of the Faculty of Public Health, explains how the cross-party ‘do no harm’ amendment to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill could help protect public...
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