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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SPI site awarded Small Trust of the Year
Dr Foster has named Airedale NHS Trust Small Trust of the Year, recognising their excellent contribution to quality care in the NHS. Airedale General Hospital is one of 20 sites involved in phase 2 of the Health Foundation’s Safer Patients Initiative.
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From Consultant to CEO
A Monitor conference in February will focus on why clinical leadership must be at the heart of the NHS.
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Martin Marshall joins the Care Quality Commission
Professor Martin Marshall, the Health Foundation’s Director of Clinical Quality, has been appointed as a Commissioner to the Care Quality Commission by the Appointments Commission.
In focus
Closing the Gap through Clinical Communities
The Health Foundation's new annual awards aim to improve the quality of care delivered to patients by bridging the gap between known best practice and the routine delivery of care.
Safer Clinical Systems
Our new 5-year initiative to test and demonstrate ways to improve healthcare systems and processes to systematically improve patient safety began in October.
Co-creation in Ayrshire and Arran
Read about the early stages of the Co-creating Health programme in NHS Ayrshire and Arran. In memory of Jim Kirkwood (pictured).
Celebrating Quality: 1998–2008
Watch an edited clip of Don Berwick's keynote address, on the journey of UK healthcare over the past decade, at the 10th anniversary celebration of The Health Foundation
