Briefings & leaflets

Including updates on our funded programmes and viewpoints on a range of policy issues

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  • Commissioning with the Community

    January 2010

    Commissioning with the Community describes an exciting and effective approach to priority setting that has been developed and tested to help commissioners make robust decisions with the support of their community.


  • Engaging clinicians in quality improvement

    November 2009

    This update explains our approach to engaging clinicians in quality improvement.


  • Patient safety update

    June 2009

    This update explains the Health Foundation's continuing work around patient safety, what we've learnt so far and our key priorities for the future.


  • Improvement leadership update

    June 2009

    This update explains our approach to leadership for improvement.


  • QQUIP

    May 2009

    This leaflet introduces QQUIP, a research initiative of the Health Foundation that provides a source of independent commentary and data about the quality and performance of healthcare provision.


  • Making our hospitals safer

    February 2009

    Inspiring stories from participants on the Safer Patients Initiative show how it helped their hospitals to prioritise patient safety.


  • Improving maternal and newborn care in Malawi

    August 2008

    This leaflet introduces The Health Foundation’s ground-breaking programme in Malawi. This aims to save the lives of women and newborn babies and provide real and sustainable changes to maternity and newborn care.


  • Developing leaders to improve patient care

    May 2008

    Developing leaders to improve patient care is a statement about what The Health Foundation has learnt about leadership.


  • Co-creating Health

    May 2008

    This briefing paper describes The Health Foundation's Co-creating Health initiaitve and outlines the need for an effective integrated approach to self-management support. It also includes early experiences from the Co-creating Health teams.


  • Safe from harm

    February 2008

    This briefing shows how The Health Foundation’s Safer Patients Initiative is reducing medical incidents in 24 hospitals and making healthcare safer for patients.