Cross sector working to support large-scale change
This evidence scan provides a picture of research into cross sector working to support innovation...
Spreading improvement ideas: Tips from empirical research
Within the NHS there are many pockets of good practice and examples of successful innovation and ...
It's not always bad to be a copycat
It’s Sunday evening, and I’m in charge of bed time – if not in control. ‘I’m emptying the boat!’ says my 4-year old, using her milk cup to hurl as much water as she can from the bath to the floor....
Parkinson’s Advanced Symptom Unit (PASU)
The Parkinson’s Advanced Symptom Unit (PASU) is a novel outpatient service, run by South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust, which will meet the needs of PD patients with advanced disease. Offering rapid acc...
Surviving major surgery: protocolised pathways to meet individual need
In this project, a team at York Teaching Hospital are to introduce nurse-led perioperative protocolised pathways. The pathways will enable nurses to act on any deviations from the norm and institut...
Optimising patient outcomes and reducing cost through enhanced management of invasive fungal infection
Run by Barts Health NHS Trust, in partnership with University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust and Public Health England. Will focus on high-risk haemato-oncology patients ...
Using a health literacy approach to generate improvements for people with long-term conditions
Run by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with West End Family Health and HealthWORKS in Newcastle, UK and Deakin University in Australia. Focusing on people with long...
Optimisation of the adrenal incidentaloma patient management pathway
Run by University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, in partnership with the University Hospital of South Manchester and the Health Services Research Unit at Keele University. Focusing on ...
Scaling and spreading health care innovations: what does it take?
The Health Foundation is working with the Innovation Unit to understand what it takes to successfully scale and spread innovation in health care. The spread of innovation in health care has bee...
Innovation is a state of mind
Health innovation is not just about scientific breakthroughs. It’s also about rethinking how we provide care, innovating through changes to patient pathways and revolutionising traditional delivery...
