Low life expectancy in Glasgow, and what to do about it
Episode 10. In the UK, life expectancy is lowest in Glasgow. Why is this? And what can we all learn from longstanding efforts to improve health there?
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Quality Improvement Fellowships: the ripple effect for leadership and improvement
To drive quality and efficiency in our health service, it is crucial that healthcare leaders know how to encourage and nurture improvement within their organisations. Since 2004 the Health Foundation’...
Five key findings from our COVID-19 impact inquiry
We summarise key insights from the COVID-19 impact inquiry report.
Putting patients at the heart of improvement
We talk to Annie Laverty, Director of Patient Experience at Northumbria Healthcare Trust, about her leadership approach and ask how successful patient and staff engagement can help create a supportive...
Why do people die young in Glasgow?
Dr Jennifer Dixon talked to experts Dr David Walsh and Sir Harry Burns. We pull out key themes from their discussion.
Good health: vital for levelling up
Jo Bibby considers the weight of expectation now attached to the term ‘levelling up’, and puts this in the context of our latest research into health inequalities and the ongoing impact of the pandemi...
Safety improvement in primary care
The Safety Improvement in Primary Care project is a remarkable success story. Promoting patient safety in general practice, it formed part of the Health Foundation’s Closing the Gap through Clinical C...
Funding, news and events from July 2021
The latest funding, news and events from the Health Foundation.
Decades of insider experience of the NHS will be crucial for the work ahead
Health Foundation response to the announcement of Amanda Pritchard as the new Chief Executive of NHS England and NHS Improvement.
How can leaders create a culture of safety?
We summarise key themes from a thought paper paper by Dr Michael Leonard and Dr Allan S Frankel, which looks at how leaders can influence a safety culture.
