Measurement planning tool
Research to support the development, testing and evaluation of a web version of the Measurement Planning Tool. The original tool was designed to help healthcare Quality Improvement teams plan measu...
Does the NHS measure what matters?
The measurement and reporting of health care quality is now a well-established endeavour in the NHS, with much national and local infrastructure in place to support it. But there is little understa...
Investigating the organisational impacts of quality improvement: a protocol for a realist evaluation of improvement approaches drawing on the Resource Based View of the Firm
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Published journal: BMJ Open
Webinar: The Health Foundation’s independent review of general practice quality indicators
The Health Foundation was asked by the Secretary of State for Health to carry out a review into indicators of the quality of care provided by GP practices in England. Following consultat...
Strong support for publishing better information on the quality of care provided by general practices, independent review finds
There is considerable support among those working in general practice, their representative organisations and the public, for publishing meaningful information about the quality of care provided by...
Chart: An increasing proportion of premature deaths in the UK are 'preventable'
September 2015 chart of the month. Both preventable and premature mortality are falling, however preventable mortality is falling much more slowly.
Reviewing quality indicators for general practice
Earlier in the summer the Secretary of State for Health announced that the Health Foundation would be reviewing indicators of the quality of general practice in England. Our independent review is n...
General practice quality indicators FAQs
Below are Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the General practice quality indicators review. For more information about the Health Foundation, please read our organisational FAQs. Is the...
The Health Foundation launches consultation to inform review on quality indicators for general practice in England
An online consultation to inform a national review of measures of quality of general practice in England has opened today. NHS professionals from across England including, but not restricted to,...
Narrowing the gap between our data shadow and reality
Each day travelling into the office, I join the ranks of people taking the bus, tube, train, cycling or walking into central London. Many of us create a trail of data in our wake; beautifully visua...
