Studies worldwide have shown that supporting self-management can lead to improved outcomes for patients. Despite this, it remains at the periphery of most health services. We are working to create new models of healthcare that embed self-management within mainstream health services.
Case studies
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Co-creation in Ayrshire and Arran
NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of eight sites involved in Co-creating Health, the Health Foundation initiative testing a new model of care that hopes to change the patient-clinician relationship to one of partnership and co-creation. The initiative works across the system to embed self-management support for people with long-term conditions.
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Reducing maternal death rates in Malawi
Malawi has one of the world's highest death rates during childbirth. In March 2006, The Health Foundation launched a three year programme dedicated to improving the quality of healthcare for mothers and babies in Malawi.
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Improving healthcare for BME groups in Birmingham
Across the UK, black and minority ethnic (BME) groups experience more poor health, premature deaths and chronic ill-health than the rest of the population. Angela Knight Jackson is working on a project that aims to improve healthcare for BME groups in Birmingham.
Publications
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Co-creating Health
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.
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Patient-focused interventions: A review of the evidence
Patient-focused interventions are those that recognise the role of patients as active participants in the process of securing appropriate, effective, safe and responsive healthcare. This report aims to provide a concise and comprehensive overview of the evidence base.
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Healthcare Leaders Panel - Survey report 3: The Patient Experience
This report shows the findings from the third Healthcare Leaders’ Panel survey carried out by YouGov Ltd on behalf of The Health Foundation.
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Current activities
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Co-creating Health
Studies have shown that supporting self-management can lead to dramatically improved outcomes for patients. Despite this, it remains at the periphery of most health services. This self-management initiative aims to transform healthcare for people with long-term conditions.
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MaiKhanda
In March 2006, The Health Foundation launched a £2.7 million, six-year programme dedicated to improving the quality of healthcare for babies and mothers in Malawi.
Features
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Self-management: co-creating health
Clinicians are changing the way they work with patients and acknowledging that it is a partnership, says Natalie Grazin in the HSJ
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Partners in Care
The Prime Minister’s recent speech on the NHS marked a clear shift in the Government’s attitude to the role of patients in their healthcare. If delivered, this would not only change our health services unrecognisably – it would improve the lives of millions of people.
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Creating health in everyday life
In recent years there has been great interest supported self-management for people with long-term conditions. Harry Cayton, National Director for Patients and the Public, at the Department of Health, discusses patient engagement.
Latest news
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MaiKhanda programme sees more women access health services in Malawi
Women and Children First, a partner in MaiKhanda, has been telling its members how the programme is helping to cut the number of deaths among mothers and newborn babies in Malawi.
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GP won over by Co-creating Health
A GP has told BMA News that Co-creating Health’s Advanced Development Programme (ADP) has profoundly changed the way she works with patients.
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Self-management: co-creating health
Clinicians are changing the way they work with patients and acknowledging that it is a partnership, says Natalie Grazin in the HSJ.