Over 400 studies worldwide 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. We are working to create new models of healthcare that embed self-management within mainstream health services.
Case studies
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Providing women friendly care in Malawi
The Health Foundation is running a programme to improve the quality of maternal healthcare in Malawi. One key element is ensuring that healthcare becomes more women-friendly, both in local communities and in hospitals.
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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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Patient and public experience in the NHS
This report brings together, for the first time, the scattered evidence on patient views of the NHS. The report uses over 40 different charts to give a comprehensive assessment of the Government’s efforts to create a patient-led NHS.
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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
Hundreds of 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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Quality Improvement in Malawi
In March 2006, The Health Foundation launched a £2.7 million, three year programme dedicated to improving the quality of healthcare for babies and mothers in Malawi.
Features
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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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Health Foundation project featured in the Nursing Standard
A Health Foundation sponsored project on providing training to help school nurses spot signs of mental illness in children has been featured in the Nursing Standard.
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New report shows that health service is still not meeting patient priorities
A new Health Foundation report by leading healthcare academics has shown that the NHS needs to listen more to what patients want.
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Self-management initiative launched
The Health Foundation has launched a £5 million, three-year initiative which aims to transform healthcare by making self-management an integral part of the NHS.