COVID-19 lockdown: Ethnic differences in children’s self-reported physical activity and the importance of leaving the home environment
A longitudinal and cross-sectional study from the Born in Bradford birth cohort study.
Projects we fund We fund hundreds of improvement and research projects around the UK looking for ways to improve the quality of health services
You can also search either our improvement projects or research projects by topic to help you find work that we've funded that relates to the areas you're interested in.
Five things we learned from our work on NHS productivity
Maximising productivity is critical if the NHS is to survive the pressures it faces. But what does that mean in practice?
Defining our direction
As we look to the year ahead, the Health Foundation’s Chief Executive Dr Jennifer Dixon talks to Cathy Irving, Director of Communications, about our strategic direction and plans for 2017. At a time w...
What is sustainable?
A summary of our work to ensure productivity and sustainable improvement is at the heart of NHS recovery and reform.
Sustainable improvement: growing a greener NHS
How does the improvement work we fund contribute to achieving NHS net zero?
Seven funding and fellowship opportunities
Here are some of the key opportunities to get involved in our research and improvement grant and fellowship programmes over the next 12 months. We plan to launch an exciting new programme, investing £...
Long-term care spending and hospital use among the older population in England
Research on long-term care spending and hospital use among the older population in England.
If it takes a village to raise a child, why aren’t we doing more to support parents?
Anita Mehay and Cara Leavey share their thoughts about the socioeconomic inequalities that can disproportionately affect families from minority ethnic backgrounds, and the recent government announceme...
An insider’s guide to our plans for 2017
We believe good health and health care are key to a flourishing society. Our aim is a healthier population, supported by high quality health care that can be equitably accessed. Through sharing what w...
Funding, news and events from October 2021
The latest funding, news and events from the Health Foundation.
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