Hard truths: essential actions
The focus of this briefing is on bridging the gap between the actions set out by the government in Hard Truths and their practical application by people working in the service.
The focus of this briefing is on bridging the gap between the actions set out by the government in Hard Truths and their practical application by people working in the service.
This report from our QualityWatch programme, in partnership with the Nuffield Trust, examines changes over the last decade in the distance travelled from home to receive emergency care.
Successes and lessons from the first two rounds of the Health Foundation’s Shine programme: annual awards to test small-scale innovative interventions that aim to improve health care services.
This thought paper is the result of a week-long study tour to India, facilitated by the International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery.
In 2014, we brought together senior health sector leaders to consider whether the NHS can close the £30bn funding gap through greater efficiency.
Analysis from the Health Foundation’s REAL Centre warns that without urgent, significant policy action, the NHS in England is facing a crippling shortage of GPs and general practice nurses over the co...
The evidence base underpinning paediatric palliative care (PPC) needs to be expanded and be made robust if advances in practice and reduction in suffering are to be achieved. While current guidance1 e...
Nick Bateson has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer at the Health Foundation.
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to underline the importance of taking work practices into account for quality improvement (QI) purposes, highlight some of the challenges of doing so, and suggest...