Context for successful quality improvement
This best evidence review combines the ideas of receptive and non-receptive contexts for change, with a psychological perspective and the proposition that social context is the key facilitator of qual...
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The habits of an improver
In this paper, Professor Bill Lucas offers a way of viewing the field of improvement from the perspective of the men and women who deliver and co-produce care on the ground – the improvers on whom the...
Indicators of quality of care in general practices in England
The Health Foundation has undertaken an independent review of indicators of the quality of care provided by general practices in England.
Focus on: People with mental ill health and hospital use
What differences in hospital use can tell us about the quality of physical health care for people with mental ill health.
On targets
This analysis explores how national targets can be used most effectively to improve the quality of care provided by the NHS in England.
Closer to Critical?
The third QualityWatch annual statement, it aims to help policymakers, health care leaders, patient groups and others make sense of quality across health and social care, primarily in England.
Continuous improvement of patient safety
Over the past decade, the Health Foundation has supported front-line teams working in different settings and this report synthesises the lessons learned from this work.
Filling the gap
The Health Foundation and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) have worked together to explore how spending pressures on health and social care might increase and the options to fill this f...
Infection prevention and control: Lessons from acute care in England
What has been learned from infection prevention and control work carried out over the last 15 years in hospitals in England.
Behavioural insights in health care
This evidence review explores nudge-type interventions with potential to increase efficiency and reduce waste in health care.
