Learning from failure
‘The strength of an organization is measured not by counting the number of successes, but by its response to failure.’ Patient safety requires transparency, accountability and leadership, not gaggi...
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Spreading innovation in healthcare
This week I attended the Reform conference on health innovation, which got me thinking about the different ways that people interpret ‘innovation’. At the Health Foundation, the innovation we promote ...
Take your seats: culture and staff relationships in GP practices
I recently attended an event which brought together six Health Foundation project teams that had been involved in kidney care issues. Our project aimed to improve the management of Chronic Kidney Dise...
Being open: the importance of communication in healthcare
Last week over 7,000 medical students found themselves in limbo. Having first been told they had secured jobs for their Foundation year, they were then told that there had been an error in the compute...
Learning from mortality and harm reviews
‘Would you be happy if this happened to you?’ – If the answer is ‘No’, then it’s likely there was harm. This guideline from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) about conducting a ‘mortal...
Whistleblowing: why people should be supported to raise concerns
Financial restraints and the huge changes facing the NHS are having an impact on workforce motivation and confidence, especially when it comes to raising concerns about patient safety. Last week I par...
Government’s proposed amendment to social care cap puts more people at risk of catastrophic care costs, particularly those in the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber and the Midlands
Our joint report with Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) finds that the proposed government amendment would impact most strongly those older people with modest levels of wealth.
Patient and public involvement in data collection for health services research: a descriptive study
Background: It is recognised that involving lay people with research in a meaningful rather than tokenistic way is both important and challenging. In a recent health services research study addressing...
Does the cap fit?
A joint IFS and Health Foundation briefing that analyses the government’s proposed amendment to the English social care charging system.
Nursing and the future of ‘care’ in contemporary healthcare systems
The author examines nursing in England and the future of care in the British healthcare systems. She elaborates on the fallout from the failure of care in England at Mid Staffordshire National Health ...
