Action as an antidote to despair
It’s important not to feel overwhelmed by current trends in health inequalities, but rather to seek out the opportunities for action. So says our Director of Health, Jo Bibby...
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Shedding light on widening health inequalities in Scotland
Chris Creegan introduces a new independent review into health inequalities in Scotland, and what it hopes to achieve.
Investigating the organisational impacts of quality improvement: a protocol for a realist evaluation of improvement approaches drawing on the Resource Based View of the Firm
Introduction: Little is understood about the role of quality improvement in enabling health organisations to survive and thrive in the contemporary context of financial and economic challenges. We wil...
Funding, news and events from February 2022
The latest funding, news and events from the Health Foundation.
The Care Act amendment: who is set to lose out?
Charles Tallack sets out what the proposed amendment to the social care cap will really mean for people needing care.
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Using an epidemiological model to investigate unwarranted variation: the case of ventilation tubes for otitis media with effusion in England
Objectives: To investigate unwarranted variation in ventilation tube insertions for otitis media with effusion in children in England. This procedure is known to be ‘overused’ from clinical audits, as...
Independent review will strengthen evidence to tackle health inequalities in Scotland
An independent review announced today aims to provide a detailed and thorough analysis of the trends and wider factors that have influenced people’s health in Scotland over the last two decades.
Developing and testing a framework to measure and monitor safety in healthcare
The NHS excels at measuring incidences of past harm – whether it is falls or hospital-acquired infections – but research undertaken by Charles Vincent, Jane Carthey and Susan Burnett for the Health Fo...
Briefing on the Health and Care Bill: House of Lords Report Stage
Our briefing for the House of Lords on the Health and Care Bill 2021/22.
Safety measurement and monitoring in healthcare: a framework to guide clinical teams and healthcare organisations in maintaining safety
Patients, clinicians and managers all want to be reassured that their healthcare organisation is safe. But there is no consensus about what we mean when we ask whether a healthcare organisation is saf...
