Run by a team from East London NHS Foundation Trust, this project aims to improve health for people with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) and to reduce unnecessary attendances. The project is pilo...
Will Warburton reflects on what he learnt from his recent visit to front-line improvement practitioners in Manchester.
August 2019 chart of the month. ONS analysis suggests that 7.4% of jobs in England are at high risk of automation
Led by a team at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with Bridges, a social enterprise, this project aimed to improve quality of life following traumatic brain injury. The pro...
Led by a team at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, this project aimed to improve access to diabetes-specific cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for people with poorly controlled type 1 di...
Run at NHS Grampian, led by a multidisciplinary team based in Aberdeen, this project aimed to improve the emotional wellbeing and self-management skills of adults living with type 2 diabetes in the la...
Led by a team from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, this project aimed to improve the health and wellbeing of ICU patients after they are discharged, measured through return to work levels, GP visits an...
Led by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, this project addressed the high rate of dehydration among over 65s, who account for 68% of emergency hospital bed days yearl. The project focused on...
Led by Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, this project used an adapted non-technical skills for surgeons (NOTSS) system and a ward round based structured checklist to reduce errors and improve sa...
We explore the wider contribution that health care services can make to improving health through an increased focus on prevention, health inequalities and tackling the social determinants of health.
