Patient and public involvement is fundamental in healthcare and many methods attempt to facilitate this engagement. The present study investigated use of computer-generated environments known as “v...
New analysis by the Improvement Analytics Unit (IAU) finds that 10% of patient care requests made to GP practices indicate a preference for a face-to-face consultation.
Jen will be with Q for a year until February 2022 as the Head of Design and Collaboration maternity cover for Libby Keck.
Recent decades have seen the influence of the professions decline. Lately, commentators have suggested a revived role for a “new” professionalism in ensuring and enhancing high-quality health care in ...
The Health Foundation's response to the Chancellor's Spring Statement 2022.
Emma Berry joined the Health Foundation in January 2022 as Analyst Intern in the Healthy Lives Team.
Objective: To assess the usability of virtual-reality (VR) simulation for obstetric ultrasound trainees. Methods: Twenty-six participants were recruited: 18 obstetric ultrasound trainees (with li...
The Department of Health’s Mandate is clear, the objective spelled out in plain language: the NHS must become dramatically better at involving people with long-term conditions in their own healthcare ...
I recently heard nurse lecturer Austin Thomas speak about his experience of 30 operations after barely surviving a near-fatal road accident. His verdict was that many people working in the NHS say tha...
For years the word ‘schizophrenia’ has been whispered, with people either ignorant or fearful of what it means. Many families have often kept it a secret due to the stigma that surrounds it. Yet this ...
