The application of improvement science
The health sector is not short of new ideas, many of them derived from basic and clinical research, which have the potential to improve outcomes for patients. The challenge for health systems around t...
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Learning to cross the bridge: my GenerationQ journey
GenerationQ is not just about leadership and quality improvement theories. It’s about leaders as individuals and the day-to-day conversations and actions which they chose to engage in and perform. It’...
A challenge to healthcare - moving to a theory of management operations
The response to my blog on Deming has been interesting, both on and off-line. Over the past few blogs I have challenged the underlying principles of our healthcare delivery in training, culture and pe...
Ask three questions
Sometimes there will be choices to make about your healthcare. If you are asked to make a choice, make sure you get the answers to these three questions: What are my options? What are the bene...
Implementation of laparoscopic virtual-reality simulation training in gynaecology: a mixed-methods design
Objectives: Virtual-reality (VR) training has been demonstrated to improve laparoscopic surgical skills in the operating theatre. The incorporation of laparoscopic VR simulation into surgical training...
‘When will this end? Will it end?’ The impact of the March–June 2020 UK COVID-19 lockdown response on mental health
The impact of COVID-19 on mental health.
How can the UK COVID-19 Inquiry bring about meaningful change?
Government has published the draft terms of reference for the UK COVID-19 Inquiry. But how can the inquiry be supported to deliver a robust and timely set of findings?
Defining the user role in infection control
Background: Health policy initiatives continue to recognize the valuable role of patients and the public in improving safety, advocating the availability of information as well as involvement at the p...
Health Foundation appoints new Director of Innovation and Improvement
Dr Malte Gerhold has been appointed as Director of Innovation and Improvement at the Health Foundation.
ITT: Seeking a scoping partner to inform a future funding programme on technology enabling new models of care in the home or community
We are seeking a supplier to act as a ‘scoping partner’ as we develop a new £2 million funding programme to support the use of technology to enable new models of care, particularly those that support ...
