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?
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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 ...
Using Virtual Worlds for Patient and Public Engagement
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...
Analysis finds 10% of patient care requests indicate a preference for face-to-face GP consultation
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.
Realising the 'third logic' in contemporary health care
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 ...
A government that truly valued the nation's health would have gone further today to protect families
The Health Foundation's response to the Chancellor's Spring Statement 2022.
Emma Berry
Emma Berry joined the Health Foundation in January 2022 as Analyst Intern in the Healthy Lives Team.
Usability of virtual-reality simulation training in obstetric ultrasonography: a prospective cohort study
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...
