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Developing learning health systems in the UK: Priorities for action
A research report demystifying learning health systems and setting out important areas where action can lead to tangible progress.
Quality improvement Improving quality in health care is about making it safe, effective, patient-centred, timely, efficient and equitable
We think of quality improvement as a systematic approach that uses specific techniques to improve quality in health and health care.
Our recent work and content on this topic is listed below.
Two innovative COVID-19 projects jointly win the Florence Nightingale Award for Excellence in Healthcare Data Analytics
A team that set up a mass COVID-19 testing pilot in Liverpool and a team that researched the prevalence of long COVID in Scotland have been announced as the joint winners of the 2023 Florence Nighting...
Partnering to support sustainable improvement in local health systems
NHS Confederation and the Health Foundation are partnering with the Q community to support local health systems to learn and improve.
ITT: International case studies of integrated models of chronic disease care at the primary-secondary care interface that deliver improved health care quality and efficiency
We are seeking a supplier to develop case studies of integrated models of chronic disease care at the primary-secondary care interface in non-UK OECD countries that offer potentially valuable learning...
What’s important when building a strong learning community to drive improvement?
We look at what works to involve stakeholders in improvement through learning communities, with insights from two of our Common Ambition projects in Bristol and Sheffield.
Five principles for implementing the NHS Impact approach to improvement in England
To support the implementation of the new NHS Impact approach to improvement, this long read sets out five guiding principles and some recommendations.
IMPACT, the UK centre for implementing evidence in adult social care moves to delivery phase
The Health Foundation, an independent charitable organisation, and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), have today announced funding for the 5-year delivery phase of IMPACT (Improving Adul...
Webinar: Is the NHS ready for the winter?
This webinar outlined the state of the health care system going into the winter, before discussing the short-term and long-term potential solutions.
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Conditions associated with the initiation of domiciliary care following a hospital admission
Initiation of domiciliary care.
Webinar: Implementing innovation – how we make real the promise of new technologies
Hear about international and national experiences to sustainably implement new technologies.
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Building an organisational culture of continuous improvement
Bryan Jones sets out key learnings from the VMI evaluation, and offers recommendations for national policymakers and local systems leaders.
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