Useful publications and resources on quality improvement We have worked in quality improvement for over 15 years, and have produced a number of reports and toolkits to help inform practice and policy
We aim to share best practice and knowledge on quality improvement, from how to spread new ideas to developing approaches to evaluation.
Key publications
Research report
Switched on
Analysis exploring the opportunities for automation and AI in health care and the challenges of...
Long read
Understanding and sustaining the health care service shifts accelerated by COVID-19
About 16 mins to read
COVID-19 has significantly changed the context in which the NHS operates. Here, we bring together...
Learning report
The improvement journey
A learning report explaining why improvement in health care matters, and how to get started in your...
Research report
The spread challenge
This report shines a light on the challenges facing the NHS in improving the uptake of new ideas and...
Short form content
Long read
Agility: the missing ingredient for NHS productivity
About 24 mins to read
Which improvement approaches have the potential to increase productivity in the NHS? Tim Horton,...
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Patients and machines: does technology help or hinder empathy and person-centred care?
Tim Horton and Tom Hardie explore empathy and person-centredness in the context of technology and AI...
Long read
Securing a positive health care technology legacy from COVID-19
About 21 mins to read
During the pandemic, the NHS has rolled out technologies at impressive speed. But what will need...
Long read
Anchors in a storm
About 20 mins to read
COVID-19 has galvanised many institutions, including the NHS, into more purposefully influencing...
Quick guides
Quick guide
Quality improvement made simple
Updated in 2021, this third edition outlines what you need to know about health care quality...
Quick guide
Using communications approaches to spread improvement
The guide is for those actively engaged in health care improvement work and introduces key concepts...
Quick guide
Evaluation: what to consider
This guide is intended to assist those new to evaluation by suggesting methodological and practical...
Journal articles
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Published research on quality improvement
Research and analysis from, and funded by, the Health Foundation has been published in a range of...
Journal article
The problem with Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles
Introduction Quality improvement (QI) methods have been introduced to healthcare to support the...
Journal article
Systematic review of the application of the plan–do–study–act method to improve quality in healthcare
Background: Plan–do–study–act (PDSA) cycles provide a structure for iterative testing of changes to...
Our work with BMJ
Partnership
BMJ Quality & Safety
A leading international journal, co-owned by the Health Foundation and BMJ Group, providing insights...
Partnership
BMJ Quality Improvement series
A joint series of papers exploring how to improve the quality of health care delivery, produced by...
Research report
BMJ Quality & Safety: a collection of key articles
This is a special collection of the best articles published in BMJ Quality & Safety in 2013.
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