Enabling self-management and shared haemodialysis care in hospital based dialysis
This project aimed to reduce the reliance of dialysis patients on nursing staff by enabling individuals to take control of their dialysis.
This programme is closed for applications.
We know that in order to achieve the best health outcomes and experience, people need to play an active role in their own care and receive support that is responsive to their needs. Closing the Gap through Changing Relationships aimed to transform the dynamic between people who use health services and those who provide them.
To organise health care services around the needs of the people using them, the Health Foundation believes there needs to be a shift in philosophy, culture and behaviour in three key relationships:
Within the health care system, individuals, teams and services are already making these changes happen. There are many examples of this, including by co-producing health, sharing decision making, supporting self-management, opening access to health records, and creating a culture that welcomes and acts on feedback.
Over 2011/13, seven teams worked on projects that aimed to change the relationship between people and health services.
Successful applicants were provided with around £400,000, as well as a learning and development programme for the participating project teams throughout the two years of the programme.
An evaluation report is available.
This project aimed to reduce the reliance of dialysis patients on nursing staff by enabling individuals to take control of their dialysis.
This project aimed to change the dynamic between the NHS and its service users, and between the individual and their health workers, by initiating a social movement for record access.
This project aimed to improve quality in child and adolescent mental health care by involving service users in their own treatment.
This project aimed to create cultural change and system transformation to place the needs and preferences of women at the centre of antenatal care.
This project aimed to promote recovery-focused practice for mental health patients, improving the experience of service users and improving outcomes.
Led by University College London Hospital, working with NHS trusts and homelessness charities, this project aimed to transform interaction between health workers and homeless people in order to provid...
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