FEATURED
Putting health tech into practice
What is required for tech implementation in the NHS to be successful, and how should this shape our post-pandemic priorities? Shakira Mahadeva explores the challenges.
Person-centred care Person-centred care supports people to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to more effectively manage and make informed decisions about their own health and health care
In person-centred care, health and social care professionals work collaboratively with those that use their services.
Our recent work and content on this topic is listed below.
Reaching the majority - how to make person-centred care everyone’s business
Dr Katie Coleman, a GP and Vice-Chair of Islington CCG and RCGP Clinical Champion for Collaborative Care and Support Planning, explains how we need to capitalise on the enthusiasm of patients, service...
If we’re not providing person-centred care then what on earth are we doing?
Alf Collins is a doctor, commissioner, and Health Foundation Clinical Associate specialising in person-centred care. He spoke to us about why embedding person-centred care must be at the core of syste...
Improving quality is a long-term journey
Steven Michael is Chief Executive of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The organisation provides community mental health, learning disability, and forensic mental health services....
Personalised long-term follow-up of cochlear implant patients using remote care
This project from the University of Southampton Auditory Implant Service was introduced to make the care pathway more patient-centred and to provide a more efficient service.
Developing and implementing nurse-led beds for end-of-life patients within a hospice inpatient unit
This project from St Gemma’s Hospice involves developing and piloting a nurse-led service that offers end-of-life care to dying patients with generalist palliative care needs within a hospice environm...
Supporting patients and families after hospital discharge following critical illness: implementation and evaluation of a novel e-health resource
This innovation from NHS Lothian is looking to address this gap by providing information to these patients, and facilitating early supported discharge and supported self-management post-hospital disch...
Person-centred approach to health and social care integration
This project from NHS Ayrshire and Arran sought to improve the quality of care and patient experience of people with long-term conditions by gaining insights from patients and clinical teams, and subs...
Smart rehabilitation at home before and after lung surgery
A team at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust has developed a tailored at-home smart device app that aims to improve patient fitness for surgery, therefore reducing post-surgical complications and e...
SmartCareCF: Improving the delivery and quality of care for people with cystic fibrosis
SmartCareCF is a pilot project run by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust which aims to address the problems with delivering health services for the growing number of cystic fibrosis patients. It will use smart...
Work with us
We look for talented and passionate individuals as everyone at the Health Foundation has an important role to play.
View current vacanciesThe Q community
Q is an initiative connecting people with improvement expertise across the UK.
Find out more
