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The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute is strengthening the evidence base for improving healthcare. Made possible by the @HealthFdn and @Cambridge_Uni.

Cambridge, England
Joined August 2017
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Without high-quality, reliable evidence, the puzzle of healthcare improvement will always be incomplete. At THIS Institute, we're working to fill the gaps. Learn more ⤵️
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We're excited to share a new series of Listen to THIS, the podcast exploring how we’re improving the quality & safety of healthcare, diving into current and enduring challenges & the work addressing them. Learn more here ths.im/4hdgpfj
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Have you experienced a caesarean birth? We want to hear from you! Please share your views on the outcomes that are most important to you. Join an important conversation and help make a difference. Click the link below and share your thoughts👇
As part of the Avoiding Brain Injury in Childbirth programme, we’re seeking views from women, birthing people, birth partners and health professionals on impacted fetal head interventions during caesarean birth and outcomes. Please complete our survey: brnw.ch/21wQPZu
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Are you a resident doctor working on the emergency laparotomy pathway? Please complete this survey to share your views on how the guidelines work in practice: ths.im/emlap @RCoANews @THIS_Institute @RCollEM @theRCN @RCRadiologists @RCSnews @BSGAR_UK @asgbi
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📢Early-bird registration for THIS Space 2025 is open! The event is free to attend and open to everyone interested in improving healthcare, especially in the NHS. Register now: ths.im/410h8ds
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Share your views on improving data collection for avoidable brain injury at birth! Take part in our short survey by 23 Feb and help make a difference. ths.im/3EzBP8E
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#THISFellow @lavendercrew will speak at @MarieCurieEOLC Research into Practice Conference on Thu Feb 13 in the ‘Building bridges from research to practice’ talk at 10:00. Sarah will share potential ways to improve medication management in palliative care & launch a new tool kit
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How can patient care & safety in cancer diagnosis pathways improve? #THISfellow @GeorgiaBBlack from @QMUL research found significant demands placed on patients in the pathways & system complexities when trying to deliver holistic care. Read Georgia's story ths.im/3CR4xBf
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It’s much harder for maternity and neonatal units to prevent brain injuries without access to high-quality data. Our study highlights key challenges in understanding how often and why these injuries occur.
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This study needs your insights! The Timely study is exploring how digital tools can help early identification of mental health challenges in young people. Join an online focus group and have your say. Learn more: ths.im/40Tr8qc
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Can you offer insights into how pathways to emergency laparotomy work in practice? We have worked with @RCoA_CRI to launch a new survey. Have your say! buff.ly/3WHfgFb
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Why is using remote monitoring technology in virtual wards caring for people with frailty so hard? This paper offers some answers. THIS summary: ths.im/3EqJG8e Full paper: ths.im/3WDon9Q
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Despite record numbers of appointments, patient satisfaction with access to NHS general practice is declining. We and @HealthFdn reviewed 40 years of interventions into a themed catalogue to help guide improvement efforts.
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Measurement is a key characteristic of any healthcare improvement effort. In our latest Element, authors @DrAleneToulany and @kgshojania note that most improvement interventions benefit from a mix of qualitative and quantitative measures. Read more: ths.im/3POxwJ4
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Help improve the way routinely collected data on avoidable brain injury around the time of birth are captured and used. Take part in @THIS_Institute short survey by 23 February. ths.im/4iLI7kY
Calling all maternity and neonatal professionals! Help improve how routinely collected data on avoidable brain injury around the time of birth are captured and used. Take part in a short survey by 23 Feb ths.im/4iLI7kY @THIS_Institute @RCObsGyn @MidwivesRCM @RCPCHtweets
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Published today: the latest release from our Elements series looks at the key principles of measuring improvement. It is written by @DrAleneToulany and @kgshojania and is free to read and download. ths.im/40qxgVu
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