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5 November 2025

New online community to guide the future of ambient voice technology in health and care

Ambient voice technology is being hailed as a potential game-changer, promising to reduce the burden of clinical documentation and free up time for patient care, but we need more than hype.

Developing a framework and core indicators for measuring good quality perioperative care

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We shine a light on the research addressing current and enduring challenges through frank and honest conversations with the people driving meaningful change in the NHS.

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The missing piece

Without high-quality, reliable evidence, the puzzle of healthcare improvement will always be incomplete. So we’re on a mission to fill those gaps.

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🆕Lean as a Healthcare Improvement Approach

Zoe Radnor and Sharon J. Williams

This Element examines the evidence for using Lean in healthcare, summarising the supporting tools and techniques, and outlining the challenges. It emphasises the importance of developing an organisational culture committed to continuous improvement and provides case studies of attempts to implement Lean at scale.

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Our strategy 2022-2027

Learn more about how we will build on the achievements of THIS Institute while also bringing fresh ideas to life.

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Discover Elements of Improving Quality and Safety in Healthcare.

To strengthen the evidence base for improving the quality and safety of healthcare.

Efforts to improve care should be based on the highest quality evidence.

We work closely with patients and healthcare staff to provide a unique range of perspectives.