Our annual flagship event welcomes researchers, patients, carers and healthcare staff for a variety of talks, panels and discussions.
Join our new Voice and Insight Panel:
You don’t need any experience to get involved. Just curiosity and a willingness to contribute.
Our open-access series:
Discover Elements of Improving Quality and Safety in Healthcare.
We have an important goal:
To strengthen the evidence base for improving the quality and safety of healthcare.
We’re highly collaborative:
We work closely with patients and healthcare staff to provide a unique range of perspectives.
Featured content
Project
Recruiting
29 July 2026
How do doctors keep up to date with guidelines?
Clinical guidelines continually evolve, and doctors are expected to stay up to date with their recommendations in order to provide the best care to their patients.
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Output
Journal article
3 September 2026
Seven lessons for financial incentivisation schemes in healthcare: a qualitative study of the Maternity Incentive Scheme
Evaluating the Maternity Incentive Scheme (MIS) and incentives for improving healthcare
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Listen to THIS Podcast
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.
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.
🆕Human Factors and Ergonomics
Mark Sujan and Laura Pickup
This Element introduces the core principles of Human Factors and Ergonomics, along with the key models and methods that have shaped the field. It presents examples of how thinking has been applied in healthcare, critically reflects on limitations and potential, and outlines future directions.
Our strategy 2022-2027
Learn more about how we will build on the achievements of THIS Institute while also bringing fresh ideas to life.
