A community for patients, carers, and members of the public interested in healthcare innovation and improvement research.
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
Blog
8 June 2026
Mary Dixon-Woods calls for fresh thinking on patient safety at APPG event
Speaking to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Patient Safety earlier this year, Mary Dixon-Woods, Director of THIS Institute, argued that the patient safety movement needs to rethink its approach, warning that the NHS is generating huge numbers of recommendations but not enough meaningful change.
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Blog
24 June 2026
How can improvement and innovation save the NHS?
In this blog, Mary Dixon-Woods explores what it will take for innovation and improvement to make a real difference.
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THIS Space 2026:
Our annual flagship event welcomes researchers, patients, carers and healthcare staff for a variety of talks, panels and discussions.
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.
