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.
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.
Our guiding principle:
Efforts to improve care should be based on the highest quality evidence.
We’re highly collaborative:
We work closely with patients and healthcare staff to provide a unique range of perspectives.
Featured content
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Journal article
13 March 2025
How much should doctors communicate diagnostic uncertainty with their patients?
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Blog
20 March 2025
Addressing the long-term impact of critical illness
Many of the big issues in healthcare are known widely, like delays in treatment and availability of hospital beds. Other problems in hospital care are not always at the forefront, but may be just as impactful for patients.
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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.
🆕Clinical Microsystems and Team Coaching
Steve Harrison, Rachael Finn, Marjorie M. .Godfrey
Discover how clinical microsystems – frontline care units like wards and clinics – can drive healthcare improvement by engaging care teams, patients, and families in structured improvement processes. Explore theory, practice, and key debates in this Element.
Our strategy 2022-2027
Learn more about how we will build on the achievements of THIS Institute while also bringing fresh ideas to life.
Register for THIS Space 2025
Our annual flagship event welcomes researchers, patients, carers and healthcare staff for a variety of talks, panels and discussions.
